He posted photos of his visit to Dokdo Island.
Actress Lee Yes Young’S last Instagram the post unexpectedly became a source of political debate among netizens in South Korea and Japan.
Recently, the actress visited Dokdo Island and posted photos of her visit on her social media account. In some of them, Lee is seen holding the Taegeukgi, or the South Korean flag, in his hand or the mini sports flags on his hat.
The post attracted some mixed comments from netizens. On the one hand, Korean netizens congratulated Lee on his visit as Dokdo is known to be a difficult place to visit due to adverse weather and other conditions.
- “Congratulations~ Looks like you hit the jackpot with nice enough weather to visit Dokdo. It sounds like a fulfilling journey from Ulleungdo all the way to Seonginbong. I hope it brought some comfort to the residents of Ulleungdo during the heavy rain.”
- “I want to see a celebrity relay team visiting Dokdo.”
- “I want to go to Dokdo too…”
- “It was even on the news! As expected👍”
- “It was nice of you to come visit us.”
- “Dokdo is our land❤️.”
On the other hand, some netizens, presumably from Japan, were dissatisfied with Lee’s post and left comments claiming that Dokdo is part of Japan.
- “Too bad, it’s in Japan.”
- “Takeshima. Because it’s Japan.”
- “Not followed up. HI”
- “Takeshima🙌Japan🗾.”
- “Welcome to Takeshima, Okinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, 685-0000, Japan!”
In reality, Dokdo is a disputed territory claimed by both Korea and Japan. In Japanese it is called Takeshima. Although South Korea currently has control of the Dokdo islets, Japan disputes its sovereignty over the region. While South Korea classifies it as Dokdo-ri, a part of Ulleung County of Gyeongsang Province, Japan says it is part of Okinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture.
This isn’t the first time Dokdo’s mention has sparked criticism towards a Korean celebrity. A few months ago, BTS were targeted by anti-Korean racism after a clip of “Dokdo Is Our Land” resurfaced online.
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