Hallyuworld

Hallyuworld is a tourist complex that is constructed by the Gyeonggi provincial government on 990,000 square meters of land. It is being constructed in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. The objective of Hallyuworld is to globalize Hallyu. The main facilities will be a theme park, hotels, commercial facilities, and the content production facilities.

HallyuWorld is said to mimic the Universal Studio Tour or Disneyland. The project's aim is to build “a world- class cluster of cultural and tourist infrastructure and a center of mass culture in East Asia”.

History
The plan was first proposed in 2008. In January 2013, Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) was contracted to build the multiple complexes. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a US$635.18 million project to support the construction of a concert arena dedicated to hosting K-pop performances, with them aim of attracting more tourists and to support the spread of Hallyu.

In December 2013, it was reported that the project has made little progress and its two core projects were put on hold. The government announced that the K-pop arena is postponed due to feasibility study being delayed. The construction of MICE complex was also stopped. MVL Hotel Kintex also opened in Ilsan. The hotel is located in the heart of Hallyuworld..

In 2017, CJ ENM announced that it will invest 1.4 trillion won (US$1.2 billion) within HallyuWorld for the construction of commercial facilities on 300,000 square meters of land.