{"id":236946,"date":"2016-09-21T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=236946"},"modified":"2016-09-21T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:00:15","slug":"korean-celebrities-appointed-cnmi-tourism-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/korean-celebrities-appointed-cnmi-tourism-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean celebrities appointed CNMI tourism ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"
Korean celebrities Park Ji-yoon, left, and Lee Jae-hoon have been appointed by the Marianas Visitors Authority as Northern Mariana Islands tourism ambassadors. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Korean celebrities Park Ji-yoon and Lee Jae-hoon are the latest in a growing list of international personalities who have agreed to serve as tourism ambassadors for the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. <\/p>\n

The Marianas Visitors Authority recently announced the appointment in Korea, where the two will actively promote the NMI through August 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely pleased to announce our appointment of Park Ji-yoon and Lee Jae-hoon as our newest NMI Tourism Ambassadors,\u201d said MVA managing director Christopher A. Concepcion. \u201cBoth of them have visited the Northern Marianas before and have a massive fan following. We expect to generate a lot of excitement in the market through their participation in the activities of the MVA\u2019s office in Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

Park and Lee will visit the NMI for leisure and business and post their experiences on their social media outlets, work on media tie-up programs, host or provide entertainment at select MVA events, and film video clips and shoot photos for social media and MVA collaterals.<\/p>\n

Park is a media personality who started her career as an anchor for KBS and is now a freelance media personality and an entrepreneur. The mother of two recently started her own business, a swimming suit line and a smoothie brand. She also operates a blog and an Instagram with more than 325,000 followers. She appeared in the TV show \u201cGourmet Road\u201d on channel Y Star and visited Saipan to introduce epicurean culture and food and the Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival & Beer Garden. <\/p>\n

\u201cPark is a successful role model for women in their 30s and 40s, bringing strong influence and positive public opinion to her new role as our tourism ambassador,\u201d said Concepcion. \u201cShe is a successful working mom with enthusiasm and positive energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee was a leader of a K-pop group called \u201cCool.\u201d The group debuted in 1994 and has had a number of hit songs, largely dance music with a summer theme. He is now a solo artist and media personality appearing in TV shows as a panel, entertainer, and MC, and singer. Lee is known as a life stylist who enjoys a variety of leisure activities, sports, traveling, dining, and such. <\/p>\n

\u201cLee knows Saipan. He has a scuba diving instructor\u2019s license and has visited Saipan over 30 times,\u201d said Concepcion. \u201cHe also played a major role in filming KBS\u2019 recent \u201cBattle Trip\u201d Saipan episode, giving a lot of input before and during the filming due to his familiarity with the Northern Marianas and his local connections. What a plus to have a tourism ambassador who is so personally familiar with the islands!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee operates an Instagram account with nearly 45,000 followers. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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