Opening • 15-second countdown to the start • South Korean singer
Jang Sa-ik performed
Aegukga with children from
Gangwon Province. • South Korean guitarist Yang Tae-hwan performed "
Winter" of
Vivaldi's Four Seasons. • South Korean post-rock band
Jambinai performed "Time of Extinction" including many
geomungo players.
Concert section • South Korean singer and rapper
CL, leader of South Korean girl group
2NE1 (2009–2016), performed "
The Baddest Female" and "
I Am the Best". • South Korean-Chinese boy group
EXO performed "
Growl" and "
Power". • Dutch DJ
Martin Garrix headlined the afterparty segment performing "
Forever", "
Together", "
Animals", "
Like I Do", and "
Pizza".
Handover of the Olympic flag First, the Greek flag was raised while its anthem played. The Olympic flag was then lowered and passed by the mayor of Pyeongchang County, Shiim Jae-kook, to IOC President
Thomas Bach, who then handed it over to the mayor of Beijing,
Chen Jining. This was then followed by the raising of the
flag of China, and the playing of its anthem. ==Dignitaries in attendance==