Damyang County Finalizes New Tourism Mascots Damnagwi, Daejjogi and Meti

Damyang County finalized three new tourism characters in April 2026. They are named Damnagwi, Daejjogi and Meti. News of the decision came out in an April 8 report.

The three characters were chosen through a survey. Damyang County collected opinions from about 2,000 residents and tourists and 40 experts. It heard both the preferences of residents and tourists and the assessments of experts. Based on the results, it picked Damnagwi, Daejjogi and Meti as the final choices.

Along with the decision, Damyang County announced plans for using the characters. It said it would release emoticons in April and officially unveil the new characters at the 25th Damyang Bamboo Festival on May 1. The plan is to formally introduce the new characters on the festival stage.

The emoticons came out the same month. On April 23, Damyang County's official blog reported that about 2,000 people took part in the tourism character preference survey and announced a free release of 16 Kakao emoticons. The new tourism characters thus appeared first as emoticons, ahead of their unveiling at the festival.