Seocho District Hosts Arts Career Talk Concert with SM

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By Park Chang-gyu
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A view of the "2026 Arts Career Talk Concert" held by Seocho-gu and SM UNIVERSE. Photo courtesy of Seocho-gu - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
A view of the "2026 Arts Career Talk Concert" held by Seocho-gu and SM UNIVERSE. Photo courtesy of Seocho-gu

Seoul's Seocho District said on the 26th that it successfully concluded the "2026 Arts Career Talk Concert," held jointly with SM UNIVERSE, an education company and subsidiary of SM Entertainment.

The event, organized for adolescents and young adults aspiring to careers in music and the arts, featured performances by active artists, sharing of career experiences, and conversations with the audience.

In particular, graduates of the "Performance Planning Specialist Training Program," run by Seocho District and SM UNIVERSE, directly participated in the overall planning and operation of the concert, gaining an opportunity to apply their educational achievements to hands-on work.

The training program drew 412 applicants for 30 spots, recording a competition ratio of about 14 to 1, and provided practice-oriented education ranging from performance planning to on-site operation.

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Original reporting by Park Chang-gyu for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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