Provided by GXG Secretariat

As the "GXG 2026 Game Music Competition: The 3rd GXG SOUND TRACK" (hereinafter referred to as "GXG SOUND TRACK"), which expresses the emotion and inspiration received from games through music, is currently accepting applications, last year's Grand Prize winner "WooJooGolChiClub" shared their experience gained through GXG and sent a message of encouragement to this year's participants.

Last year, WooJooGolChiClub took home the Grand Prize with their original song "Hollow's Puppet," inspired by Neowiz's Lies of P. Expressing the narrative and emotions of the game through their own music, they left a deep impression on the audience and judges on stage, and they have continued their steady creative activities even after winning the award.

WooJooGolChiClub stated, "Game music is not simply about creating a melody, but about conveying the story and experience of a game through music," adding, "GXG SOUND TRACK was a special opportunity for participants who love games to showcase their work on stage."

They continued with a message of encouragement: "Expressing the games and music you love to your heart's content is far more important than the results. I hope this year's participants enjoy themselves without regret and create a stage that is uniquely theirs."

Meanwhile, marking its third iteration this year, GXG SOUND TRACK is Korea's representative game music competition where contestants compete with original compositions inspired by games. Entries are open across all genres without restriction, including rock, band, hip-hop, R&B, traditional Korean music (gugak), and orchestra. This year, original compositions are being accepted based on themes from a total of 16 games across 15 game companies.

Applications for the "GXG 2026 Game Music Competition: The 3rd GXG SOUND TRACK," a stage designed to discover participants' potential and create opportunities for new challenges, will be open through July 19 on the official GXG website (gxg.world). The six teams that advance through the preliminary round will perform in the finals on Friday, September 11, on the main stage at Pangyo Station Square to compete for a share of the total prize pool of 21 million won.

Hosted by Seongnam City (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) and organized by the Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency (President Lee Joo-yeon) and the Game Culture Foundation (Chairman Yoo Byung-han), the urban game culture festival "GXG 2026 (Game Culture X Generation 2026)" will take place for two days from Friday, September 11, to Saturday, September 12, in the area around Pangyo Station Square, with the GXG SOUND TRACK finals set to serve as a flagship program of the festival.