Confirmed. Could it really be true? Finally? iPhone is coming to Korea at last? In a phone interview just this past Friday:

“Apple iPhone will be in our smartphone line-up. iPhone will help to expand the smartphone market and will contribute to increasing the ARPU” (average revenue per user)

Kim Yeon Hak, Chief Financial Officer, KTF

We’ll see. We’ve been hearing the same thing over and over, although this one seems a little more official.  Despite the seemingly good news, no word yet on when its the iPhone’s arrival in the land of kimchi soup, and no word on pricing.

It is speculated however, that it will be priced similarly to the US – $100 USD for the 3G, $200 USD for the 16 gigabyte 3GS, and $300 USD for the 32 gigabyte 3GS. Additionally, there is talk about Korea possibly being the only country where the iPhone will be released with more than one service provider (SK Telecom is the other contendor).

After 2 years of agony for Korean iPhone fans, it looks as though the iPhone may finally reach the shores of South Korea. Rumors are surfacing about an agreement made between Apple and KTF, one of Korea’s major mobile carriers.  It is undetermined whether both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS will offered, and there are still questions regarding the availability of WIFI on the Korean version of the popular phone handset. It is speculated that the release of the Apple iPhone in Korea will be later this month or September.  Stay tuned for more information.