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결혼정보회사 듀오가 한국 홍보 SNS 코스팟 (Korspot)의 외국인 방문자 여자 642명, 남자 505명등 총 1,147명을 상대로 실시한 설문조사에 따르면 응답자 90%가 기회가 된다면 한국인과 연애해보고 싶다고 답했다고 연합뉴스가 보도했다.
여성 응답자가 한국 남성과 연애하고 싶은 이유는 27.4 퍼센트로 1위가 ‘한국 문화와 언어에 관심이 있어서’, 13.1 퍼센트의 2위인 ‘부지런하고 책임감이 강할 것 같아서’가 꼽혔다.
한국인과 연애하고 싶은 마음이 없다고 말한 응답자 중 40 퍼센트는 문화적 차이를 이유로 들었다고 한다.
가장 연애해보고 싶은 한국 남자 연예인은 김수현, 여자 연예인은 전지현이 뽑혀 종영된 드라마 ‘별에서 온 그대’의 글로벌 인기를 실감하게 하기도 했다.
(코리아헤럴드 하지원 인턴기자 jiwonha@heraldcorp.com)
90% of foreigners ‘would like to date a Korean’
About 9 in 10 foreigners said they are willing to date a Korean if given a chance, according to a survey conducted by a Korea-based matchmaking firm.
Matchmaker Duo conducted the survey on 1,147 foreign users of Korspot, a social networking ad platform for Korean culture, Yonhap reported.
Of 642 female participants, 27.4 percent picked “interest in Korean culture and language” as a reason for willingness to date a Korean man, followed by 13.1 percent replying to “Korean men seem diligent and responsible.”
On the other hand, 505 male participants had a different stance on why they would like to date a Korean woman. About 23.2 percent said “pretty face” was the reason while 16.2 percent picked “a lot of aegyo.” Aegyo is a Korean word that has the closest meaning to winsome and it is used mostly by women, balancing sweetness, cuteness, poutiness, modesty, thoughtfulness and submissiveness.
About 40 percent of the respondents said that they would not like to date a Korean because of ”cultural differences.”
In the survey, female respondents picked actor Kim Soo-hyun as the most sought-after male Korean celebrity while male foreigners selected actress Jun Ji-hyun. The two celebrities costarred in the popular Korean drama “My Love from the Star.”
By Ha Ji-won, Intern reporter (jiwonha@heraldcorp.com)
