President Moon Jae-in expressed his congratulations and thanks to the news that BTS won the grand prize at the American Music Awards ‘AMA’, saying that the Korean people now deserve confidence and pride.
President Moon wrote on social media today, saying that BTS’s award of the Grand Prize at this AMA confirmed once again that Korean culture is dominating the world and that it is exerting power in national prestige and diplomacy.
In addition, at a conference held in the United States under the theme of ‘Korea’s soft power’ last month, Joseph Nye, the creator of the ‘soft power’ concept, praised Korea for showing the world’s most dynamic soft power by combining economic success and vibrant democracy. I mentioned a fact.
Also, at the time, Joseph Nye added, “Even though there is no country more successful than Korea in the past 60 years, so many Koreans think they are weak and lagging behind, and that affects their optimism and creativity.”
YTN Na Yeon-soo (ysna@ytn.co.kr)
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