[1] The pride parade that year took place in the Daehangno area and reportedly had 50 attendees; some onlookers "cursed and yelled aggressively".

[8] The 14th edition of the festival took place in the Hongdae area of Seoul and gathered about 10,000 attendants, a record number.

[12] The government officials did not prevent the festival from taking place, but also issued permission to conservative, religious anti-LGBT rights groups to hold rallies at the same time and location.

This has attracted international attention to the event, with most of it being critical of the progress made regarding LGBT rights in South Korea.

[11] In 2017, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea participated in the festival for the first time as a government agency.

[28] Unlike many other similar events worldwide, this Korean festival actively limits the ability of attendees to take pictures or videos.

Until 2010 the organizers issued no-photography stickers, ribbons and bands; since then they require registration for all photographers and video recorders and are asking photo-takers to blur participants' faces before publishing pictures online.

[8][29] This is done in order to reduce the chance of accidental outing of participants, who still face significant discrimination in Korean society.