First line translation – “SHOW iPhone Launching Festival”

Second line translation – “Only 1,000 People Fest iPhone Meet”

Third line translation – “iPhone Experience, Rich Benefit, iPhone Concert”

So, basically, it’s an ad for an iPhone in Korea launch in Seoul. There will be a lottery for 1,000 online applicants for the iPhone in Korea (you must’ve registered to buy the iPhone online at the SHOW website prior) to be actually functional on Saturday. Otherwise, you have to wait until Tuesday, December 1st for your iPhone to work in Korea after purchase.

You will be able to physically test out iPhones on display. I don’t know what the “rich benefit” part of the ad means. There is also a concert.

Sounds like it’s a serious production.

Location:

Sport Complex Station, two stops away from Jamsil Station on line #2 (the green line) exit #6 or #7, look for the Gymnasium

Date and Time:

Saturday, November 28, 2009

2PM – 5PM iPhone presentations and exhibits of some sort

5PM-6:30PM Event (not sure what it is)

6:30PM – 8:30PM Concert (rumored to be Korean boy band 2PM)

What’s worse, there’s all kinds of blogs and news sites with even more confusing information containing misleading and false information, and even blatantly obvious fake advertisements like this one:

가짜 KT 아이폰 광고.

After searching the internet and the news, and asking locals of the land of kimchi soup for translations, I have realized that KT and KTF are the same company.  KTF and KT ICOM are subsidiaries of KT Corporation, and KT Freetel is the same as KTF.

This is to clarify which KT is which, once and for all:

KTF, a subsidiary of KT Corporation, is the second largest mobile carrier in Korea

KT Freetel is also known as KTF

KT ICOM is the subsidiary of KT Corporation responsible for WCDMA technology

KT Corporation is South Korea’s largest land-line telephone service provider.

Recently, there have been news everywhere about KTF, KT, Korea Telecom, and SK Telecom and the anticipated debut of the Apple iPhone in South Korea. The iPhone is still unavailable in South Korea, home of the largest manufacturers of handsets in the world.