”TWS” Hanjin sparks controversy by writing kimchi as ”paochai”...Famous professor points out that it's ”really wrong”

Han Jin, a Chinese member of the Korean boy band "TWS," caused controversy by writing kimchi as "paochai." Seo Kyung of Sungshin University
Professor Dok pointed this out. On the 5th (today), Professor Seo posted on his personal SNS that Hanjin had recently referred to kimchi as “pao cai” on the fan communication platform Weverse.
The professor wrote, "I recently received a lot of information on the same topic. It was none other than Han Jin, a member of the K-pop group TWS.
"However, on a communication app with fans, she wrote kimchi as 'pao cai,' which caused controversy," he said. "As you all know, there is a difference between Korean kimchi and Chinese 'pao cai.'
are clearly different foods," he explained, adding, "In particular, China is making the unreasonable claim that kimchi's ancestor is 'pao cai' and that it is their culture."
He also said, "In this situation, it was truly wrong for Chinese member Hanjin to write kimchi as 'pao cai.'"
"Above all, as a star with a large influence abroad, he should have been more careful and should have been able to gauge the cultural sentiment of Korean people," he said.
Professor Seo added, "Currently, Hanjin's comments have been deleted, but I hope that this will never happen again. Recently, I have been receiving messages from several people active in Korea and China.
A certain celebrity also caused controversy by writing kimchi as "pao cai" in a video and on social media. Now, we must be more careful to prevent such things from happening again, as it provides an excuse for China.
In response to the professor's post, many people commented that they were disappointed in Hanjin. Hanjin also responded to fans' criticism of the "affair" in the kimchi label by posting the corresponding comment.
Hanjin deleted the comment, but the backlash was unavoidable. On the other hand, it was on the 1st of this month that he wrote kimchi as "pao cai." He responded to a fan who asked him, "Have you eaten?"
Soon after, he added, "I ate kimchi jjigae," (I had kimchi jjigae), and the conversation turned to affair.