Unexpectedly sparks controversy? Actor Song Joong Ki causes a stir online by calling his wife ”that girl”... ”No respect” vs ”It's just natural”

Actor Song Joong-ki's reference to his wife sparked controversy online.

　Recently, on actress Choi Hwa Jung's YouTube channel ‘Hello, I'm Choi Hwa Jung’, under the title ‘Choi Hwa Jung's real report, the newlywed talk of the surprised blue beauty “Song Joong Ki”’, guest Song Joong Ki The video was posted.

　On this day, Song Joong Ki kept bragging about his wife in reference to his ‘wife’ and called himself a ‘fool’. When Choi Hwa-jung congratulated Song Joong-ki on the birth of his second child, he said, "I think it's already been two weeks, but the kids and my wife are in Rome and I'm back home for filming. I miss them very much", and expressed his love for his wife and children several times.

　Song Joong-ki, who said that he was completely addicted to Italian food thanks to his wifey, also answered Choi Hwa-jung's question about whether he had any Korean dishes that he was good at, saying, "Really, she has a great one too. My mother-in-law is from Colombia, so she can cook Colombian food, and my father-in-law is from England, so she can cook English food. I usually do a mixture of Italian food as well, since that's where I grew up."

　He continued "I guess I got greedy in the process. I later found out that my wife's best friend in Italy when she was in high school was a Korean, and her friend's mother was an alumni of the same culinary school as chef Park Chanil. It was like she only specified what I liked to learn. I learnt abalone porridge, and my favourite dish is hoge sabbab, which is like bean sprout soy sauce bibimbap. I like things that take a lot of work. I appreciate and admire the fact that he learns and makes it for me."

　Song Joong Ki said, "Friends around the area who know us as a couple say that my wifes food is wasted [on you]. I must seem very foolish too, right?" He attracted interest by consistently boasting about his family throughout.

　However, the internet started to pay attention to an unexpected point. Song Joong-ki's way of referring to his wife. Some netizens were offended by his choice of words such as ‘that girl’ and ‘I'm impressed’, pointing out that "I don't get the impression that he respects her", "In public, it's right to use respectful expressions such as wife, wife, wife" and "It seems that he looks down on her." On the other hand, all kinds of opinions were exchanged, with some even countering that it is just a natural way of calling her.