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Opinion · Column

Mascots Do Not Have Terms of Office

Growing an existing face is harder than creating a new one. That is why it is worth more.

Nov 10, 2026

News · Feature

South Korea's Mascot Awards: Who Runs Them and What They Pick

Public characters compete at a festival, while club mascots run in a class president election. Each award differs in who can enter and how winners are chosen.

Nov 10, 2026

Local

Gyeongsangnam-do Wins Top Prize at Public Character Festival Awards

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government won the top prize in the government and local government category. Sejong National Arboretum's Roki, Korea National Railway's Railo and the Hanbang Family also won awards.

Archive · Oct 17, 2026

Local

Nonsan Strawberry Festival Characters Win Top Prize at Public Character Festival

The Nonsan Strawberry Festival characters won the top prize in the festival category. The Korea Employment Information Service's Yongyongi and Ppiyagi won the popularity award in the public category.

Archive · Oct 16, 2026

Local · Feature

Public Agency Characters Reach the Finals of the 2026 Public Character Festival

Public agency characters made up 42 of the 74 finalists. Pai Chai University's Naseomi received 5,160 votes.

Archive · Aug 2026

Local

KOICA's PeKO Friends Reach Public Character Festival Finals for Second Straight Year

The five characters represent KOICA's five core values, the 5Ps. They have appeared as emoticons, at pop-up stores and in overseas official development assistance promotions.

Archive · Jul 27, 2026

Local

2026 Public Character Festival Opens Public Vote for Finals

The public vote runs from July 20 to Aug. 21. The Seoul Volunteer Center's Hana, Maum and Woori lead with 7,706 votes.

Archive · Jul 20, 2026

Local

Korea Institute of Toxicology Unveils Mascot DOKA on YouTube

DOKA is a chameleon researcher whose body changes color according to toxicity risk. The character also reached the finals of a public character festival.

Archive · Jun 16, 2026

People

Hongseong County Picks Hongberry and Others From 525 Local Specialty Character Entries

Hongseong County chose the strawberry character Hongberry and the garlic characters Maru and Roro. In August, Ttori and Ssari reached the finals of a character festival.

Archive · Jan 14, 2026

Local · Feature

Byeolsan, Joayong, Boogi and Seochi Win Grand Prizes at 2025 Character Awards

Yangju's Byeolsan, Yongin's Joayong, Busan's Boogi and Seodaemun's Seochi were among the grand prize winners. Six of the seven winners are local government characters.

Archive · Nov 2025

Local · Feature

Baekhodori and Todeogi Win Grand Prizes at 2025 Public Character Festival

Baekhodori of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation and Todeogi of Gimhae won grand prizes. Ums Friends of Gangdong District and others took top excellence awards.

Archive · Sep 13, 2025

Local · Feature

2024 Local Government and Public Character Festival: The Award-Winning Characters

The Government Employees Pension Service's Mideumi won both the grand prize and the popularity award. Jikji and Hwaljassi and Baekhodori each took a top excellence award.

Archive · Nov 25, 2024