The Korea Magazine Association (President Baek Jong-woon) will hold “Magazine Week 2022” for 10 days from November 1 (Tue) to November 10 (Thu) to raise awareness of magazines and spread the cultural value of magazines. On August 9 (Tuesday), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the 3rd Five-Year Basic Plan for Periodical Promotion (2022-2026). In order to raise social awareness of periodicals, the association designated the period including Magazine Day (11.1.) as magazine week. This is the first time that a magazine week has been set. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the association’s founding, so the designation of the first magazine week is more meaningful, and the magazine world is welcoming. 

‘Life with magazines’

Magazine Week 2022

“Magazine Week 2022” is prepared for the public to feel and sympathize with the impact that a medium called a magazine can give us knowledge, information, wisdom, and taste, and how rich our lives can be. Under the theme of ‘Life with Magazines’, Magazine Week consists of ∼Modern and Contemporary Magazine Special Exhibition ∼The 15th Magazine Media Contents Exhibition ∼The 57th Magazine Day Commemoration Ceremony ∼Magazine Concert ∼Korea Magazine Conference. In particular, the ‘Modern and Contemporary Magazine Special Exhibition’ <Today, Your Magazine> will be held from October 28 (Fri) to December 31 (Sat) in the exhibition room on the first floor of the main building, co-hosted by the National Library of Korea. About 150 types of modern and contemporary magazines with publicity, professionalism, and popularity are exhibited. Through magazines that have been loved by many readers from old ones, you can check the trends of the times, such as culture, lifestyle, and the tastes of the public.

Hosting ‘The 15th Magazine Media Contents Contest’

Discussion on how to promote the future magazine industry in the era of great digital transformation

The 15th Magazine Media Contents Contest will be held from October 28 (Fri) to December 31 (Sat) at the M Art Museum in the Korea Magazine Information Center. It is an event that selects, awards, and displays excellent works among various contents recorded and produced by readers who are interested in magazines, such as writing, comics, drawings, photos, and videos under the theme of magazines. 

It is held annually to spread magazine reading. On November 1st (Tuesday), at the National Theater of Korea Daloreum Theater, the ‘57th Magazine Day Commemoration Ceremony’ will be held in the presence of major figures from all walks of life, magazine publishers, and recipients of government awards. Magazine Day is a day set to commemorate the founding of <Boys> (January 11, 1908), the birthplace of modern comprehensive magazines in Korea. At the ‘Magazine Day Celebration Ceremony’, awards are given to those who have contributed to the development of the magazine industry, and the 56th Korea Magazine Press Award is awarded to increase the self-esteem of magazines and boost morale. The ‘Magazine Concert’ will be held on November 5 (Sat) at the Oullim Hall of the Songpa Book Museum in Seoul. This talk concert for future readers and the MZ generation contributes to spreading a friendly image and positive perception of magazines by holding talks and small performances under the theme of magazines. On November 10 (Thursday), the last program of the magazine week, ‘Korea Magazine Conference’, will be held at the International Conference Center of the National Library of Korea. Along with the industry-academia-research institute of the magazine industry in Asia, domestic and foreign magazines, media, and publishing professionals are expected to attend. The participants will discuss the future of magazine media in the 4th industrial age as the theme of the post-corona era, domestic and foreign magazine industries and the future magazine industry promotion plan in the era of digital transformation. 

Running Organizing Committee and Executive Committee 

Creating a turning point for industry-wide innovation

The magazine association formed the organizing committee and the executive committee to host the successful “Magazine Week 2022”, and appointed the committee members from the industry at the Korea Press Center. 

Baek Jong-woon, president of the Magazine Association, said, “In the 126-year history of Korea’s first magazine, the Report of the Daejoseon Independence Association (1896), magazines have played an important role in driving awareness of the times and shaping public opinion and serving as an important source of knowledge and information. In addition, it is no exaggeration to say that magazines still convey, record, and preserve historical and cultural values by covering various issues and themes. Taking the 60th anniversary of the association and the first magazine week event as an opportunity, we will focus on improving the atmosphere and vitality of the magazine industry and preparing a turning point for innovation in the overall industry, such as digital transformation of magazine contents.”