TV Asahi has announced that a popular variety show 'London Hearts' which is hosted by a comedian duo London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go, will begin distributing online in Korea starting on November 1st.

The viewers in Korea will be able to watch the show a couple of hours after it's aired in Japan. �Korean viewers�will be charged 1000 won (approximately USD 0.87) per view. �This will be the first time a Japanese TV station will distribute their variety programs regularly�in Korea as a paid service.

In Korea, some Japanese variety shows are popular among young people, however, many of them are distributed through unauthorized sites on the internet due to terrestrial broadcasting regulations. �Therefore, TV Asahi has decided to start distributing�their shows (mainly variety programs) regularly on a new video distribution site, "Funny Japan. tv", and the shows will have Korean subtitles.

Also, it was announced that they will have a "London Hearts Fan Meeting" in Korea on October 30th to commemorate the distribution. �Although London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go will only attend the event via internet, there will be some comedians from Yoshimoto Kogyo as well as a big-name Korean comedian at the event.

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