Park Hae-jin to grace Chinese postage stamp
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Park Hae-jin / Yonhap
Actor Park Hae-jin will become the first Korean star to feature on a Chinese postage stamp next month, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.
The stamp is part of a Dream China project jointly organized by China's Ministry of Communications and China Post to recognize the 100 most influential figures in Chinese culture.
The stamp with the star of popular tvN drama “Cheese in the Trap” will be issued in May, with the first 100 copies to be sold as limited editions.
Each set of the limited editions will cost 698 yuan ($107), with the price of the regular edition set at 0.80 yuan. Prepaid phone cards featuring the Korean will also be available for 120 yuan.
Although Park is not the first Korean to grace a Chinese stamp, he is the first Korean subject on a regular Chinese stamp.
Park gained prominence in China after starring in “Duo Duo's Marriage” on Hunan TV in 2011. He also played a supporting role in the mega-hit drama “My Love from the Star.” His most recent work, “Cheese in the Trap,” generated much hype on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, before its release in China.
His meet-and-greet at Olympic Park in Seoul on Saturday will be broadcast live on Chinese video website Youku.