[팟캐스트] (546) 부산 광안리 새해맞이 드론쇼 취소

People leave Gwangalli Beach after the New Year's Eve drone show was postponed on Monday. (X account @fivesignals)

진행자: 홍유, Naomi

New Year's Eve drone no-show in Busan spurs outrage

기사 요약: 부산 수영구 광안리해수욕장에서 새해를 기념하기 위해 마련됐던 대규모 드론쇼가 통신 장애로 취소돼 수많은 시민들이 분통을 터뜨렸다.

[1] A New Year countdown drone show slated to be held at Gwangalli beach in Busan on Sunday was abruptly canceled due to technical error, sparking complaints among the tens of thousands gathered at the port city to witness the event.

*be slated to: 예정이다, 예정되다

*abruptly: 갑자기, 불쑥, 뜻밖에

[2] Online community platforms and social media were abuzz Monday with complaints over the sudden cancellation of the Gwangalli Marvelous Drone Light Show, a New Year event that was to be held over the Gwangandaegyo bridge around midnight for the countdown. It was delayed and ultimately canceled at around 12:30 a.m.

*abuzz: 떠들썩한

*ultimately: 궁극적으로, 결국

[3] A video posted online showed the scene of confusion at the venue, as the cancellation was announced well after midnight. The video shows people complaining loudly as they left the area. The owner of the video said she came all the way from Seoul and booked an ocean-view hotel room at a premium price to see the drone show.

*midnight: 자정, 밤 열두시

*all the way: 내내

[4] Her complaint was echoed by others who participated in the event that said the organizers' cancellation notice came too late. The announcements were also only in Korean, leaving several foreign visitors at a loss as to what was going on.

*notice: 공고문

기사 원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240101000179

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By Hong Yoo(yoohong@heraldcorp.com)