보신각에서 새해맞이...'제야의 종' 10만명 인파 예상<br /><br />People all across the nation are ready to celebrate the coming of a new year.<br />Our reporters are braving the subzero temperatures to show us how Koreans are partaking in the celebrations. <br />First let's turn to our Park Hee-jun at the iconic Bosingak Pavilion.<br />Hee-jun, how are things looking over there?<br />Hello, Daniel.<br />It's that time of the year... here at the Bosingak Pavilion,... which is one of the most popular spots in the country for new year's eve.<br />We're expecting at least 10-thousand people tonight.<br />So it's going to get crazy as we draw closer to midnight.<br />There are still a couple of hours left until the bell is struck, but the crowds milling around are clearly excited and ready to celebrate.<br />There's no way to really escape the freezing cold, even if you wear lots of layers and use heat packs.<br />But that's not stopping families, couples and friends from coming out on the street and having a blast in the final moments of 2018.<br />Let me share with you the excitement here at Bosingak.<br />Take a listen.<br />"It's my first time experiencing this event, so I'm excited to be here, and just excited to see all the stuff that's going tonight."<br />"I came from Busan. I’ve only seen this event on TV, and it’s my first time to come in pe rson. I can really feel the year-end atmosphere, and I'm so excited. I'll be watching the bell ring tonight, and I hope everything goes well next year. <br />I can definitely see the year-end vibe over there.<br />Anything particularly special about this year?<br />Well this event isn't new and we've been covering it every year.<br />But I can tell you that it's going to be more exciting and livelier than ever.<br />Let me run you through some of the key events.<br />Here's tonight's timetable.<br />As you can see, it's not so different from the usual line-up,... but there is something a little bit extra.<br />Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement and the establishment of the country's provisional government.<br />So we have special events prepared for that. <br />But of course, the highlight is the actual bell-ringing ceremony.<br />16 people, including the Seoul mayor, will be ringing the bell.<br />And this year's 11 notable citizens include Lee Guk-jong a surgeon best known for saving a North Korean soldier who was shot while defecting to the South,... and speed-skater Lee Sang-hwa who's a world record holder and won two gold medals for South Korea at the Winter Olympics.<br />They're going to strike the bell 33 times,... which is a Buddhist tradition.<br />And for that, I will be back.<br />Happy New Year's, Daniel.
