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[090519/SJ] S. Korea seeks to boost ties with ASEAN, The Korean Wave
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Be it politics or pop, country wants to play a bigger role in the region.
SouthKorea is looking to boost its prescence in the region and exploringmore ways to strengthen relations with ASEAN, whether is it in bondmarkets, trade - or pop stars.
At the ground level, it is calledthe 'Korean wave' - an incoming tide of Korean drama, Korean pop andKorean culture that has swept into the region.
Yesterday, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak related the account of a Cambodian minister who had visited him.
"They (Cambodians) don't know me," The minister told Mr Lee, "But they know the names of all the Korean actors."
Meanwhile, the push for the Korean Wave to hit more shores goes on.
Membersof teenybopper pop bands Super Junior and Girls' Generation toldreporters that they were ready to take on the challenge of breakinglanguage barriers in reaching out to ASEAN audiences.
Bothgroups have put up concerts in several countries in the ASEAN region,captivating young listeners with their exuberance, energetic dancesteps and cutesy doe-eyed looks.
Said Lee Teuk, 25, leader ofthe 13-member boy band Super Junior: "When we have concerts in othercountries, we try to learn their language. It's not impossible toovercome the language barrier."
Added Girls' Generation memberTiffany, 19:"We are here to promote music and music is universally feltby everybody, so i think it is okay as long as we sing with our hearts."
Source: The Straits Times Newspaper (Singapore)
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