The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung has stepped up his attendance at cultural events after working hours, in what is seen as an effort to communicate his policies and values to the public in a less formal setting. The outings mostly fall on Wednesdays, coinciding with the expansion of the Culture Day initiative. Previously limited to the last Wednesday of each month, it now occurs every Wednesday under the Lee administration, offering free or discounted entry, special programming or longer operating hours at thousands of cultural venues across the country. Lee attended “The King’s Warden,” a melodrama inspired by the story of King Danjong’s exile and the biggest box office hit in years, on Feb. 17 during the Lunar New Year holiday; “The Long, Long Night,” a musical adapted from a beloved Korean children’s book, on March 18; and “My Name,” an independent film addressing the trauma of the Jeju April 3 Uprising, one of the most painful episodes in Korea’s modern history, on Wednesday. At these outings, Lee and first lady Kim Hea Kyung have kept a low profile, while occasionally sto
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