...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....
29.6.11
[News] Dearly loved star in Japan, Jang Keun Suk has a successful photo book signing event.
[News] Dearly loved star in Japan, Jang Keun Suk has a successful photo book signing event.
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On the 28th, Jang Keun Suk released his official photo book J Plus, and had a signing event in Japan.
Reporters from the major mass medias, newspapers, and magazines in Japan like Fuji TV, TBS, Japan TV, and TV Asahi gathered to cover Jang Keun Suk’s arrival on the 27th and the photo book signing event on the next day.
Before signing the photo books, Jang Keun Suk greeted in fluent Japanese and showed his ‘warming-up’ dance, making the atmosphere fun and cheerful. Japanese reporters say, “We have met many Korean Wave stars but he is different. His cheerful personality and innocent characteristics and smile are attractive to Japanese people.”
Meanwhile, Jang Keun Suk’s first official photo album J Plus began subscription sales on June 28, and the number of the sales reached 50,000, confirming his popularity in Japan.
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