This edition of the Winter Olympics may be over, but tempers are still brewing between Chinese and South Korean netizens. Popular host Yoo Jae-Suk is one of the celebrities who had things to say over Olympic short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon’s disqualification in the 1000m men’s semis.
On February 7, Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo were disqualified from the semifinal round over two penalties. China’s Ren Ziwei and Li Wenlong advanced to the finals, winning the gold and silver medals from the 1000m race.
Discord Over Short Speed Skating
Discussing the results of the Winter Olympics on his show Hangout With Yoo earlier this month, Yoo Jae-Suk said “I really couldn’t contain myself that day. I felt very outraged, but two days after, Hwang Dae-heon successfully took home the gold (Hwang won the men’s 1500m race)”. At this point, tempers were already running high from both sides. Whilst South Koreans cried foul over the referee’s ruling believing their skaters were unfairly penalised to boost China’s chances, Chinese netizens on the other hand criticised Hwang for committing a foul and believe the ruling to be fair.
Netizens were angered by Yoo Jae Suk’s comments, many of whom taking exception to how his comments appeared to be discrediting China. Many of his Chinese fans withdrew their support. Yooniverse, a Yoo Jae-Suk-dedicated fan account with 512,000 followers, also shuttered its operations. Citing “differences in their visions, hence they cannot walk together anymore”, Yooniverse said that finally deciding to say goodbye was a difficult moment for them and for the fans.
Celebrities Face Anger on Both Sides
Yoo Jae-Suk is just one of the South Korean celebs who spoke out about Hwang Dae-heon’s disqualification. Those speaking up have reportedly been on the receiving end of angry comments from C-netizens. Likewise, it appears Ningning who is the only Chinese member of k-pop group Aespa also received hate from K-Netizens. Before the disqualification spat, she previously posted about China winning their first medal and praised athletes from all countries.
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HL
Cannot please everyone…the Chinese and SKorean’s relationship is just going to get worst.
lilyalana
lols YJS is Korea’s national MC. YJS is Korean. YJS does not need China.
Jia
Why can’t they be supportive of their own countries? Wouldn’t it be more problematic if YSJ didn’t have any national pride in the country that he was born and raised in? Similarly for Ning Ning, I don’t get what she did wrong by being happy for her country? She encouraged all athletes. Why is everyone so hypercritical nowadays?
D
Just how much time do these people have to find faults with everything
liPD
China is butt hurt because they cheated, and they are even more butt hurt because their idols are pointing out that China is a cheater. Who cares if Chinese Fans stop being a fan. They are not needed. They are irrelevant. They are not the only country in the world.
Anon
Try S. Korea is butt hurt cos they cheated and was caught by all the high speed cameras which footages all the judges reviewed. That is more probably accurate.
Oh, S.Korea cares if Chinese fans dropped them. It’s one of their single biggest and easiest markets.
byp
You are funny. I’d rather much rather thrive with honest money from good markets than the dirty/blood money from the Chinese market that you claim to be so great. Chinese people have been claiming Korean cultures as their own for years now, including kimchi and hanbok. They can have their dirty Olympic victories if it makes them sleep better at night.
Also, check your grammar and privilege because it really shows your education and ignorance.