Source: http://www.kbs.co.kr/

The Hallyu Romantic Festival 2007, which opened in Japan June 23, has drawn the spotlight from the Japanese media.

Fuji TV covered the festival in-depth on June 25, lauding it as a gathering of the top Korean stars and a "dream show."

Singer Kangta, a significant contributor to the Hallyu boom in China, is set to advance to Japan.

He will hold his first fan meeting and live concert June 10 at the NHK Osaka hall, which can seat 1,300 audience members.

'Hallyu (Korean Wave)' seems to be doing the most in improving the image of Korea.

The Korean Tourism Organization announced on the 1st the results of a survey conducted last June at the Korean booth of the Hong Kong International Expo Organization, in which out of 1,337 participants, approximately one third answered that they think of Hallyu cultural products first when asked about Korea.

In a short answer question asking about what participants think of first about Korea, 177 (13.2%) answered Korean dramas or stars and 139 (10.4%) answered 'Dae Jang Geum,' while 121 (9%) answered the singer Rain (Bi) amongst others.