Big Bang Listed 3rd in CNN's "Top Reasons to Visit Korea in 2012" [NEWS]

Posted by on January 5, 2012

Big Bang has been selected as one of CNN’s “12 Reasons to Visit Korea in 2012.”

On December 30th, CNN GO, a website dedicated to Asian tourism, published an article on the top reasons to visit Korea this year. On that list, Big Bang’s upcoming comeback and the “Hallyu Madness” were listed as the 3rd top reason. The article discusses how 2012 is “a good year for K-Pop” and how the upcoming 21st Seoul Music Awards on January 19th is set to be the event of the year.

Other reasons listed in the article included: “Visit Korea Year”, Korea Grand Sale, the opening of the International Finance Center (IFC) in Yeouido, healthy Korean food, and the Yeosu Expo.

In response to the article, netizens have commented:

“I agree 100% with the author’s opinions. The top reason why I want to go to Korea is Big Bang.”

“Korea is the most interesting country out of all the places I’ve visited.”

Interested in what CNN GO has to say about Korea in 2012? Check out the original Link.

Source: TV Report via Naver
Translated: in2KPOP

Filed under: News

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Donna-Pina/100003037528697 Donna Pina

    awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Donna-Pina/100003037528697 Donna Pina

    now, in your face,, fortune teller..!! 

  • SOLvip

    hmm this got that "Fortune Teller" article in my head lol

  • RonamayLove

    freaking amazing.
    #operationSeoulCity in the works!!
    @sobsobsel @heatherLDG @VIP4Daesung @J3NNEY @ToDaeEveryday and everyone else at BBU LETS GOOOOOO

  • Guest

    Hallyu Madness = YG Family :) LOL i like that :) YG Family FTW

  • &y

    who's no 1 ?

  • NESTOP

    this is my first reason actually,lol

  • LizluvStar_imVip_Blackjack

    of course... BigBang is the first Korean boyband love that photo, VIPs ^_~V

  • http://twitter.com/SMSisita Samantha Mercado

    So proud of them :3

  • http://twitter.com/JasiAnastasia Jasmine Anastasia

    BIGBANG is a great reason to visit Korea!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000821544328 Adyra Azhary

    wow daebak... awesome... this is a good reasons~

  • leoyb

    For now, BB is my 1st & maybe the only reason to visit Korea !

  • http://twitter.com/AisaMaganda Aisa Magana

    Big Bang is the main reason that I want to visit Korea tho! LOL. How did that author know.

  • http://twitter.com/JustaVIPfeeling layla | 레일라 | ليلى

    WOW Bigbang is my reason listed number 1 to visit Korea !!!!!! I'm so so proud ^^

  • thayla3012 chaaaa

    thanks to this news.. huh~ *calm*
    the fortune teller's thing made my day mess!!
    this news makes me more in peace

  • http://twitter.com/kringspycream Krizia Mae Albos

    This is totally true!! but in my OWN LIST, BIGBANG is the no.1 reason why I want to go to Korea ;P The food and the shopping comes next ;))

  • nvooo

    this is 10000000000...% true.

  • VIP4ever

    thats true !!!

  • PrincelyLuna

    ha ha .. me too. if i can just see Big Bang once (preferably at their concert in Korea), i'd die a happy ahjumma.

  • Tabisan4eva

    I AGREE!!..Big Bang is my number 1 reason why I want to go at Korea..hehehehe..GOSH!!..I can't wait to see them in the future..

  • http://twitter.com/Afagyel A’a Jabar

    YG Family Family Family~ I'm gonna visit Seoul this summer! Jyeah! Cant wait! :D

  • eeechhh

    its my ONLYYYYYYYYY reason haha :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=549574649 Joana Aizpuru

    YAY!!! YG FAMILY <3 I fell inlove with KPOP cause of them <33 ahh someday, I surely will visit Korea :')

  • http://twitter.com/jepah89 Zilfahhalilah Khalid

    YG fam is going bigggggg around the world beybeyh!!! ^O^

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001753217248 Chiaki Karuna

    I want to go to Korea, too.!!!! (#^.^#)
    I want to live in Korea.
    Korean people are very happy.
    Korean people share much time with BIGBANG member.
    I feel much happiness if I can talk with BIGBANG member.
    Korea is a splendid country.♪♪　(*^∇^*)

  • nasuha

    ouh yeah! BB and all YG Family are the reason why i wanted to visit korea XD and of course because of all the beautiful places too. hihi 

  • Maroug25

    I read all the article
    they are chosen the first reason for the Hallyu Madness which is rancked itself on the list as number 3 respectivly..
    It means like the paragraph about the Hallyu Madness majored about Bigbang mostly..and ofcourse YG artists Seven and 2ne1...
    And they mentioned about kpop dance festivels judges 2pm.. And some details about SNSD..
    It is so amazing that they have chosen BB as the first reason of Hallyu wave madness..thus proves that regarding of the some contoverseries and bad affected Media pressure (part of it,not the most)are wrong of their states and status about BB's comeback and G Dragon's recent related so called " fortune Teller" states about the bad luck..
    Yhe last but not the least i believe that luck is something that ends in your head..
    It's a public based supersticions and nothing comes from nothing...
    As much as you work hard and believe in yourself in a positive way you will have positive reactions and results.. As much as you spend efforts to have a great resuts you will have outstandig resutls in your life.. I believe this is the right explanation about Luck.. And i dont wait for everyone yo aprove the way i think..
    G Dragon already has been chosen number 30 out of 50 reasons wgy Korea,Seoul is the greatest asian city to visit the most living behined koreas sweetheart Kim Yuna and the power of Girl bandsrespectivly..
    And it's not shocking again,that BB is chosen again for the Hallyu Madness which they prover their madness fame around the world by winning the EMA agianst pop's queen Britney Spears and other famous artist in their local homs..
    Ok,,,nuff said.. I think words just can't describe my happiness everytime i read a great article about them,after that stupid nonsense fortune teller's article i got pissed off but now im happy again...let the world see the real BIGBANG abou 2012...

  • http://twitter.com/AviWill Avi Will

    it's my first and probably only reason to visit Korea :D
    I've sworn to myself that one day I'll definately visit Korea and see BB^^

  • Luvtabi

    PROUD TO BE VIP

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1542769398 Leni Delliani

     i want going to seoul in March for watch concert of Big Bang, but poor in me, I don't have a lot of money to go there ;'( I'm really want Big Bang held concert in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • wintersecrets

    definitely one of the reasons that i want to go! hoping to go this year but we'll see
    seems like the writer is a YG fan as well :DD

  • linunrata

    BigBang is one of the best things that I love about Korea...
    but if you want to visit Korea, just visit this awesome country without a reason (it was the case for me!)..

  • Katherine

    My order:
    1. Big Bang = Specifically their concert : bonus if I get to see them perform on Music Shows or see them out and about.
    2. Jeju Island = First time I heard about it was on WGM [JoongBo fan] and ever since then it I've seen it time and time again on a lot of variety shows. The island looks stunning.
    3. Yoo Jae Suk [RM cast] = The man is a legend in my book. He can do no wrong and I would like to cheer him on in person ^^

  • Brrup_vip

    of course they one of reason foreign know and want visit korea..that's why i learn more about korea now..because of big bang only..

  • aien

    Yeah, me too XD Thats why my reason why i wanna go there XD

  • big bang jang

    two place only i want to go when i visit to korea
    1)big bang dorm
    2)yg building
    hahaa so i can sneak them to all my fellow VIPS..

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1544077152 Ee Ling

    HAHA DEFINITELY I ONLY GO TO KOREA FOR BIGSHOW IN THE FUTURE :))

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Claudia-Chávez/100001291907631 Claudia Chávez

    BIGBANG is the main reason I want to travel to Korea yay

  • Myra@MRSKDS

    Yes..its absolutely true..because of Daesung I know about Big Bang..and because of Big Bang, they make me love all thing about Korea..  i hope that i can go to Korea one day..:)

  • http://twitter.com/Saranghaebaebb Resha

    KEKEKEKE!! IT'S YG BABEH!!

  • Guest1231

    Jesus christ hop off this Fortune teller's dick with that bull shit. One person says something off about big bang and yall take that shit to the grave. Stank individuals like you are worse than how people perceive elfs. Calm the fuck down with it.

    Not just talking about you but the people who liked your shit too.

  • http://tamaraaa.tumblr.com/ Tamara Tran

    I would've taken your comment seriously until I saw all the profanities in it. That's when I started laughing. If you want to sound mature and tell someone to lay off a topic, try to use a different technique with your wording. It really does not make any sense to someone like me with all the "ghetto" talk. 

    Thank you.  

  • http://tamaraaa.tumblr.com/ Tamara Tran

    CNN did their research well. Kudos! 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6N2FKUCFW6O7ACRP62FANQBOGI juju

    kewwl~~

  • http://twitter.com/Mylenne007 Mylenne Shindou

    Get a life pretty :)

  • suky

    wow!!!!!!!!genial xd.me parece ien ke hayan publikado esto!!xd.........sensacional .xd:D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ejejjee felicitaciones a BIG BANG!un  buen año para el kpop!!!!!!like this!"

  • VIP

      hahaha you are really stupid,
    VIP always defend Bigbang , VIPS ARE CRAZY AND? I do not care, we are,
    WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
    Just shut
    up and go away

  • eli

      here  http://www.cnngo.com/seoul/visit/12-reasons-visit-korea-2012-876975
    n1 tourism
    n2  go shopping
    n3 Hallyu Madness Big Bang :3

  • http://twitter.com/adri_adrienne Adriana 아드리아나

    BigBang in the only reason I want to go to Korea T_T ^_^
    the rest comes in addition, its landscapes, the city, people and food:)

  • guest

    gd was infront of girls groups , kim yuna  in cnn 100 reason to go to korea 
    now bigbang 3rd :D im happy with that . i will work harder to prove bigbang the best 

  • guest 2

    i read about a restoration river in Seoul in my national newspaper named cheonggiedamun(really not sure about the name but the river is really popular) many years ago (because my country always use Korea for good example)and  recently saw GD interview (in Japan i guess, an old interview in yt) he mention about the river...although im interested to go to Seoul years ago after reading the article,GD makes me really wanna go..he promoting Seoul quite good though..and i saw the river in a Korea film recently..even if in the summer KBS will use the pedestrian of the river as their correspondent (surely im watching KBS news at 8 and 4 pm, my mom sick of me asking whats earth im living on) to ask about the weather..i must visit Seoul one day to see Bigshow and the river..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Alyssa-Vargo/100000524451001 Alyssa Vargo

    This reporter was totally a YG family biased person! THAT'S EPIC!!!

  • Joyce

    Looks to me like Big Bang/YG Entertainment are converting/roping in all the important 'big fish' overseas and turning them into YG fans XD

  • http://twitter.com/UtheDaesung_VIP Ruth Epiphanias

    hahahha... CNN really YG stand.. love it.. they know quality.. its about music,, not plastic face like others.. LOL

  • mytopsecret

    im planning to work overseas..im actually thinking of places like US or Canada but then when i got addicted to BB i decided not to go far and i change my route to Korea ..hopefully i could find a job there and make one of my dreams come true>>experience the BIGSHOW..

  • Kinkicool

    Ya!!! the reason that i wan to visit Korea becoz of Big Bang also HAHA!!! BIG BANG fighting!!!

  • http://twitter.com/twipwincess sammy hall

    aww someones a lil jealous