Plane Window Video of Yeouido Fireworks Goes Viral

Colorful fireworks bursting over a city skyline at night, seen through an airplane window

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As of September 7, 2026, a video shot through an airplane window just after takeoff, catching fireworks bursting over Yeouido, is going viral on social media. The person who filmed it said they'd secretly hoped for a delayed departure — but the flight left right on schedule, catching the fireworks show by pure luck.

~100,000Estimated attendance at the Sept. 4 preshow fireworks and drone show

~1 millionEstimated attendance at the Sept. 5 Seoul International Fireworks Festival

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The in-flight video, posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Threads, shows colorful fireworks exploding over the Seoul skyline.
Commenters have been marveling at the rare aerial vantage point, something you simply can't get from the ground.
A preshow fireworks and drone show hit Yeouido and Ichon Hangang Park on Sept. 4, followed by the main event at Yeouido Hangang Park the next day.

A short clip shot from an airplane seat is setting online communities on fire. The video shows Seoul's skyline stretched out below a dark night sky, with fireworks bursting in bright colors one after another. It's a completely different vantage point than the ground-level view most people know — a bird's-eye look at the whole city that's hard to come by.

The person who posted it wrote that they stumbled onto the show mid-flight and felt genuinely moved by it. They also admitted, half-joking, that they'd hoped the plane would sit on the runway a little longer — but it took off right on time anyway. Commenters piled on, calling the angle one you almost never get to see, with plenty saying they wished they could stumble into a moment like that themselves.

Behind the clip is a two-day festival. On Sept. 4, a preshow fireworks and drone display lit up Yeouido and Ichon Hangang Park, drawing a solid crowd. The next day, the main event — the Seoul International Fireworks Festival — took over Yeouido Hangang Park, pulling in a far bigger turnout along the riverbank.

In Korea right nowThis annual fall festival usually makes headlines for the scramble over prime riverside viewing spots and debates over paid seating — but this year, an unexpected view from the sky is the story everyone's talking about. Commenters seem especially charmed by the idea that a lucky break, not an expensive hotel package or a staked-out spot, delivered the best shot of the night.