Released October 2, 2025 by the APEC 2025 Korea Preparatory Office, this 74-second promotional film opens at a hanok-fronted fusion Korean restaurant where representatives from APEC member nations gather. Pilot G-Dragon walks in to find filmmaker Park Chan-wook and football legend Park Ji-sung at table, while IVE's Jang Wonyoung in hanbok works the cashier with the line 'please clear the way for 2025.' Chef Anh Sung-jae presents a dish sculpted in the silhouette of Cheomseongdae Observatory, and DJ Peggy Gou closes the room. President Lee Jae-myung makes a surprise appearance in aircraft marshaller uniform, guiding G-Dragon's plane in. All seven participants appeared without performance fees. The video crossed 19 million views within weeks.
The APEC Leaders' Week itself ran October 31 to November 1, 2025, with the CEO Summit October 28-31, drawing leaders including US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The summit unfolded across four Gyeongju venues — HICO inside Bomun Tourist Complex, the Lahan Select Hotel where G-Dragon performed 'Power' and 'Drama' for invited heads of state at the leaders' banquet, the Gyeongju National Museum which housed bilateral meetings including the Lee-Trump talks, and the Gyeongju Arts Center which hosted the CEO Summit with a keynote by BTS's RM. The video and the summit together made Gyeongju the global meeting point of late 2025.
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