Comedian Lee Yong-jin Controversial Over 'Moon Jae-in-ssi', Switches SNS to Private

/Photo by Yongjin Lee, Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Comedian Lee Yong-jin (36) was recently revealed to have referred to President Moon Jae-in as 'Moon Jae-in-ssi.' As debates ensued over this, Lee Yong-jin switched his social network service (SNS) account to private.

As of the 7th, Lee Yong-jin's Instagram has been set to private.

According to OSEN, a representative from Lee Yong-jin's agency 'A9 Media' stated, "There is nothing to say from the agency's side."

Recently, posts titled "Comedian Lee Yong-jin calling the president 'Moon Jae-in-ssi'" spread across online communities. These posts included a clip from February last year on tvN's digital variety show 'Guerilla Date - MC Dingdong Edition,' where Lee Yong-jin said, "President? Are you talking about Moon Jae-in-ssi?"

Lee Yong-jin made this remark while introducing guest MC Dingdong as the "president of the pre-MC world."

Netizens engaged in heated debates over Lee Yong-jin's comment. Some criticized, "Calling the president with the suffix '~ssi' is disrespectful," and "The proper form of address should have been used on the broadcast."

On the other hand, other netizens commented, "The president is not a superior," and "'~ssi' is also a polite form of address."

As the controversy continued, tvN deleted the video from its YouTube channel and set the clip publicly available on portal sites to private.

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