President Moon congratulates BTS on AMA Grand Prize win... "Confirms Korea's soft power"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in sent congratulations on BTS's American Music Awards (AMA) grand prize win, evaluating that it once again confirmed Korea's soft power.

On the 23rd, President Moon stated through an SNS message, "I send my great congratulations and thanks for BTS's AMA grand prize win."

He then mentioned that last month, at a conference held by the U.S. think tank 'Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)' on the theme of 'Korea's Soft Power,' the world-renowned scholar Joseph Nye praised Korea's soft power, adding, "BTS's recent AMA grand prize win has once again confirmed that fact."

President Moon explained, "Some reports covered this conference news, but the reason I am introducing it again is because I recalled the additional remarks made by Joseph Nye." At that time, Joseph Nye said, "In the past 60 years, no country has been more successful than Korea, yet many Koreans think they are weak and behind. That affects their optimism and creativity."

President Moon rhetorically asked, "What about you all? Isn't it now time to have confidence and pride?"