2014 Asian Games opening ceremony

2014 Asian Games
opening ceremony
Date19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)
Time19:18 – 22:20 KST (UTC+9)
LocationIncheon, South Korea
Coordinates37°32′51″N 126°39′57″E / 37.547418°N 126.665797°E / 37.547418; 126.665797
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Young Korean gymnast, Kim Min acted at the ceremony.
Official guests at the ceremony, South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the middle.
Asian people with different dresses and culture are shown at the ceremony.
South Korea entering the stadium as host country.
Flame burning at the top of Asiad Main Stadium.
Psy dancing Gangnam Style.

The 2014 Asian Games opening ceremony was held on Friday, 19 September 2014 at the newly built Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.[4][5] It began at 7:18 pm and ended at 10:20 pm Korea Standard Time (UTC+9). It was directed by two renowned Korean film directors: Im Kwon-taek who directed famous films such as Chunhyang (2000) and Sopyonje (1993) and Jang Jin who directed The Front Line (2011).[6][7][8][9] Entertainer Kim Seong-ju and KBS emcee Yun Su-yeong were the host of the ceremony. The music of the ceremony's artistic performance was performed by Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra.[10][11]

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