Taebaek's Taeboomi Places Third in Gangwon Character Popularity Contest
Mascots representing 15 cities and counties in Gangwon State competed in a short-form video vote. Sokcho's Jjani and Raeyo took first place.
Mascots representing cities and counties in Gangwon State competed in the "Character Popularity Contest" in June 2024. The mascots of 15 cities and counties took part, and the rankings were decided by a short-form video vote.
Taeboomi, the official mascot of Taebaek, placed third in the contest. Taebaek City Hall announced the result in a press release on June 17, 2024. According to the press release, first place went to Sokcho's Jjani and Raeyo. The result was posted in the press release section of the Taebaek City Hall website.
Other cities and counties also entered their mascots. Goseong County sent its octopus mascot Daemuneojeu to represent the county. Yanggu County also took part in the 2024 contest with its mascot Baekkobi.
Besides Taeboomi, Taebaek's mascots include Seecomes and Eunnyongi. Sokcho has Joiyang in addition to Jjani and Raeyo, and Yanggu has Chorongi in addition to Baekkobi. Because each of the 15 cities and counties put forward one mascot, the contest also recorded which mascot each chose as its representative.
Sources
- 태백시 누리집 보도자료taebaek.go.kr
- 속초시 누리집sokcho.go.kr
- 고성군 누리집gwgs.go.kr
- 양구군 누리집 보도자료yanggu.go.kr
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