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A video advertisement advocating Korea’s sovereignty over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) went up on a Times Square billboard in the heart of New York City beginning yesterday, local time, to mark the anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement of 1919.
Many advertisers regard the colorful billboards in Times Square as some of the world’s best spots to catch the attention of passersby. A 30-second video titled “Dokdo is part of Korea” will be played twice an hour, 48 times a day, on the billboard on which CNN broadcasts news throughout the day.
Sovereignty over the islets is a subject of dispute between the Korean and Japanese governments. The islets are under the protection of the Korean Coast Guard.
The video begins with a crossword puzzle with the names of islands and the countries they belong to: Hawaii and America; Sicily and Italy; Bali and Indonesia; and Dokdo and Korea. It ends with the message “Visit Dokdo, the beautiful island of Korea.”
All expenses, including the billboard rental and video production costs, were paid by pop singer Kim Jang-hoon, an advocate of Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo. The billboard space will be leased for four months. [Joong Ang Ilbo]
