Korea's most prestigious traditional music competition, the Jeonju Daesaseupnori, will kick off its three-week grand event on the 7th.

Jeonju City and the Jeonju Daesaseupnori Preservation Association will host the "51st Jeonju Daesaseupnori National Competition and the 43rd Student National Competition" from the 7th to the 30th at various locations in Jeonju, including Jeonju Daesaseupnori Hall and the National Intangible Heritage Center.

The Jeonju Daesaseupnori is a representative traditional music competition held in Jeonju, known as the "hometown of sound," and has established itself as a major cultural festival where talented traditional musicians and citizens come together.

This year's theme is "Jihwaja," and it is organized by Jeonju City, the Jeonju Daesaseupnori Preservation Association, and the Jeonju Daesaseupnori Organizing Committee, with Culture Broadcasting Corporation, Jeonju MBC, as co-hosts, promising a diverse range of competitions and performances.

The national competition will feature a total of 13 sections, including Pansori, Nongak, Dance, Folk Song, Instrumental Music, and Gayageum, with the first stage of the grand event starting with the Archery Competition on the 7th at Cheonyangjeong.

The highlight of the competition, the comprehensive finals for the general section, will be held on the 30th. The finals of the major five sections, including Pansori and Dance, will be broadcast live nationwide through MBC.

Additionally, the "43rd Student National Competition" consists of ten sections, including Pansori, Nongak, Court Music, String Instrument, Dance, and Instrumental Music, starting with the Court Music and String Instrument Competition on the 14th. The finals of the student competition will conclude on the 29th at the National Intangible Heritage Center.

In addition to the competitions, festival events for citizens and tourists will be available. An opening ceremony and congratulatory performance will take place at Nosong Square in Jeonju City Hall on the 28th at 6 p.m., and a reception event for officials will be held at the Rahant Hotel on the 29th.

Especially from the 14th to the 25th, a special performance titled "Jangwonja's Night: Continuing the Legend," featuring Jangwonja and renowned artists, will be held at Jeonju Daesaseupnori Hall in Hanok Village, welcoming the citizens.

Furthermore, various events aimed at popularizing traditional music, such as a scholarly forum at the Traditional Culture Center on June 12 and an SNS Festival Contest, will be held to promote Jeonju's traditional cultural status.

Applications for participation in the competition were accepted from the 20th of last month until the 9th of this month, and the audience evaluation team for the Pansori section finals will be recruited until the 17th.

Noh Eun-young, Director of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Department of Jeonju City, expressed hopes for the Jeonju Daesaseupnori, stating, "Through the Jeonju Daesaseupnori, Korea's representative traditional music competition, we hope to create a stage for harmony where citizens take the lead, along with discovering future talents in traditional music," and urged for the interest and participation of many citizens.