The five comedian stars of Korea’s “It’s On My Tour” television show visit the iconic Grotto on Jan. 12, 2024. The show will air a three-part series on Saipan and Tinian beginning on Feb. 17, 2024, bringing an estimated $500,000 in publicity exposure to the Pacific destination.
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(MVA) — The South Korean reality travel entertainment television show “It’s On Me Tour” is expected to bring the Marianas $500,000 in publicity exposure with a three-part series premiering on Feb. 17, 2024.
“It’s On Me Tour” features five comedians having friendly competitions in various destinations, with the loser paying for the next tour. The Marianas is the first U.S. destination to be featured on the show, which will air on Channel S, a comprehensive entertainment subsidiary of SK Broadband with one million subscribers in Korea.
Starring in the series are famous comedians and Youtubers Daehee Kim, Junho Kim, Dongmin Jang, Se-yoon Yoo, and In-gyu Hong. Notably, Junho Kim won the grand prizes of the Hallyu Culture Awards in 2023 and the KBS Entertainment Awards in 2013 and 2022. Daehee Kim has 1.4 million YouTube subscribers, See-yoon Yoo has 264,000 YouTube subscribers, and Dongmin Jang has 134,000 YouTube subscribers.
“We’re very excited that the Marianas was selected as one of nine destinations to be featured on ‘It’s On Me Tour’ alongside much larger countries,” said Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion. “The show talent expressed that they were blown away by our emerald and sapphire waters and their snorkeling experience at Grotto cavern. This just underscores the unique and memorable experiences the Marianas has to offer today’s traveler.”
The show will also feature Saipan World Resort, Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan dinner show, Mariana Light House, the iconic Saipan Sign, trolling, and Micro Beach. Sites visited on Tinian include Taga Beach and Long Tinian Blowhole.
The 70-minute episodes will air on S Channel on Feb. 17 and 24 and March 2, 2024, at 9:20 p.m. ChST. After the broadcast premiere, the shows will be available on Korean OTT streaming channels.