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So Ji Sub and Kim Yuna awarded Tourism Award

Posted by heartfacee5 pts Thursday, July 14, 2011

Actor So Ji Sub and figure skater Kim Yuna were awarded at the "Korea Tourism's Stars" event held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. On the 14th, the two attended the event at a Seoul museum and they both received a special achievement Minister of Culture award which also came with an additional prize of 5000000 WON (around $5000 USD). Kim Yuna is a gold medalist figure skater and currently works as an ambassador for the "Visit Korea Year" campaign. She played an integral part in helping Pyeongchang win the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. So Ji Sub is a top actor and works as a tourism ambassador for Kangwondo. Kim Yuna tated, "If I helped Pyeonchang 2018 Winter Olympics promotion activities in any way, I think it's a tremendous honor. I haven't really thought about sports diplomacy as something I would participate in my future but if I go into that, this experience will definitely help me." [gallery] Source: Newsis via Nate

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