August 19, 2011 05:00 PM | by 
Just recently, SNSD has been appointed as honorary ambassadors for the ‘2010-2012 Visit Korea Year‘ at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul.
The girls were noticed by Visit Korea Year Committee for their efforts in globalizing K-Pop and the Hallyu wave. For now they will also be working together with Bae Yong Joon, Kim Yuna, and animation character ‘Pororo‘ to further promote the charms of Korea.
With bright smiles as always they stated, “As singers representing Korea, it’s an extreme honor to be named as honorary ambassadors of ‘Visit Korea Year’. Now is the time of utmost importance for artists, as the new Hallyu boom is centered around K-Pop. We will take this opportunity to actively promote Korea to foreigners all over the world.”
When asked about how they felt about the situation they replied, “It’s an honor to be the face of Korea for three years. As the passion for K-Pop grows stronger as ever, we will do our absolute best.”
SNSD continued saying, “While promoting overseas, we noticed that fans were singing along to our Korean songs. A lot were also learning Korean on their own, and we were able to realize just how important SNSD’s image is.”
Many Representatives of the Committee also stated, “Recently, K-Pop has been growing all over the world. By naming SNSD, the leading artists of the Hallyu wave, as our ambassadors, we’re anticipating the effects they’ll bring to Korea’s tourism through their promotions.”