PERAN CHOI SIWON DAN DITA KARANG SEBAGAI DUTA HUBUNGAN DIPLOMATIK INDONESIA DAN KOREA SELATAN YANG KE-50 PADA TAHUN 2023

This thesis is entitled The Role of Choi Siwon and Dita Karang as Ambassadors for the 50th Diplomatic Relations of Indonesia and South Korea in 2023. The celebration of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and South Korea in 2023 is something special, considering that not all countries in the world have bilateral relations which is good and has been around for 50 years. In 2023, Indonesia will focus on further developing the creative economy industri and South Korea will focus on better people-to-people relations between the two countries. To bridge the national interests of each country, Choi Siwon and Dita Karang were chosen as ambassadors for the 50th diplomatic relations between Indonesia and South Korea in 2023. The theoretical concept used is public diplomacy proposed by Jan Mellissen and Celebrity Activism from Asteris Hulialas and Nikolaos Tzifakis. The methodology used by the author is descriptive qualitative with data collection in the form of literature studies and interviews. The results of this research show that the relationship between Indonesia and South Korea is getting closer because of the role of Choi Siwon in promoting Indonesia in South Korea and Dita Karang promoting Indonesia in South Korea. The election of Choi Siwon and Dita Karang did not result in an MoU between Indonesia and South Korea, but in terms of bridging public relations, the two countries had a positive impact on each other.