K-Pop: A Tool For Gaining One Million Tourists in Turkey

K-pop has been fastly spreading worldwide, making a tool for Turkey's one million-tourist mark.

Sep 13, 2013 08:38 AM BST

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Turkey opened its door for one of Korea's exposition which was the Istanbul-Gyeongju World Expo 2013. The expo, which was the second time out of Korea (first was in Cambodia in 2006), features both the cities of Istanbul and Gyeongju 1000-year history with equally rich remnants which was a key of civilization. The venue of the expo, Sultanahmet Square, was a great masterpiece in architecture, which is a mark in Istanbul's history.

The World Expo featured Gyeongsang Province ang Gyeonju's history and culture, giving visitors an insight of Korean traditional culture. The event also displayed different food and products of 19 countries, which are for sale and called "Silk Road Bazaar, so that everyone can experience their respective cultures.

The highlight of the event was last September 8; K-pop groups such as Miss A, Ailee, MBLAQ, FTISLAND and Super Junior flew to Istanbul to showcase their music to their fans from Turkey and even Europe. The 9,000 eager fans from the host country and different countries watched the groups perform for three hours, hence, gaining Turkey more than one million visitors.

This is to justify that K-pop has been a tool for promoting the Korean culture and making the people want to visit their country.

If you want to experience and learn more about the Province of Gyeongsang, the World Expo is opened from August 31 - September 22. 

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