Singer Sean named winner of 4th Haepyeong Peace Prize
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Singer Sean, whose real name is Noh Seung-hwan, was named the winner of the fourth Haepyeong Peace Prize by the incorporated association Coexistence and Peace on Oct 6. The judging panel cited his giving that spans classes and generations. No winner was named in the award's coexistence category this year; the prize carries 10 million won and is to be presented on Nov 11 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul.
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Singer Sean, whose real name is Noh Seung-hwan, was selected as the winner of the fourth Haepyeong Peace Prize, the award's organiser, the incorporated association Coexistence and Peace, said on Oct 6. The Chosun Ilbo reported that the two-category award produced no winner in its coexistence category this year. [ 1 , 3 ]
The judging panel said Sean had gone beyond one-off donations to practise “coexistence” with socially vulnerable people and, through giving that spans classes and generations, had realised a “peace solidarity” in society, according to Yonhap. The prize carries 10 million won, Yonhap said. A ceremony is scheduled for Nov 11 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu district, to be held together with a memorial marking the 10th anniversary of Han Yang-won's death. [ 1 ]
Yonhap reported that the Haepyeong Award was created to honour Haepyeong Han Yang-won (1923-2016), who founded the Korean National Religion Council and led it for about 30 years, and to promote a culture of coexistence and peace. It is given to figures who contribute to easing social conflict and spreading peace, and is divided into a peace prize and a coexistence prize. [ 1 ]
Newsis's feed headline framed the award around Sean's work in spreading a culture of sports donations, a point the other documents do not mention. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The event is a domestic Korean recognition of a pop singer's long-running charitable work, and the Korean outlets noted without explanation that the award's coexistence category produced no winner this year. Outside Korea the news has limited direct consequence; its weight rests on the recipient's public profile.
Key facts
- Singer Sean, whose real name is Noh Seung-hwan, was selected as the winner of the fourth Haepyeong Peace Prize. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The judging panel cited his practice of coexistence with socially vulnerable people and giving that spans classes and generations. [ 1 ]
- No winner was named in the award's coexistence category this year. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The prize carries 10 million won. [ 1 ]
- The ceremony is scheduled for Nov 11 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu district, held together with a memorial for the 10th anniversary of Han Yang-won's death. [ 1 ]
- The award honours Haepyeong Han Yang-won (1923-2016), who founded the Korean National Religion Council and led it for about 30 years. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What sports-related donation activities the award recognised Only the Newsis feed headline mentions spreading a culture of sports donations; the other documents do not mention sports donations, and the article text carried with the Newsis item was about an unrelated Nobel Prize story.
- Sean's age Only the Chosun Ilbo summary gives his age as 54; the other documents do not state it.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The incorporated association Coexistence and Peace announces Sean as the fourth Haepyeong Peace Prize winner (Oct 6). [ 1 ]
- Newsis reports the award, framing it around the spread of sports donation culture (Oct 6). [ 2 ]
- The Chosun Ilbo reports the selection and notes there is no coexistence-category winner this year (Oct 7). [ 3 ]
- The award ceremony is due on Nov 11 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul's Jung-gu district, alongside a memorial for the 10th anniversary of Han Yang-won's death. [ 1 ]