SEGA Publishing Korea announced that it will host an official Sonic 35th anniversary fan meeting in Seoul on December 6. This event marks the Seoul leg of the SONIC 35th Official Fan Meeting Tour, which is touring seven regions across Asia.
The event is titled SONIC 35th Official Fan Meeting Tour in SEOUL. Sonic series Creative Director Kazuyuki Hoshino and Sound Director Tomoya Ohtani will be in attendance to meet with fans.
The program includes a Sonic Team talk session, a retrospective of past Sonic titles, a prize drawing, and an autograph session. All attendees will receive a free gift. The event will be conducted in Korean, with doors opening at 12:00 PM. The main event will run from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM.
Applications to attend will be open from November 3 through November 12 at 11:59 PM via an application form. Attendees will be selected via lottery and notified individually. Specific venue details in Seoul will also be provided to selected participants at a later date.
Starting with the development of Sonic CD, Kazuyuki Hoshino has contributed to titles such as Sonic Adventure, Shadow the Hedgehog, and NiGHTS. He also designed iconic characters including Amy Rose, Metal Sonic, and Shadow the Hedgehog.
Tomoya Ohtani has served as the Sound Director and Lead Composer for the Sonic series since the 2006 title Sonic the Hedgehog, creating main theme songs and various tracks. His major compositions include His World, Endless Possibility, and Undefeatable. According to provided materials, he ranked 10th in the artist category of Most Popular Japanese Songs & Artists in the U.S. 2023.
Sonic debuted in 1991 with the original Sonic the Hedgehog game and celebrated its 35th anniversary on June 23, 2026. SEGA Publishing Korea highlighted that total cumulative series sales and downloads have surpassed 1.77 billion units across full games and free-to-play (F2P) titles combined. Outside of games, the Sonic franchise continues to expand into films, animation, music, merchandise, and more.
