"Insulting" Badminton Gold Kim Ga-eun Faces 'Malicious Comment Bomb'... Chinese Netizens' Malicious Edits [Asian Games]

Manipulated Mocking Video Spreads Online
Kim Ga-eun's SNS Flooded with Abusive Comments... Comments Blocked

Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life), the gold medalist in the women's team badminton event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, is receiving a 'storm of malicious comments' on social media (SNS). This is reportedly due to a maliciously edited video by a netizen.

As of the 6th, Kim Ga-eun's Instagram comment section is blocked. Her previous posts are filled with insults written in various languages. These malicious comments are presumed to have been posted by Chinese netizens.

On the 1st, at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, during the women's team badminton final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Korea's Kim Ga-eun is competing against China's He Bingjiao.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, on the 1st, Kim Ga-eun won the badminton team final against China at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. However, she has since been suffering from malicious comments by some Chinese netizens.

In that match, the Korean team achieved an overwhelming 3-0 victory. Kim Ga-eun, who played in the third match, defeated China's He Bingjiao, ranked 5th in the women's singles world rankings, 2-0 to finish the match.

Afterwards, a video related to the match was posted online in China. In the video, when the defeated He Bingjiao shows a disappointed expression, Kim Ga-eun and coach Sung Ji-hyun are seen laughing.

The problematic video posted online in China. However, the video appears to be cleverly edited.
[Image source=Weibo]

The video attracted attention in China, surpassing 100 million cumulative views. Some netizens interpreted that Kim Ga-eun and coach Sung intentionally mocked He Bingjiao.

However, the video appears to have been cleverly edited through splicing. In the actual match broadcast, there was a significant time gap between the moment He Bingjiao showed disappointment and the scene where Kim Ga-eun and coach Sung laughed together. Also, He Bingjiao was standing with her back to the Korean team, so Kim Ga-eun could not have seen her expression.

After watching the manipulated video clip, Chinese netizens moved to Kim Ga-eun's Instagram account and posted comments mixed with insults. Comments in Korean, English, and Chinese included phrases such as "a player who does not respect the opponent," "no sportsmanship," "rude and insulting," and "not qualified to be an athlete."

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