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This street cheering event is a large-scale production organized by the Korea Football Association in cooperation with its official partner, KT. It will be held on three occasions: June 12, 19, and 25. As Gwanghwamun Square is a symbolic location where hundreds of thousands of people have gathered for past World Cup matches to pray for victory with a single voice, expectations are high that it will once again create a spectacular scene with football fans from all over the country. In particular, this event will not stop at simply watching the matches; the supporters' group "Red Devils" will take the lead in recreating an organized and passionate cheering culture. The cheers created by citizens gathering together will deliver a thrilling sensation to those on-site and a profound sense of emotion to those watching from home, transforming the entire nation into a festival site.

From a technical perspective, this street cheering is expected to provide a more evolved viewing environment. KT plans to actively utilize two large media walls located on the west side of the Gwanghwamun building to provide citizens with a vivid visual experience, as if they were at the stadium, through high-definition live broadcasts. While past street cheering focused on watching the game together on large screens, we can now enjoy every movement of the players on a much clearer and more immersive screen by combining media technology. This will be a great example of how technology and sports can create the best synergy in a public space, and spectators will experience a more sophisticated football viewing culture through cutting-edge media.

Another highlight of this cheering event is the real-time communication structure that connects citizens and the national team. KT plans to collect cheering messages and video stories from citizens through online and offline channels and broadcast them via the media walls to further heighten the excitement on-site. Furthermore, the passionate sincerity of the citizens gathered in this way will be delivered to the national football team competing in the distant North/Central America, which will provide the players with psychological stability and powerful motivation. The fact that a channel has been established where fans' cheers are not just fading echoes, but are actually delivered to the players, is the warmest and most powerful differentiator of this street cheering.

Various side events at the cheering site will also add to the richness of the festival. On the day of the event, stages will be set up throughout Gwanghwamun Square for pre-performances of World Cup cheering songs to heighten the festive atmosphere, and various experience booths for citizen participation will also be operated. It is evident that the event has been meticulously planned so that, beyond just waiting for the match, visitors can enjoy the fun of football from the moment they step into the cheering site. Additionally, companies are also conducting various promotions in line with the World Cup period, such as giving away cheering merchandise to visiting customers or holding prize events, with private sector participation further boosting the festival atmosphere.

Of course, when such large-scale gatherings are held, thorough preparation for safety management and order maintenance is paramount. As a massive crowd concentrates in one place, the organizers are deploying safety personnel and making full preparations to prevent accidents and create an orderly viewing environment. Taking lessons from the past, establishing a cheering culture that everyone can enjoy safely based on mature civic consciousness will be the yardstick for the success of this event. As the sight of a red wave filling the square is itself an indicator of the energy of the Korean people, safe operation will be a core legacy of the mature festival culture that this World Cup street cheering leaves for our society.