Lee Dong-wook's honest comment, "Korea doesn't eat mooncakes"... Netizens' belated anger
Aug 21, 2025
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On the 20th, the hashtag `Lee Dong-wook, Korea doesn't eat mooncakes' became a real-time topic of conversation on Weibo, Chinese social media. The number of related posts exceeded 32,000 and the number of views reached 100 million, attracting explosive attention.
The controversial remarks were made during Chuseok last year. Lee Dong-wook said on the fan platform Bubble, "When asked by Chinese fans, "Do you eat mooncakes in Korea during Chuseok?" Chinese fans don't eat mooncakes in Korea. The way to spend the holidays is different. We're eating songpyeon." He then expressed his characteristic honest talk, saying, `Stop talking about mooncakes.'
However, as the remarks were translated into Chinese and spread on local social media, some Chinese Internet users ignored Chinese culture", showing signs of discomfort. In particular, Lee Dong-wook's use of an emoticon that raises his eyes upward in the corresponding article appears to be "Bian-Nyang."It was pointed out that "
Some Chinese Internet users even made an unreasonable argument, saying, `Now, Korea is likely to claim that mooncakes are also its own food.' On the other hand, Korean netizens defended Lee Dong-wook, saying, "What's wrong with not eating?" and "It's like arguing with what's right."
Meanwhile, Lee Dong-wook is meeting with viewers with JTBC's Friday series 'Good Guy'.
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