South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is “idol-level” popular in China = South Korea

Lee Jae-myung, the representative of the South Korean opposition party Democratic Party of Korea, is as popular online in China as any K-pop idol.
On the 19th, when the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin, posted the name ``Li Zaiming,'' more than a dozen videos emerged. Many videos were posted by Representative Lee in September this year.
This is a video of a time when they fought a "fasting struggle." The video received an enthusiastic response from netizens, overwhelming the video of the Korean girl group BLACKPINK, which was uploaded at the same time.
there were. The video has received 1.92 million likes as of the 19th. On the other hand, the ending song of BLACKPINK's final performance of their world tour received 110,000 reactions.
It was ``like''. So why are Chinese internet users reacting so passionately to ``Lee's fasting''? This kind of incident was due to a ``misunderstanding''
. Representative Lee decided to fast because it was reported that he was protesting against the release of radioactively treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
Chinese netizens commented, ``He is fighting for all humanity,'' ``He is the pride of Korea,'' and ``You are the one who is fighting for all humanity.''
He praised Lee's fasting with comments such as ``What a great hero.'' However, Lee actually decided to fast at the end of August after ``the knife of the prosecutor's investigation was turned against him.''
At the time, Representative Lee called for ``opposition to the release of Japanese nuclear-contaminated water (radioactively treated water) into the ocean,'' ``an apology for President Yoon Seo-gyul's destruction of civilian life and destruction of democracy,'' and ``reform of national government and cabinet reshuffle.''
In response, he began fasting.