Yoo Ah-in and Song Hye-kyo's "Let's Love Wuhan" Support Met with Cold Response from Korean Netizens

Movie actors Song Hye-kyo (left) and Yoo Ah-in (right) / Photo by Yoo Ah-in Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seong-yeol] Actors Yoo Ah-in and Song Hye-kyo showed support for Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) outbreak. Domestic netizens have responded coldly to this.

On the 1st, Yoo Ah-in posted a video on his Instagram with the caption, "1111. We are human. We are earth. We are one."

The video features a globe model with the phrase "LOVE FOR HUMAN" written on it. When the video plays, the letters H and M in "HUMAN" rotate, changing the phrase to "LOVE FOR WUHAN."

This video is known to have been produced as part of an experimental project called "1111" by 'Studio Concrete,' the artist group Yoo Ah-in belongs to.

Actors Yoo Ah-in and Song Hye-kyo posted videos/photos on Instagram / Photo by Yoo Ah-in Instagram capture

Following this, Song Hye-kyo also posted this video on her Instagram on the 2nd. The comment function on this post was disabled.

Chinese netizens responded with comments such as, "As a Chinese, I feel sorry for causing harm to other countries," and "Thank you for understanding."

However, domestic netizens expressed displeasure.

Netizens commented, "Koreans are suffering huge damage right now, so be more considerate," "Shouldn't you think of your own people first?" and "If you want to practice such humanity, go volunteer in person."

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