“Because Korea was a client state in the past.” “Korean contempt” spreads in China over girl group Chinese members who did not “Kunjol” | JoongAng Ilbo | JoongAng Ilbo

Some Chinese net users who knew this criticized South Korea as the dispute over the refusal of Kung Jol (Korean’s most polite bow and kneeling), a member of the Chinese girls group active in South Korea, became growing. Aiming at Internet users, he is fighting against it while distorting history, saying, “Korea was a Chinese colony in the past.”

On the 8th, the Chinese government-owned media “Observer Network” said, “Go back to China” from a Korean net user because “Girl group Chinese member Wang Yiren (stage name Yiren) did not kneel at the New Year’s greetings. I posted an article titled “I was cursed.”

Recently, Yiren, a Chinese member of the Korean girl group “EVERGLOW”, clapping her hands in a situation where other members were screaming at fans, and only one person did not bow. Some Korean internet users have pointed out this. Guancha noted that the controversy was reported through the Korean media, saying, “While the Korean media reported this, the Chinese tradition knelt only to heaven and parents, but many Korean net users still do. I’m not accepting this. “

“Before the Wang Yiren incident, many Chinese working in South Korea have faced this situation,” he said. “But kneeling in traditional Chinese culture is the symbol of the highest respect and a particular person. Kneeling is a sign of loyalty and respect for that person, and forcing someone to kneel is sometimes considered a shame. “

Along with this, the observer network explained that other Chinese working in South Korea are using various methods to avoid this situation. First, I gave the case of Jackson of the boy group GOT7 (GOT7). When Jackson appeared on a Korean variety show and other Korean members bowed, he shared a video showing him lying face down on the floor. Tao, who made his debut as a member of another idol group EXO, also released a scene where the other members only bent one knee about half and contracted when bowing.

While some show shows admit the cultural differences between South Korea and China, the observer network said that when the members of SEVENTEEN did Kunjol, the two Chinese members bowed their heads behind and greeted them. We also introduced examples.

Several Chinese net users who came in contact with this article praised Wang Yiren and claimed the false content that South Korea was a Chinese colony, saying that “the cultural traditions of the colonies are different” and “all the colonial slaves knelt down.” did.

Other internet users also said, “Korea has long been an affiliate of China and China has been the suzerain of South Korea, so it is natural for South Korea to kneel to the suzerain. It has been natural for South Korea to kneel against us for a long time. Therefore, this kind of behavior has taken root under the name of traditional courtesy. ”