[News Trans][Opinion poll]In Japan, Who comes to your mind when you think of Koreans? First, Bae Yong Joon, Second, Kim Yeon Ah.

DongAilbo 2010-06-10 03:19
Reporter Kang Eun Jee; kej09@donga.com

[DongAilbo]100 years since the Japanese annexation of Korea, the relations of the two countries..

DongAilbo and Asahi polls

“Watch the Korean movies – dramas” 32%

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Japanese remind of Bae Yong Joon (23%), Kim Yeon Ah (11%), the former president Kim Dae Joong(10%), Choi Ji Woo(5%), and Lee Byung Hun (5%) orderly when they think of Koreans. But, their interests on the Korean entertainers weren’t connected to the interests on the Korean language.

Responses to the question, “Do you want to learn Korean?”, 67% of the Japanese answered, “I don’t want to learn Korean.”, 4% answered, “I’ve already learned Korean.”, and 26% answered, “I’d like to learn Korean.”.

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