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Daejeon's iconic summer event, the Daejeon Zero O'Clock Festival kicks off this Friday.

This year's event features a time-travel theme linking the city's past, present, and future, with each zone offering programs tailored to its unique character.

More than 5,900 artists from across the country are set to perform, with grand parades and mass sing-alongs in store for visitors.

To ensure public safety, the city plans to deploy an average of 250 security personnel per day and implement traffic control measures around the venue.

A section of the Geomunoreum lava flow path will be temporarily opened for guided tours this month.

The Geomunoreum Lava Tube System is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site formed from eruptions that occurred some 300,000 years ago.

From August 14 to 18, visitors will be able to walk a 3.5-hour course tracing the historic lava route.

Meanwhile, access to the summit section of the Gwaneumsa Trail on Jeju's Hallasan Mountain will be restricted from September 15 to October 31 due to maintenance work.

Three of Korea's leading low-voiced opera singers, bass Youn Kwang-chul, bass-baritone Samuel Youn, and baritone Kim Ki-hoon, will join forces for a special concert titled "Sing Low and Soft."

The performances will take place at the Seoul Arts Center on August 23 and the Cheongju Arts Center the following day.

At a press conference, the singers expressed hope that their collaboration would encourage more bold and creative ventures in Korea's classical music scene, saying their project could serve as a "model case" for the industry.

The program will feature iconic arias from classic operas, including Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," and Verdi's Don Carlos.

That's all from me. Stay tuned to the Kulture Wave.