In South Korea, Chinese-style attire on screen was mistakenly labeled hanbok
In Gyeongju, South Korea, a digital media screen at the Bomun tourist complex displayed an image of a person wearing Chinese-style attire under the country name “China,” but labeled the clothing as hanbok. The screen operator, the North Gyeongsang Province Culture and Tourism Organization, halted the broadcast and corrected the error, The Korea Herald reports.
The error was discovered during testing
The LED screen was initially installed at Hoban Square ahead of last year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju. It was recently moved to the square near the waterfront performance venue in the Bomun complex and relaunched as the Post-APEC Media Wall.
The screen cycles through materials about the traditional attire of the 21 APEC member economies. The organization said the content had been tested for several days before its official launch, scheduled for October 1. It said that after the error was discovered, it conducted a full review and corrected the materials.
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Authorities’ response and criticism
Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin University, drew attention to the issue on social media. He said the error was unacceptable because China, he said, continues to claim hanbok, and called on the organization to prevent the situation from recurring.
One local resident said that such content could have caused confusion. The North Gyeongsang provincial authorities issued the operator an official warning over the lack of prior review of the materials. Lee Dong-jin, head of the province’s tourism policy division, said the organization had been instructed to strengthen expert review and introduce a thorough control system.
