[10] The ceremony began with a short film set in Incheon International Airport and across South Korea, depicting the posters of the previous editions of the Games.

[11] They were joined by performers handling puppets resembling the flora and fauna of Gangwon Province, as well as the four guardians - the white tiger, a blue dragon, a vermillion bird, and a black tortoise.

With the formation of the Taegeuk on stage, the National Flag entered the stadium, carried by notable Korean athletes.

[14][15] Despite the cold temperatures, Bermuda's delegation wore shorts and Tongan Pita Taufatofua repeated his shirtless and oiled up Summer Olympic appearance.

[14] Background music for the parade began with an instrumental version of "Hand in Hand" by Koreana and included modern remixes of Korean songs from throughout the ages from "Short Hair" by Cho Yong-pil and "The Beauty" by Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns of the 1970s,[16] as well as the following modern K-pop hits: "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Likey" by Twice, "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang, "DNA" by BTS, and "Red Flavor" by Red Velvet.

A storm descended, however the buckwheat flowers that were being projected onto the stage remained strong, evoking the "Miracle of the Han River"[1] and representing the resilience of Koreans.

The segment culminated with the raising of the Media Link in the center of the stage, and the word "future" projected onto it in different languages.

Lee Hee-beom, President & CEO of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games made an opening welcome speech to the athletes of the world in Korean.

[19] Bach then invited the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to declare open the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in Korean.

The video depicted snowboarders descending Alpensia, and the formation of the Olympic Rings by 1,218 drones,[22] a world record at the time.

She in turn passed it to Ahn Jung-hwan, a football player notable for representing South Korea at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

[25] As the torch neared the cauldron, an ice skating rink with South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim was revealed.

[1] The final segment featured Korean dance group Just Jerk[26] (who became known internationally for their participation in the twelfth season of America's Got Talent) entered the stage dressed as Dokkaebi, and performers with sparklers on roller blades.

[1] On 24 February, The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence uncovered Russian spies hacked computers during the Opening Ceremony.

[56] Kim Yo Jong shook hands with South Korean president Moon Jae-in before sitting down to watch the ceremony together.