Han River, Pony Jung, attend the innovation award ceremony...First official move since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature

[Anchor]
Writer Han Kang will appear at an official event this afternoon for the first time since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.

This is to attend the [Pony Government Innovation Award] ceremony in honor of Chung Se-young, former honorary chairman of Hyundai Industrial Development.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Park Soon Pyo!

Writer Han Kang hasn't appeared in public since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, but she's attending today's award ceremony, right?

[Reporter]
That's right. Han Kang is expected to attend the 18th [Pony Chung Innovation Award] at 5 p.m. today as this year's winner.

It is the first official move since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The [Pony Chung Innovation Award] was created to honor the spirit of challenge of Chung Se-young, former honorary chairman of HDC Group, who founded Hyundai Motor.

Writer Han Kang was selected as this year's winner on the 19th of last month, before winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Ponyjeong Foundation said, "We have elevated the status of Korean literature by winning the Booker Prize and the Medici Prize by captivating domestic and foreign readers with a sense of subject and expressive power that deeply views the inside of humans."

Coincidentally, after the selection of the winner, Han Kang received the Nobel Prize for Literature, adding to the meaning of the award.

[Anchor]
At today's award ceremony, the biggest interest will be whether Han Kang will express his feelings about winning the Nobel Prize in literature in front of domestic readers, right?

[Reporter]
That's right. Since the announcement of the Nobel Prize for Literature on the 10th, Han Kang has not appeared in front of the domestic media.

On the day of the announcement of the winner, he had a short telephone interview with the Nobel Committee for about 7 minutes, and an official interview with Swedish public broadcaster who visited Korea immediately after the announcement.

Writer Han Kang said in an interview that she was really surprised by the sudden news of the award and congratulated her by drinking tea with her son.

At the same time, he said that he told his father not to hold a big feast as the pain continues in many parts of the world, and that he wanted to write quietly and not get noticed.

Today's award ceremony also reflected a lot of the meaning of Han Kang.

First of all, the event itself will be held behind closed doors, and there will be no announcements or questions and answers related to the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Reporters will also be restricted from entering the venue.

However, the attendance of the awards ceremony will be disclosed separately by the organizers immediately after the event ends with photos or videos.

[Anchor]
Then, when will Han Kang's official speech or detailed position on the Nobel Prize in Literature be announced?

[Reporter]
As things stand now, the official position will be for Han Kang to express his feelings at the Nobel Prize for Literature in December.

In an interview with Sweden's public broadcaster, Han said she will finish her current novel quickly and write her feelings about winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.

I'll listen to it myself.

[Han Kang / Novelist: I heard that the Nobel Committee should write a speech. I'm going to finish the novel I'm writing now by the first week of October or November.]

Usually, Nobel Prize winners' acceptance speeches at awards ceremonies are not only simple speeches but also often organized their literary lives.

Therefore, most award-winning writers devote considerable effort and time to writing their impressions.

Korean readers will have to wait until December to hear Han Kang's organized speech on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.

So far, the Ministry of Culture and Industry has delivered it.