(2)Sapporo Snow Festival opens for weeklong run

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors to the 56th Sapporo Snow Festival pose for a photo in front of a snow sculpture of Bae Yong Joon, a South Korean actor. Bae, who is affectionately known as ''Yong-sama'' in Japan, become an idol among Japanese women after the South Korean TV drama series ''Winter Sonata'' he starred in became a major hit in Japan.

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