The organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games that will host PyeongChang (South Korea) will bet for peace as the central message of the Opening Ceremony on February 9 Song Seung-hwan, creative executive director of the ceremonies of the event, pointed out that this issue had already been chosen as the leitmotif even before the confirmation of the presence of North Korea, a country that has been in political conflict with its neighbor in the South for years. The Opening Ceremony of PyeongChang 2018 will have peace as the central axis.
We have worked on all our scenarios under the theme of peace. Although the participation of North Korea was decided belatedly, we think that this will serve as a good opportunity for us to convey our message more clearly, "Song said at a press conference last week, the two Koreas agreed to parade together in the Inaugural Ceremony of the Olympic event, putting a point and separate to the tension that lives his two governments, and that The Opening Ceremony of PyeongChang 2018 will have peace as the central axis.
and that they would compete with a unified team in women's ice hockey. Lee Hee-beom, chairman of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee, stressed that the ceremonies remained virtually unchanged following North Korea's decision to participate, with the exception of the aforementioned joint entry under the same banner. The opening of the Games will presumably focus on interweaving Korean history and tradition with aspects of modern culture, such as the well-known style of music called 'K-Pop'.
