With the uprising popularity of the Hallyu wave, it is not surprising that 9 out of 10 top places of a recent survey is taken by Kpop Stars.
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) recently conducted a survey for the tenth anniversary of its website, asking which part of the Korean wave interested participants the most, and who among the hallyu stars would be their dream travel buddies in Korea.
Super Junior had managed to secure the first place, with 13% of the total votes. Big Bang came in second at 9%, JYJ third at 7%, TVXQ fourth at 5% and SNSD fifth at 4%.
As stated by the Korean Harald, the poll participants, who numbered 12,085 from 102 countries, were all from countries outside of Korea, and none of whom were Korean by nationality.
The survey, conducted in May this year, was done through the KTO’s website, e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
90 percent of the respondents were female, and 77 percent came from Asian countries.
53.3 percent, or 6,441 participants chose K-pop as that part of hallyu that interested them the most, thereby giving it first place in the survey by a comfortable margin of 20.1 percent over Korean dramas (OSTs).
This statistical change highlights a shift in interest within the last 10 years, when Korean OSTs first engaged foreigners’ interest in Korean culture. One possible reason for this shift in interest could be the rise of social media within the last decade.
With regards to the age breakdown of the poll participants, 49 percent were in their twenties, eighteen percent in their thirties, seventeen percent in their teens, eight percent in their forties, and six percent in their fifties – once again proving that kpop has a diverse age range of fans.
(our boys are doing great, don’t you think so? ^^ Once again, congratulations!)
sources: Sina, Newsen, Manila Bulletin (Jonathan M. Hicap reporting)
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) recently conducted a survey for the tenth anniversary of its website, asking which part of the Korean wave interested participants the most, and who among the hallyu stars would be their dream travel buddies in Korea.
Super Junior had managed to secure the first place, with 13% of the total votes. Big Bang came in second at 9%, JYJ third at 7%, TVXQ fourth at 5% and SNSD fifth at 4%.
As stated by the Korean Harald, the poll participants, who numbered 12,085 from 102 countries, were all from countries outside of Korea, and none of whom were Korean by nationality.
The survey, conducted in May this year, was done through the KTO’s website, e-mail, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
90 percent of the respondents were female, and 77 percent came from Asian countries.
53.3 percent, or 6,441 participants chose K-pop as that part of hallyu that interested them the most, thereby giving it first place in the survey by a comfortable margin of 20.1 percent over Korean dramas (OSTs).
This statistical change highlights a shift in interest within the last 10 years, when Korean OSTs first engaged foreigners’ interest in Korean culture. One possible reason for this shift in interest could be the rise of social media within the last decade.
With regards to the age breakdown of the poll participants, 49 percent were in their twenties, eighteen percent in their thirties, seventeen percent in their teens, eight percent in their forties, and six percent in their fifties – once again proving that kpop has a diverse age range of fans.
(our boys are doing great, don’t you think so? ^^ Once again, congratulations!)
sources: Sina, Newsen, Manila Bulletin (Jonathan M. Hicap reporting)
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