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The number of
Japanese tourists who visited the Yongpyeong Resort, the set of KBS drama
`Winter Sonata` starring Bae Yong-jun and Choi Ji-woo, is expected to surge
30 times from last year. The resort expects some 40,000 Japanese tourists
this year, which is a significant increase from the 1,302 tourists who visited
the resort last year.
The number of Japanese tourists has been on a steady rise every month this year, recording 795 people in January and growing to 6,045 people in October. As a result, the ratio of Japanese tourists to the total number of foreign visitors to Korea is predicted to soar from 1.3 percent last year to 22.5 percent this year. Yongpyeong Resort authorities have selected 12 major sets of the drama
`Winter Sonata` as the most popular tourist sights, and opened an exhibition
of items that were used by Bae Yong-jun and Choi Ji-woo in the drama as
well as their signatures. Visitors are also presented with an opportunity
to watch video clips about the filming of the drama and enjoy concerts
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