Vietnamese reality show introduces beauty of Korea

By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Cao Thi Huong

Photos = Fanpage "Chị ơi, đi Hàn Quốc," season one

“Chi oi, di Han Quoc,” or "Eonni, go to Korea!" is a Vietnamese reality TV show produced by the Korea Tourism Organization in Vietnam with the participation of three famous artists from different fields. There's program host Jennifer Pham, actress Hong Anh and singer Minh Hang. 

Singer Minh Hang (left), actress Hong Anh (second from left) and program host Jennifer Pham pose for a photo at a press conference to introduce the new show. 

The show is based on a reality TV show that aired in Korea "2 days, 1 night." Female artists will be faced with unforeseen situations and then deal with them by making their own decisions. Through this, the audience will have the opportunity to experience the different emotions of each character.

The three Vietnamese stars perform a traditional Korean mask dance. 

The three stars are really excited to participate in a traditional Korean mask dance, a talchum. It's a unique traditional dance of Korea.

The Vietnamese team enjoys a Korean public bath house.

Thirty-five episodes follow the celebrities for 39 days as they explore 12 cities, including many Korean tourist attractions. Season One was broadcast on VTV and on VTC11, and was also broadcast on YouTube.  

The show will help the Vietnamese people have a true view of Korea, and let them see the harmony between the traditional and the modern.

  

The Vietnamese stars enjoy sampling all sorts of Korean traditions, including tea ceremonies and delicious cuisine.  

The show has received a lot of love from the audience and had introduced interesting attractions in Korea to its viewers. “Chi oi, di Han Quoc” season two is scheduled to air in 2017. 

wisdom117@korea.kr

Indonesian singer shoots video in Korea

By Korea.net Honorary Repoter Magdalena Krisnawati

Photos = KTO Jakarta

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) in Jakarta has once again given its support to an Indonesian artist. This time, the KTO is supporting the young and talented Indonesian singer Calvin Jeremy, who just produced his new album entitled "Nostalgia."

Jeremy will film a music video in Korea for his song "All Right," a collaboration with Wouter Hamel,  a well-known jazz musician from the Netherlands.

Indonesian singer Calvin Jeremy is in Korea to shoot his music video. 

The KTO Jakarta announced on May 15 that the city of Seoul would be the main location for the video for "All Right." The dazzling scenery of Seoul, combining its modern and traditional nuances, will appear in the music video. The video will take in some of Seoul's more beautiful spots, such as the N Seoul Tower, the neighborhoods of Hongdae, Itaewon, Insadong and Myeongdong, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and many other beautiful Seoul spots.

The busy atmosphere of Seoul, with skyscrapers and traditional buildings in the heart of the city, will be an enchanting background for "All Right." Seoul was considered suitable for the energetic rhythm of the song.

Seoul is a bustling city. 

Besides Seoul, Jeremy will also go to Gangwon-do Province to shoot the video for his song "Nostalgia." The beautiful landscape in Gangwon-do will give special nuances to the song "Nostalgia." 

The director of the KTO Jakarta, Oh Hyonjae, expressed his expectation that the appearance of Korea in Calvin’s music videos would atrract more Indonesians to visit Korea and to fall in love with the country. 

Jeremy also performed his song "All Right" in the presence of the mayor of Seoul City, Park Won Soon, at the Seoul Tourism Night, held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta on May 22.

Calvin Jeremy has so far produced two albums, "Selamanya" (2010) and "Calvin Jeremy" (2012). Besides being good at singing, the young talented artist was born on May 6, 1991, and is also good at acting and had stared in the film "Hasduk Berpola" (2013). 

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