 |
| ▲This photo, provided by KTO, shows Busan episode of "Fill the Rhythm of Korea." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- (Lead) Two tourism promotional videos featuring Suga and Jimin of K-pop megaband BTS produced by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) surpassed 1.8 million YouTube in just six hours.
According to YouTube on Thursday, Busan and Daejeon episodes of "Feel the Rhythm of Korea" each surpassed 1,000,000 and 800,000 views as of 3:10 p.m., only six hours after its release.
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Thursday it has released two tourism promotional videos on its YouTube channel featuring Suga and Jimin of K-pop megaband BTS.
Suga and Jimin in "Feel the Rhythm of Korea" introduces local tourist attractions at four different cities, which go along well with old K-pop masterpieces.
The eastern port city of Pohang's video featuring hip hop group Drunken Tiger's "Do you know hip hop?" will be released on Oct. 27, and the southern resort island of Jeju's video featuring jazz vocalist Park Sung-yeon's "The Wind is Blowing" will come on Nov. 2.
The Korea Tourism Organization first released Busan and Daejeon videos this morning through their official YouTube channel, and Pohang video will be released on Oct. 27 and Jeju on Nov. 2.
KTO first released a 57-second teaser to raise viewers' expectations on Oct. 14, recording 41 million views.
The KTO said it plans to run billboard ads at major landmarks in the United States, Britain, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and Qatar in the next two months to promote the videos.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
(END)
(C) Yonhap News Agency. All Rights Reserved
