| Chinese SNS stars, or "Wang Hongs," with trainee girl group members. Courtesy of Wannabe Academy |
By Dong Sun-hwa
Four Chinese SNS stars, or "Wang Hongs," are in Korea at the invitation of Incheon and experiencing hallyu or the Korean wave.
"Wang Hongs" are Chinese social media stars who have a significant number of followers and are particularly influential with Chinese people in their 20s and 30s.
The four are "Emma Tam," "Yeki," "Jin Yu Xuan Xuan Xuan," and "Ginger Jiang" who have about 7.8 million followers between them.
They visited the Wannabe Academy for K-pop idol trainees, participated in singing and dancing auditions before judges and learned the songs and choreography of a girl band in the making.
They are expected to film and upload videos of Incheon's major tourist attractions and food to their social media accounts.