BTS, EXO, And Super Junior Are Reasons For Increasing Korean Tourism

JAKARTA - Hallyu still dominates South Korean tourism. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), the organization dealing with tourism in the Ginseng Country, announced the results of the survey on Thursday, July 16 yesterday.

As a result, Hallyu, otherwise known as the Korean wave, still ranks as the first reason people visit Korea. Hallyu is a word that means South Korean popular culture in Asia and around the world.

In a survey conducted with 12,663 visitors between August and September 2019, BTS became the K-pop artist with the most influences, accounting for 36.1 percent.

Following BTS, there is EXO with 10.4 percent and Super Junior with 8.2 percent. Next up are BIGBANG, Shinhwa, IU, Girls' Generation, and TWICE. Reporting from Soompi, Friday, the appearance and the music they made were positive aspects that attracted fans to get to know South Korea more deeply.

Naturally, if BTS or Bangtan Sonyeondan received a big response. In recent years, they have dominated their music and their popularity has skyrocketed around the world.

In addition, this society knows K-pop through YouTube so that 86.8 percent of respondents said K-pop had a big influence on their reasons for going to South Korea.

In the survey it was also shown that the fees paid by respondents reached 1 million won. They usually use it for shopping, buying food related to their idol artists such as buying official souvenirs, subway advertisements which are usually filled with photos of idols, visiting idol agency offices, and cafes owned by K-pop stars.

If the total expenditure for tourists on shopping reaches 1 billion dollars in 2019. That is why the South Korean economy is predicted to reach more than 2 trillion.

South Korean tourism has welcomed the booming economy due to these Hallyu fans. If this continues, South Korea could achieve even greater benefits. Is your idol on this list?