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[USA NBC News] Today Wednesday (2018.02.22)

To commemorate 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic, NBC News in USA covered the topic of plastic surgery as one of the Korea's top 3 pride among K-pop, Plastic Surgery, Sam Sung Electronics. Shinee's Taemin was introduced as a representative of K-pop and virtual plastic surgery was proceeded in BK Plastic Surgery Hospital after the request of fixing his appearance to look similar to Taemin.

[Arirang TV] 4 Angels (2015.11.24)

BK Plastic surgery hospital has been selected as a medical institution as one of the leader of Korean wave and who have been attracting overseas patients.

(UK) [BBC] (2013.07.01) Growing Number of Foreigners seek Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, South Korea

Growing Number of Foreigners seek Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, South Korea

(Australia)[Network10](2013.06.10) K-POP The Real Asian Invasion

K-POP The Real Asian Invasion

[CNN]‘K-pop’ goes global(2013.02.05)

[CNN]‘K-pop’ goes global

[abc NEWS]Korean ‘Flower Men’ Buy 20% of the World‘s Cosmetics for Men (2012.09.27)

Korean ‘Flower Men’ Buy 20% of the World‘s Cosmetics for Men

[arirangTV]today(2012.02.01) Foreign Spending on Medical Tourism Exceeds US$100 Mil. For First Time

Twenty-six-year-old Wang Hong took two weeks off from work and flew all the way from Beijing, China for a consultation on getting a nose job in Korea. [Interview : Wang Hong, Tourist from Beijing] "I heard Korea has a high standard of plastic surgery, so I came for a consultation to get some work done." Last year alone, more than 110 thousand foreigners came to Korea for medical tourism. The latest figures released by the Bank of Korea show that foreigners spent more than 100 million US dollars on medical procedures in Korea in 2011. This is the highest amount since the central bank first started keeping track of the numbers in 2006. and double the total from five years ago. Meanwhile, the number of Koreans going abroad on medical trips decreased last year for the first time which means there are more people coming in to Korea than out of the country for medical purposes. [Interview : Kim Han-ul, chkim@arirang.co.kr] "The Ministry of Health and Welfare reports that the number of foreigners visiting Korea on medical tourism has been rising steadily showing a 30 percent increase in 2011 compared to the year earlier." The most popular destinations were plastic surgery and dermatology clinics followed by the department of internal medicine. The Korea Tourism Organization is on the lookout for the economic potential of medical tourism. [Interview : Jin Soo-nam, Executive Director Korea Tourism Organization, Medical Tourism Dept.] "If we bring in two medical tourists to Korea, it has the same effect of exporting one medium-sized car. And if we raise 1 million won in medical tourism, 26 people will have new jobs." The KTO hopes that medical tourism will create more jobs for Koreans and further boost the tourism industry. Kim Han-ul, Arirang News.

[Channel News Asia](2011.11.08)Obsessions Ep. 2" produced by Jason Godfrey

In this episode, Jason Godfrey visits BK Plastic Surgery to meet Dr Kim. During the interview, Dr Kim mainly talks about the history of Korean plastic surgery and how Koreans have changed to be so open-minded about plastic surgery for their better appearances and more opportunities they may get after surgery. In BK, Jason also finds out how he will look after a Korean-style plastic surgery ,through pre-surgery consultation, where he takes a look at a computer image that shows how his own features can be enhanced.