Group JYJ member Kim Jaejoong holds a dedicated fan meeting in Turkey on February 5th.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism revealed on February 3rd that Kim Jaejoong will be holding a fan meeting at Ankara University auditorium in Turkey at the invitation from the Korean Cultural Center in Turkey.
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Korean Cultural Center in Turkey expects the fan meeting to help spread Hallyu as well as increase the cultural exchange between Korea and Turkey.
The tickets to the fan meeting was released on a first come first served bases on the Korean Cultural Center homepage and some 600 seats were gone in just 30 minutes.
A representative of the Korean Cultural Center in Turkey relayed, “In just a few hours there were over 2,000 people applying so it was possible to confirm the heat of Hallyu. The phone calls from those who weren’t able to obtain tickets inundated the Korean Cultural Center and the Korean Embassy.”
A major Turkish newspaper Milliet also reported on the fan meeting with Kim Jaejoong and introduced JYJ on February 1st.
After airing of a Korean drama in 2005, the wave of Hallyu is sweeping Turkey and the fan club ‘Korean Fans’ represented in Turkey is known to be operating with some 40,000 fans.
Source: YNA via Nate
Translated by: CERIDWEN @ KPOPfever
Credit: shinhdeplol @ soompit
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