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May 2012

Visitors participating and enjoying in a street performance

EXPO Explorer News

In Brief

Accommodations, Facilities and Viewing Tips Yeosu Expo After the Opening Enjoy Meaningful National Days Opening of Internet Broadcasting Service Legend of the Seas Docks at Yeosu Famous R&B Singer John Legend Performed in Yeosu

Ocean 12 Conference Held in Yeosu s

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Let Feel the K-pop Fever in Yeosu s

The Organizing Committee for Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea Phone: +82-61-659-2339 #100 Deokchungan-gil, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, 550-010, Republic of Korea Website: www.eng.expo2012.kr E-mail: news4u@expo2012.kr

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EXPO Explorer
Accommodations
For the visitors from around the world a homestay is run under a matching program managed by the Yeosu city government. 130 homes participated with most of hosts speaking English. Fees for a homestay are nominal-25 dollars (30,000won) per night including breakfast for an adult. A room with a bed is provided. Bathrooms, kitchens and basic electronic equipment are shared. Guests can apply for homestay online at the website of the Yeosu city government (http://goo.gl/LXaOg) or by calling the Association of Yeosu Homestay (061-921-3233). The association provides English, Japanese and Chinese services for reservation, as well as Korean. Foreign guests are expected to learn the lifestyle of Koreans through a homestay, while the Korean hosts can meet people from different cultures.

Facilities
1 Expo Digital Gallery (EDG)
The Expo Digital Gallery (EDG) Visitors can also send their own photo in the shape of A Dreaming Whale. which is one of the thematic facilities to the gallery through smart phones This enables visitors to experience an is getting a fervent response by then it represents on a gallery screen open communication with each other. visitors. Located along the central part of the Expo site, a huge 6.54 megapixel LED screen is 218 meters in length and 30 meters in height. Walking along the gallery below the ceiling, visitors can watch videos of several Asian tales represented with state-of-the art IT technology. In particular, A Tribute to Shin-ji-ke Yeo Mermaid, made by French director Charles de Meaux, is a highquality feature film utilizing 3D holographic sound system for the first time in Korea.

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2 Corporate Pavilions: Part 1 Hyundai Motor Group Pavilion and SAMSUNG Pavilion
Pavilions hosted by domestic corporations include seven Corporate Pavilions, namely Hyundai Motor Group, Samsung, SK, LG, GS Caltex, LOTTE and POSCO pavilions. All of the corporations are engaged in a friendly competition vying over the number of visitors and who will receive the best reactions. Each corporate spares no effort in presenting its future vision to visitors as well as providing exciting spectacles with state-of-the-art technology. Visitors have only to enjoy the beautiful competition. Here are the exhibition concepts and contents of the Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung Pavilions.

1) Hyundai Motor Group Pavilion

is displayed and a dynamic scene of cars driving along a tube rail greets visitors. The Comprehensive experience pavilion on the second floor provides dynamic images on three different walls. The fast changing images on a grand scale will excite visitors. Hyundai Motor Group Pavilion offers a variety of performances and visitors have been fascinated by these well-made and exciting events. During May, a total of The main concept of the Hyundai Motor Group Pavilion is 240 performances have been offered to visitors in addition "Creating a Better Future with Humankind" by expressing to the exhibition contents of the Hyundai Motor Group the vision of the company. Inside the Pavilion, a history Pavilion. of automobile models produced by Hyundai Motor Group

2) SAMSUNG Pavilion
With the theme of "Corporate Responsibility and Efforts for the Environment," Samsung Pavilion celebrates sophisticated and well-refined performance. The connecting space that takes visitors to the third floor by escalator also presents images and graphics to visitors that highlight risks and threats to the Earth. When visitors stand up in the multimedia theatres on the second and third floors, they will spot a fantastic multimedia image show, incorporating images and performance, which highlights efforts to save the Earth from crisis.

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Viewing Tips
If you need a wheelchair or a stroller, Rentals may be found right next to the information center. There are wheelchairs, strollers, and parasols. You can also store your heavy bags or valuables. If your cellphone battery runs low, Charge it for free at U-service center inside the information center or at 1st floor of International Pavilion Block B.
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If you have lost something important, Go to the lost-and-found at the 1st floor of International Pavilion Block B. If you get thirsty, Find drinking water fountains near every food court. If you want to enjoy tour spots outside of the Expo site, Go downtown by intra-buses which are operated for free during the Expo. Find city-touring information from this website. (http://www.ystour.kr/en/main.jsp). Re-entering the Expo site is allowed once.

News
Yeosu Expo After the Opening
With 70 pavilions operated smoothly, and various performances including a worldwide R&B star John Legend on May 26, and many more Korean pop singers, Expo is attracting visitors from around the world to deliver its theme, The Living Ocean and Coast, to the citizens of the global community. The number of visitors recorded on the opening day was 35,000. The accumu- Chairman Kang Dong-suk announced lated number of visitors has exceeded 0.5 the official opening of Yeosu Expo million as of May 24. Many agree that Expo operations have now stabilized, such as the visitor transport system or the ticket reservations systems. The Organizing Committee also tries to Yeosu Expo is expected to draw more improve its operation by communicating people during the remaining days as a with visitors through SNS channels. place to go to spend summer vacation.

Enjoy Meaningful National Days

There is a day for the participating countries in Yeosu Expo that they can designate their own National Day with showing various aspects of their country through a variety of events. Ninety-one of the 104 participating countries host National Day events, which are made up of formal ceremonies, including flag-hoisting and hand printing by celebrities, cultural performances and receptions. The National Day of Korea on August 1 is expected to magnificent and substantial befitting the status as host country. The National Day events will offer visitors a chance to learn the cultures of many unfamiliar countries. Starting from Brunei on May 13, eighteen countries had a National Day including Armenia, Sweden, Oman, Australia and Norway with Crown Prince Haakon attended.

Tango dance being performed everyday in Argentine Pavilion

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In Brief
1 Opening of Internet Broadcasting Service
service is offered both in live and filmed broadcast. Major official events such as the National Day events, will be broadcast live on Afreeca TV(http:// www.afreeca.com/yeosuexpo), while recorded content will be broadcast on Everyon TV (Channel 512, http:// Internet broadcast service Yeosu Expo everyon.pandora.tv) 24 hours a day, TV opened on May 20 to offer a variety where people can also watch past of Expo-related news in real time. The programs. Yeosu Expo TV is connected with social network service (SNS), which enables real-time communications with viewers. This feature of the broadcast service will allow prompt reaction to public opinion and is expected to contribute to the promotion of the Expo among the public and increase the number of visitors and overall satisfaction.

2 Legend of the Seas Docks at Yeosu

The Legend of the Seas, a vessel owned by the worlds largest cruise ship builder Royal Caribbean Cruise, docked at the international cruise terminal located right next to the Yeosu Expo site on May 16. Her facilities include the Thats Entertainment Theater which can house an audience of 800, a dining room called the Romeo & Juliet where 1,050 people can enjoy dinner all at once, a rockclimbing wall, a golf course, and two pools. The luxury ship won a TTG (Travel Trade Gazette) Travel Award for Best Cruise Operator in Asia for four consecutive years.

3 Famous R&B Singer John Legend Performed in Yeosu

John Legend, a world-renowned R&B singer and nine-time Grammy winning artist, performed at the special stage at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea at 19:30 on May 26. Visitors who purchased their expo tickets on May 26 enjoyed his performance for free as his soft R&B music touched the audience with its dreamy piano composition set against the beautiful backdrop of the sea stage.

4 Oceans 12 Conference Held in Yeosu

The worlds largest international conference in the field of marine technology and science, OCEANS12 MTS/IEEE was held for the first time in Yeosu, Korea from May 21 to May 24. During this conference, around 500 marine technology/science specialists from 35 countries visited Yeosu Expo to participate. The keynote address by Hitoshi Hotta, Secretary General of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), delivered a message of marine technology for the sustainable use of our ocean.

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Notice
Lets Feel the K-pop Fever in Yeosu
Excitement of K-pop, which continues to grow in global popularity, shows up at the Yeosu Expo. Many leading K-pop stars of the global Korean Wave, such as Super Junior, Shinee, Beast, 2 PM and Wonder Girls, will visit the Expo to perform. A total of 20 teams will perform at the floating stage in the Big-O every week throughout the 93-day Expo period. The concert on June 15 will feature the indie band Busker Busker whose song Night Sea in Yeosu have been a huge hit lately. Not only famous Korean singers, but John Legend, worldrenowned American R&B singer had already performed on stage. Ensemble Ditto, a Korean chamber ensemble, and many other world famous musicians, including Mason Bates, an American composer and DJ, will also perform. Further information on the cultural performances at the Expo is available at the Yeosu Expo website (eng.expo 2012.kr). All the concerts are free to visitors who enter the Expo site with tickets.

Korean famous girl group singers Wonder Girls and Rock band BooHwal performing on the EXPO site