'The Strange Economic Stories of a Strange Country' YouTube Views Surpass 600,000
Produced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Overseas Cultural Promotion Agency
Overseas Netizens Show Great Interest Within One Week of Posting
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The video "Economy in Wonderland," which deals with South Korea's process of overcoming the economic crisis, is gaining great interest from overseas netizens.
On the 27th, the Overseas Cultural Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the follow-up "Economy Edition" to the video "Korea, Wonderland?"?which covered South Korea's process of overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and sparked attention both domestically and internationally?was released on the YouTube KoreaNet channel on the 19th, and surpassed 600,000 views within a week of posting.
This video objectively explains, based on evaluations from overseas media and international organizations, that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, major credit rating agencies assess South Korea's economic situation as stable. Additionally, it conveys a message of hope and cooperation, expressing the wish that "this story becomes a comfort and encouragement to create a world where we all live well together, especially now when the global economy is intricately connected."
Overseas netizens expressed empathy and solidarity in the comments regarding this video. In particular, the distribution of views by country showed high interest from Indonesia, India, France, Italy, and Brazil.
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Park Jung-ryeol, head of the Overseas Cultural Promotion Agency, said, "This video was planned to move away from directly promoting South Korea and instead summarize the achievements of the Korean economy reported through foreign media from as objective a perspective as possible, while delivering a message of solidarity and cooperation for global economic recovery."
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