Archinect - News 2024-12-21T13:07:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150408211/south-korea-moves-closer-to-getting-its-own-msg-sphere South Korea moves closer to getting its own MSG Sphere Josh Niland 2023-12-16T08:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91c2753053754c05377d1cc906e7940b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>South Korean media outlets are reporting on a deal that would bring a new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2274594/msg-sphere" target="_blank">MSG Sphere</a> design to the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11458/seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a> region just weeks after its controversial <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1292776/msg-sphere-london" target="_blank">London predecessor</a> was rejected over suspect environmental impact assessments and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150238623/future-of-msg-sphere-london-still-undecided" target="_blank">local opposition</a>.</p> <p>The new 20,000-capacity venue will feature a 1.2 million LED display, the same numbers as the now-open <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2274818/msg-sphere-las-vegas" target="_blank">Las Vegas counterpart</a>. The potential satellite would be included in the city of Hanam&rsquo;s K-Star World project, a mixed-use district totaling 900,000 square meters and located roughly 12 miles to the east of the capital&rsquo;s Gangnam neighborhood, <a href="https://www.kedglobal.com/business-politics/newsView/ked202308030020" target="_blank">according</a> to the <em>Korea Economic Daily</em>.</p> <p>"If Hanam attracts Asia&rsquo;s first MSG Sphere, it will be an opportunity for Korea&rsquo;s entertainment industry to take a quantum leap in attracting huge overseas investment and tourists," Mayor Lee Hyun-Jae told the paper in August.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91b1108fdee2cadd2cee9c83450f3267.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91b1108fdee2cadd2cee9c83450f3267.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150378688/learning-from-las-vegas-new-sphere-as-it-shines-a-light-on-the-future-of-entertainment-design" target="_blank">Learning from Las Vegas&rsquo; new Sphere as it shines a light on the future of entertainment design</a></figcaption></figure><p>He was reportedly looki...</p>