Korea Post's annual commemorative stamps to feature BTS

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Korea Post's annual commemorative stamps to feature BTS

Published: 14 Dec. 2022, 17:28

Boy band BTS [BIGHIT MUSIC]

Korea Post announced Wednesday that a set of 23 special edition stamps will be created to commemorate the year 2023 and that the set will include BTS.

Every year, Korea Post releases a set of national stamps featuring key figures, events and monuments to commemorate the year.

The exact design has not been set yet. Korea Post said it will work with HYBE, the K-pop megaband’s agency to create the design under the theme “Record of the Youth.”

“BTS is evaluated as a representative pop icon of the 21st century who conveys hope and comfort to the world through lyrics," Korea Post said through a press statement released Wednesday.

Other iconic figures and designs like Pororo, Korea’s beloved animated penguin, and the Korean alphabet hangul, will also be featured in the set.

“Postage stamps are a means to represent our country’s precious culture, beyond their meanings as proof of payment,” said Son Seung-hyun, president of Korea Post. “We will continue to make active efforts to publicize the culture that represents Korea through such commemorative stamps.”

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]