Choo Sung-hoon (Yoshihiro Akiyama) posted or was spotted doing something hilariously out-of-character for a former elite MMA fighter, and Korean netizens are going feral over the contrast between his tough-guy image and his current goofy retired life. The post spread rapidly through community boards like DC Inside's Singlebungle Gallery.
Okay so Choo Sung-hoon — aka Yoshihiro Akiyama, the Korean-Japanese MMA legend and absolute unit of a human being — has been giving us CONTENT lately and honestly? He understood the assignment in the most chaotic way possible. This man spent years being one of the most feared fighters in K-1 and UFC, built like a Greek god, and now he's out here living his best unhinged retired-athlete life and the internet cannot cope. Fr fr the gap between his intimidating fighter persona and whatever he's doing now is sending everyone into full meltdown mode. No cap, Korean netizens are losing it over his latest antics because nobody expected THIS from him. The way he just casually exists and causes chaos without even trying is genuinely impressive. Rent free in everyone's heads. Bro is the main character and he knows it.