Infinitely Yours, Seoul CFs help increase tourism

Remember the Seoul Dream, Infinitely Yours commercials featuring TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki, SNSD / Girls' Generation, and Super Junior? Well, it seems these commercials have helped tourism increase in Seoul. The Seoul City Council have reported increases in tourism numbers, they spent about 9 billion won (around $8 million US) to have these ads air on TV Stations in China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and America. In Japan, mainly because of their large popularity there, a lot of TVXQ ads were aired. In the early morning of October 15, a girl named Kurosaki Ayano from Tokyo, together with three of her friends went shopping for souvenirs at a huge mall in Seoul. Kurosaki Ayano and her friends decided to visit Seoul after seeing this 'Infinitely Yours, Seoul' CF on TBS: cr: sugar3211sugar13 Through polls and research conducted in China, Japan and Bangkok last year with the question, "Where is Most Desired Vacation Destination spot," Seoul came in at first place. Personally, I've seen a couple of these commercials air on CNN (with Rain) and The Discovery Channel. With these results, expect to see more Kpop stars in commercials. Thanks to jaetime and sshutingg @ OneTVXQ.com for sharing / translations. Also visit the OneTVXQ Forums.