New message for spring

Kyobo Life Insurance has replaced the placard on the facade of its office building in Seoul`s Gwanghwamun to welcome spring. The company, which showcases a new phrase every season, made this spring`s selection being from poet Kim Seung-hee’s “An Island Called Nevertheless.” The phrase contains a message of people loving each other and leaning on hope amid a difficult and tough reality. The design of the placard is based on people living in harmony and seeking hopes. According to Kyobo, it used yellow to reflect the vividness of spring. The placard will be exhibited on the facade of the Kyobo building in Gwanghwamun and Kyobo Tower in Gangnam through the end of May.

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