JYJ’s Jaejoong will be holding a fan meeting at Ankara University in Turkey today (February 5th).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) stated the Korean Culture Center invited Jaejoong hoping it will spread Hallyu and contribute to building a stronger relationship between Korea and Turkey.
The fan meeting admissions tickets were sold on the Korean Culture Center homepage in a first come first serve basis for 600 fans which sold out in 30minutes.
Turkey’s Korean Culture Center stated, “More than 2,000 applications were received within couple of hours and we were able to feel the Hallyu heat. People who were unable to get the tickets were also calling the Korean Culture Center and the Korean Embassy for tickets.”One of Turkey’s biggest newspapers, Milliyet, reported about Jaejoong’s fan meeting and JYJ related articles on the front page.
Korean dramas and Hallyu has been a hit in Turkey since 2005 and about 40,000 fans are active in ‘Korea Fans’ fan club.
Source: Yeonhap
