Since 2012, a 14-year partnership with the Cultural Heritage Administration
An additional 800 million KRW donated this year
Cumulative donations reached approximately 10.1 billion KRW
CEO Cho Hyuk-jin: “We want to repay the community’s love”, ‘[Idaily reporter Ahn Yoo-ri] Riot Games’ annual donation to the Cultural Heritage Administration’s “Cultural Heritage Guardianship” fund has surpassed 10 billion KRW for the first time as a domestic company this year.’,
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, ‘On the 2nd, Riot Games announced that it had signed a sponsorship agreement with the Cultural Heritage Administration at the LCK Arena located in Roll Park, Jongno-gu, Seoul, for the “2025 Cultural Heritage Guardianship,” contributing 800 million KRW for overseas heritage repatriation and the protection and support of domestic cultural heritage. The donation ceremony was attended by Cho Hyuk-jin, CEO of Riot Games Korea, Heo Min, Head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, Kwak Chang-yong, Secretary General of the Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation, and Kim Young-gyeong, Acting Executive Director of the Cultural Heritage National Trust.’,
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, ‘With this contribution, Riot Games’ cumulative donations have exceeded 10 billion KRW. This is the largest scale among private companies involved in the Cultural Heritage Guardianship sponsorship program and the first time a donation has surpassed 10 billion KRW.’,
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, ‘This year’s donation will be used for △support for the repatriation and preservation of overseas heritage, △protection and preservation of domestic heritage, and △improving palace visitation services.’,
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, ‘Since June 2012, Riot Games has been entering into annual sponsorship agreements with the Cultural Heritage Administration under the goal of “protecting Korean cultural heritage together with players.” As of this sponsorship, Riot Games has supported the repatriation of a total of seven overseas cultural assets, beginning with the Sakyamuni Triad Painting (2014), followed by the Book for Appointing Crown Princess Shinjeong Wanghu of Moon Jo-bi (2018), the Cheokam Teacher’s Collection of Books (2019), the Baekja Yonggeonmyeong Sagiwang Ho (2019), the Jungwa Gungin (2019), the Record Book (2022), and the Gyeongbokgung Seonwonjeon Pyeonaekjeon (2024).’,
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, ‘Notably, the Book for Appointing Crown Princess Shinjeong Wanghu was designated a national treasure in June 2023.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Riot Games has supported various projects including △preservation treatment and reconstruction projects for the four major palaces and royal tombs △3D precise measurement projects for renowned seowons such as Sungkyunkwan of Seoul Munmyo △preservation management of modern cultural relics such as “Lee Sang’s House”, and △urgent artifact purchases and exhibitions in Korea. Furthermore, they have conducted cultural heritage experience and history education programs targeting youth and game players, such as the Teemo Expedition Program.’,
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, ‘Riot Games Korea CEO Cho Hyuk-jin said, “Our commitment at Riot Games to deeply root ourselves in Korean society and grow into a trusted game company by players remains unchanged,” and “To repay the love received from the Korean community, we have continued our efforts in cultural heritage preservation and repatriation both domestically and internationally, and will continue responsible social contribution activities based on our pride in Korean cultural content in the future.”‘,
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, ‘Heo Min, the head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, said, “Riot Games is a leading company in social contributions to cultural heritage. They have continuously supported and demonstrated unique achievements in the field of overseas heritage repatriation for 14 years, participating and cooperating in the protection of various cultural heritages,” he added, “We appreciate the genuine interest of players in protecting cultural heritage and the Cultural Heritage Administration will continue to support Riot Games in growing its social contribution efforts.”’,
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