On August 11, actress Jun Ji Hyun, the female lead of the mega-hit drama “My Love from the Star”, has been appointed as an honorary ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

Jun Ji Hyun is a famous Korean actress through many hit movies such as "My sassy girl", "The thieves", "The Berlin file",... She is growing as a Hallyu star again as the latest 21-episode drama "My love from the Star" gained a huge popularity in China. It attracted more than 2.5 billion hits on IQIYI, a Chinese video site, according to KeyEast.

Thanks to the drama, Chinese people are inspired to eat chicken and drink beer together, and follow Jun Ji Hyun's fashion style. They also show their wishes to visit Korea and tour some of the drama’s locations.

Jun Ji Hyun shared her thought, “I’ll do my best to advertise how beautiful Korea is and how kind people are through dramas and movies to promote Korea’s charm to the world”.

Jenny@dkpopnews