Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency holds an e-sports competition and an e-sports forum involving 10 legends

Nov 26, 2025

Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency holds an e-sports competition and an e-sports forum involving 10 legends





The Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency will hold consecutive events for e-sports fans at Gwangju Esports Stadium on the 30th and December 2nd with OGN.

The event, which combines the region's high interest in e-sports in Gwangju Metropolitan City and OGN's expertise, which has been with e-sports for a long time, consists of a 'e-sports festival' in which fans, athletes, and performers participate together.




First of all, 10 legendary players who have represented Korean e-sports, including 'Marine'Jang Kyung-hwan, 'Helios' Shin Dong-jin, 'Kuro'Lee Seo-haeng, 'Frey'Kim Jong-in, 'Piglet'Kang-jin, 'Kan'Kim Dong-ha, 'Spirit'Lee Da-yoon, 'Phone' Heo Won-seok, 'Kok'Kok' Ko Go Soo-jin, 'Go Go Go-Goo-yeop, will participate in the event to showcase a special event.

A variety of additional programs will also be prepared for visitors to the site, including fan signing events, live talk shows, and commemorative uniforms for 300 people on a first-come, first-served basis. The game will be broadcast live on online platforms such as official YouTube, SOOP, and Chizik.

In addition, from 1 p.m. on December 2, the '2025 Gwangju International e-Sports Forum' will be held to highlight the future of e-sports from various angles. The forum, which will be held under the theme of 「The future of sustainable e-sports expanding into education and culture」, will feature speakers from various fields, including world-renowned iron-fisted professional gamer"Knees" (Bae Jae-min), archaeologist and broadcaster Kwak Min-soo, head of the Korea e-Sports Association's Kim Philosophy Department, and foreign e-sports experts.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.