Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

South Korea is growing interest as a travel destination. South Korea today is turning into a hybrid of what's available anywhere!

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."He called on the South Korean government for more funding and programs to sponsor young people's travels to Korea to help promote a life-long love of and interest in Korea.

Michelle Cho said South Korea was not a place that people thought of as a destination to find work before the mid 2000s, but it is now much more common for students to study Korean and travel to South Korea for work after graduation.

Programs like the Fulbright U.S. Student Program's English Teaching Assistant Programs and EPIK (English Program in Korea) place Americans in classrooms across South Korea to teach English.

"That will drive more interest not just in the popular culture but in politics, economics, history, society, business, and in areas in which students can envision future career opportunities," Michelle Cho said."

What really boggles my brain is the mad interest and news media attention about this band. Of course, from an earlier article I read, S. Korea is concerned about their military obligation because it could potentially cause loss of revenue