Kwangwoon University’s Sports Department Hosts Group Cultural Event

Kwangwoon University Soccer Team and Ice Hockey Team Watch ‘1947 Boston’ Together

Kwangwoon University Sports Department (Soccer Team, Ice Hockey Team)

Kwangwoon University held a cultural event, a group movie watching for university’s sports clubs including the soccer and ice hockey teams, at Lotte Cinema (Suyu) on October 18. The event was attended by 51 members of Kwangwoon University’s sports clubs, including Sunyoung Cho (Chair of Kwangwoon University Foundation), Jongheon Kim (President of Kwangwoon University), and the sports department’s press team (Armas, Spodi). Together, they watched the movie '1947 Boston,' which was released in September.

Sunyoung Cho (Chair of Kwangwoon University Foundation) and Jongheon Kim (President of Kwangwoon University), who hosted the event, said, "We prepared a cultural program that the students of Kwangwoon University’s sports department who are dedicated to sports can empathize through watching the movie on the sports theme." They added, "We hope that they can enhance communication and teamwork in group life and grow both physically and mentally through this cultural event."

Won-seok Jang, CEO of film production company BA Entertainment, said, "I know that Kwangwoon University’s soccer team and ice hockey team are prestigious powerhouses in traditional university sports," and” I hope Kwangwoon University’s sports department continue good performance and results, and this film will provide some encouragement for them.

Meanwhile, Kwangwoon University’s soccer team achieved the 3rd place in the Fall University Football League of the 58th Baekdu Mountain Range Cup in 2022 and the 3rd place in the 59th Spring University Football League in 2023. Currently, they are participating in the 2023 University Football U-League Zone 1 while the ice hockey team won the collegiate championship in the National Winter Sports Festival in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 and is currently participating in the 2023 University Ice Hockey U-League.