'Gangnam Style' boosts S.Korean tourism
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="video">video</span> "<span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p><span word="Alexis">Alexis</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>, 14, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="Psy">Psy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>. <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>. "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="mob">mob</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="charts">charts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="export">export</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> "<span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>" <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="value">value</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Je">Je</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span>-<span word="won">won</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Halyu">Halyu</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Wave">Wave</span>, <span word="division">division</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>."</p><p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="Psy">Psy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> "<span word="Gangnam">Gangnam</span> <span word="Style">Style</span>" <span word="went">went</span> <span word="viral">viral</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>.</p>
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