1,200 Drones Lights the History of Korea and the Korean Dream

Global Peace Foundation

August 20, 2025

At the 2025 Korean Dream Hangang Festa, the drone show conveyed a story of Korea like no other.

A crowd watches a mesmerizing nighttime drone show, with drones forming a cat and a fish in the sky above an outdoor event.

Tiger and Magpie

Symbols of protection and good fortune

A crowd watches a nighttime drone show as lights form an image of a seated figure with a staff and leaf above the cityscape.

Dangun

Legendary founder of Korea, who marked the beginning of a nation with a vision to live for humanity

A nighttime crowd enjoys a dazzling drone show as hundreds of lights form the Korean Peninsula map and the text "DCIE" in the sky above the cityscape.

Korea early history

A timeline of Korea’s history — from the ancient kingdoms…

A large crowd watches a mesmerizing drone show at night, with drones forming the South Korean flag and numbers in the sky above a cityscape.

March 1, 1919

A monumental occasion in history when millions rose in peaceful protest against Japanese occupation

A nighttime outdoor drone show draws a large crowd as drones form an illuminated arch and letters in the sky above a sparkling cityscape.

1945

Marked Korea’s liberation from colonial occupation, but instead forming a new nation, that nation was torn into two

A nighttime crowd watches a mesmerizing drone show, featuring two soldiers facing each other with Korean text beneath the display, set against a vibrant city skyline backdrop.

Soldiers at the DMZ

“Pain of the Division”

A nighttime outdoor event with a crowd watching a stunning drone show as lights form an image of the Korean Peninsula in the sky above the cityscape.

One Korea

A unified Korea spreads peace around the world

Korean Dream

A vision for Unity and Peace

A large crowd watches a spectacular nighttime drone show in the sky above a city, with illuminated buildings in the background and many people taking photos.

Drone Show One Korea

“Global Peace”

This 2025 Korean Dream Hangang Festa drone show was more than art. Each drone was donated by people who believe in the Korean Dream, a vision for a free and unified Korea. With their hearts and wishes for reunification flown up into the sky, it conveyed a message of yearning for their families to be united once again and for Korea to stand as a model for the world.

On this 80th liberation day of Korea, it reminds us – is Korea truly liberated? The call to go beyond the Miracle of the Han is clear. North and South Korea must unite and we all must prepare for when reunification happens. Let us all support Korea to once again be free and united!