Coming off a great past year with two back-to-back hit dramas (Iljimae and Time of Dog and Wolf), Lee Junki has been selected as the face of Hallyu — at least for the upcoming 2008 Seoul Hallyu Festival as its spokesperson and PR rep.
A rep for the festival explained, “Through projects like The King and the Clown and My Girl, Lee Junki has amassed popularity not only in Korea but in China and throughout Asia as well. With his current popularity, we plan to promote the Seoul Hallyu Festival as an up-and-coming international event.”
The Festival will take place over three days starting October 23, and will host a Hallyu star fanmeeting and photo session, as well as a fundraising concert to raise money for recent disasters in Asia. Other celebs scheduled to attend include DBSK, SG Wannabe, Super Junior, Lee Min-woo, and more.
from dramabeans
This festival would promote people to come to Seoul and experience Korean culture – traditional culture as well as other aspects of Korean culture that people around the world have come to love. he would work harder as an actor promote Korea and he’s happy he’s chosen as the face of Hallyu festival.
He’s thinking of getting involved in future joint international projects as well as international fan meetings. he wants to get closer to his international fans. He didn’t provide any details as they’re being worked on
Personally, he’s been wanting to express gratitude towards people who love Korean culture and he thinks can do so through this festival and thinking of ways to do that. He has pride towards Korean culture and him being an actor. Towards Seoul residents – he will promote Seoul as well as Korea through his role as an actor. Towards people around the world who love Korean culture and his fans, his films as well as his other projects may be important, but he wants to let people get closer to Korean culture and he will do his best to be the representative to serve that purpose and so please wait and expect him to do so through this festival
As he said earlier, he’s thinking of future joint international projects and promotions,
and he’s planning on working on a project before the end of the year w00t.gif
Like the reporters who interview him all the time know, he hasn’t really rested much between projects (since he’s been working as an actor) He wants to show the public a new side of him and he asked for support
Translation by Tadzio79@Soompi
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