I did a post on "Mass Dating in Seoul" HERE (6.th Dec) which was also featured in Buzz Korea and finally when the day came, entire world covered the event including the Korean newspapers and media. South Korea's battle of the singles was flooded by men reported BBC and they have some fantastic photos too on that link.
This event got viral when two young men floated the idea on SNS and over 10,000 people in Seoul alone signed up for the event.
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| Somebody brought a dog and the ply card says:" Na do solo or I'm single too" - it is so hilarious! |
The venue was changed from Gwanghwamun to Yeouido Park due to security reasons. 1000 police force was deployed but not a single incident of harassment was being reported.
Christmas is considered as yet 'another- Valentine - of - a - sort' in Northeast Asia and people spend time not with family members but with their girl/boy friend. The event made headline in Korea Times.
The newspaper wrote:
There were fewer people who participated than expected. The organizers had expected more than 10,000 participants as 22,000 had initially expressed their willingness to participate online. However, the police estimate as of 4 p.m., was about 3,500.
In most of the other regions where the same event was held, hopes for becoming a couple also were in vain.
The event in Daejeon was cancelled, the one in Cheongju also ended with low participation. On Jeju Island, only three turned up on the scene _ all men. In Busan, 500 participated but most of them were men so the event turned into a wrestling competition, according to those at the scene.
Chosun Ilbo reported that the Yeouido Park administration has decided to ban the event and threatened to sue the organizers if it goes ahead but they were not successful.
Aljazeera's coverage on speed blind dating in Seoul is HERE.
Hankyoreh reported that somebody on twitter wrote: the event was more about pigeons, police and men!
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