Snow Music Festival

The Special Olympics World Winter Games, a multi-sports event being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from January 29 through February 5, 2013. Though officially allocated to Pyeongchang, events were also played in Gangneung.

Pyeongchang , being the venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics, is highly recognized place among the various attractions of Korea. It would be the largest Special Olympics World Winter Games featuring seven categories of sports including alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, speed skating, figure skating, and floor hockey. Meanwhile, the Special Olympics World Games is held every other year with the aim of demonstrating unity in overcoming the differences of regions, borders, political beliefs, ages, races and religions.

Special Olympics World Games brings public attention to the talents and capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities, helping to change attitudes and break down barriers that excluded them from the mainstream of the community. This was the theme of Special Olympics.

On the evening of 03 February 2013, in the snowy mountains of the Republic of Korea, thousands of people gathered in the Yongpyong Dome, not far from the Alpensia ski resort, to promote the Special Olympics World Winter Games and celebrate what is set to be an incredible week of competitions that will showcase the life-changing power of sport. Yes the Snow Music festival arranged by the Korea Tourism Organization to glorify the stage of Special Olympics with K-POP stars. Held in celebration of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, the festival was featured with the performances of top Korean idol groups including ZE:A, U-KISS, and NTRAIN.

The fun and craze of people was awesome. There were more than 500 foreigners delegates who came to attend this eve form all over the Korea. The snow at such a nice location made the event more interesting and charming. The performance of ZE:A and UKiss was just superb. Thanks to KTO for this splendid opportunity and making this night so special for me.