KTO Hallyu tourism report reveals most influential Korean stars on social media in the Philippines

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KTO Hallyu tourism report reveals most influential Korean stars on social media in the Philippines: Most talked about on social media in the Philippines are (clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and iKON The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has released a comprehensive research on Hallyu, or Korean Wave, tourism

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