Popular Singer to Sail in Balloon Across East Sea.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: April 26, 2000 | Copyright information

Ok Ju-hyun, a member of the popular singing group Fin.K.L, will sail across the East Sea to Tokyo in a giant hot air balloon on May 1.

She is one of the balloonists from Korea, Japan and China who will take part in a 1,100km cross-East Sea competition organized to publicize the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, to be co-hosted by Korea and Japan.

As a member of the Korean team and an honorary delegate, she will deliver a letter from Seoul Mayor Goh Kun to his Toky...

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