"The professor in Korea complained again." In
relation to actor Chu Ja-hyeon, who is active in Korea and China, when he wrote 'pao chai' for kimchi, Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University pointed out, "I hope you don't make a mistake." The media did not hide their uncomfortable gaze.
In addition, actor Choo Ja-hyun deleted only the problematic video without any explanation for the 'pao chai notation controversy'.
On the 21st, China's state-run Global Times reported an article titled "The Korean professor complained again when a Korean entertainer wrote 'pao chai' for kimchi".
Earlier, on the 17th, actor Chu Ja-hyeon posted a video of eating ramen on Xiaohongshu, the Chinese version of Instagram, and wrote kimchi as 'pao chai (Chinese pickled vegetables)' in the subtitles, causing controversy.
Professor Seo said, "There are a lot of celebrities and influencers who are active in China, but it deserves praise for promoting national prestige and earning foreign currency, but I hope you don't make this kind of mistake any more."
He also pointed out, "In a situation where absurd things such as the kimchi process in China and the hanbok process are taking place recently, especially those with external influence, I think that the basic national sentiment must be quantified."
As the report of Professor Seo's remarks continued in Korea, the Global Times reported, "Professor Seo Kyung-deok, who is constantly running into the problem of kimchi, has come out again. This time, it was aimed at Korean celebrities who grew up in China."
Then, Liu Chao, a senior researcher at the Center for North Korean Studies at the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences, quoted his remarks during an interview in December 2020.
At the time, when Professor Seo sent a protest e-mail to Baidu, a Chinese portal that wrote 'The origin of kimchi is from China,' Researcher Lu said, "Unlike China, which takes the origin of kimchi as a joke, Korea takes it much more seriously."
"Korea lives among great powers and pays special attention to their traditions and customs," he said.
He continued, "Kimchi may look like a simple side dish to the Chinese, but to Koreans, it's an important invention in the world."
On the other hand, actor Chu Ja-hyun, who was caught up in a controversy with the notation of 'Pao Chai', only deleted the problematic video without any explanation, and is receiving attention as a 'inconsistent move'.