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The average viewership of SBS TV reached nearly 20 percent [for Four Continents], though Kim’s performance was shown during the day. That figure soared to 28.7 percent according to Nielsen when Kim secured her victory, much higher than the usual share of seven to eight percent from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Right after Kim’s victory Saturday, former Grand National Party Chairwoman Park Geun-hye posted a comment in her personal blog saying, “Figure skater Kim Yu-na has given the people hope and courage,” after uploading a picture of Park skating in school.
Kim’s fees for appearing in commercials range between 700 million won (506,000 U.S. dollars) to one billion won (723,000 dollars) per commercial per year.