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Reporters from overseas news agencies including Reuters, Xinhua and ITAR-TASS will visit the filming set of the KBS epic drama `Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-Shin` in Buan, North Jeolla Province, on May 26-27. The reporters, who are members of the Seoul Foreign Correspondents` Club (SFCC), previously visited the KBS Suwon Drama Center on April 12. Their visit to Buan will be the second of its kind organized by the SFCC. The visiting group will include 14 journalists from 13 foreign news agencies. In addition to Reuters, Xinhua, and ITAR-TASS, Bloomberg and the Tokyo Shinbun will have a presence as well, among others. `Members of the Seoul Foreign Correspondents` Club expressed their desire to cover KBS` role in the `hallyu` boom when they visited the filming set of the drama `Emperor of the Sea` early last month. This visit is another part of those efforts,` said a person from KBS. The reporters will stay in Buan for two days and one night, during which they will visit the Buan Video Theme Park and the filming sets of the show's naval battles and the Jeolla Eastern Waters Command, and interview the production team and the cast. |