Pink reader Marcus gave me the head’s up that Whitney Houston has finally arrived in Seoul, South Korea for the start of her much-anticipated Nothing But Love World Tour, scheduled to kick off on February 6 … and she was met by a warm welcome by the people of Korea:

“I will meet Korean fans first on this tour. This is my first performance in Korea, but I’m excited as if I’m going on my first world tour.” Pop diva Whitney Houston wrote this in an e-mail interview yesterday, adding, “I will truly present Whitney’s music rather than just show many things.” She arrives in Korea today and will perform at the Olympic Park Gymnasium in Seoul Saturday and Sunday evenings. Houston has battled drug addiction, an unhappy marriage with singer Bobby Brown, and eventually divorce. In September last year, however, she released her new album “I Look To You” and will begin her first tour in a decade in Seoul. Her world tour is named “Nothin’ But Love” after a song in her new album. “I chose this title because what I had under any circumstance was love,” she said. “I wouldn’t have overcome tough times without my mom and my daughter. My daughter is especially like a friend who supported me and stayed with me at the studio when I was working on the album.” Houston debuted in 1985 with her self-titled album, and since won six Grammys and sold as many as 170 million albums.

And away she goes … Whitney Houston is now in South Korea to kick off this next leg of her stunning comeback. I’m anxious to hear how her first show goes and I am really excited to see her perform live here in the US. It’s just so wonderful to see her doing so well. I’m crossing all of my fingers and all of my toes for this world tour to be a huge success for her.

And in other Whitney news, I have randomly selected the 3 lucky winners of the Whitney Houston: 25th Anniversary Edition CD/DVD giveaway and I will be announcing those winners shortly. If you submitted an entry, stay tuned to find out if you’re one of the lucky winners :)

[Source, Source, thanks Marcus]