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Korean hit "Winter Sonata" will broadcast
in Irbil
25.5.2005
By Kim Ki-tae "Winter Sonata' to Air in Iraq"
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The
South Korean hit soap opera "Winter Sonata’’ will
broadcast in Irbil, Iraq, where Korean troops are
stationed.
The Korean Overseas Information Service (KOIS)
announced yesterday that Iraqi satellite channel
Kurdistan Television will start airing the series at
5 p.m. every Thursday, starting this week.
Each episode of the program, which KOIS supplied for
free, will also rebroadcast twice within 24 hours of
the first airing. |
Bae Yong-joon,left, and Choi Ji-woo are the stars of
"Winter Sonata." Photo : The
Korea Times |
The
channel is run by the Kurdish Regional Government
and can be seen all over the Middle East. The
program will air with Kurdish subtitles.
"The program is expected to enhance peaceful images
of the Korean troops there as well as Korea itself
among the locals,’’ KOIS official Shin Dong-hak
said.
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Korean dramas ``Autumn Fairy Tale’’ and "Winter
Sonata’’ have already broadcast in Egypt last August
and this January, leading to thousands of fan
letters to the Korean Embassy in Egypt and to KBS.
KOIS has been promoting the Korean dramas as a way
of raising awareness of Korean culture around the
world.
"Winter Sonata,’’ depicting a tragic love story, has
drawn a large audience in East Asian countries,
including Japan, and contributed to the ``hallyu’’
phenomenon, or the popularity of Korean pop culture
throughout Asia. The drama also earned lead actor
Bae Yong-joon stardom in East Asia.
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