Photos of Bae Sung-jae and his wife resurfaced showing their sweet domestic life, which reignited public anger over his never-addressed role in the Kim Bo-reum speed skating controversy at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Koreans are split between finding the couple content wholesome and feeling like he doesn't deserve the positive PR until he publicly apologizes.
Okay so photos of sports commentator Bae Sung-jae and his wife Kim Da-young are making the rounds again, and the internet has FEELINGS. The couple — who have a 14-year age gap btw — are giving full domestic bliss energy, with Kim Da-young apparently putting in serious effort cooking elaborate meals for her husband. And like… the dedication? Unmatched. Cooking like that takes real love, no cap. You don't go through all that trouble for someone unless you genuinely adore them fr fr. People are saying she must really love this man, and honestly the photos alone are sending everyone into full 깨소금 (sesame salt) mode — that classic Korean phrase for when a couple is so sickeningly sweet it physically hurts to witness. BUT. Here's where it gets messy. Bae Sung-jae is not exactly a controversy-free figure in Korea, and the comments section is a whole civil war right now. Half the people are going 'aww goals' and the other half are like 'bro needs to apologize before we let him have a happy life on the internet.' The Kim Bo-reum incident lives rent free in Korean sports fans' heads, and apparently it's not going anywhere anytime soon. So yeah — cute couple content, complicated legacy. The internet giveth and the internet taketh away. 💀
🇰🇷 KOREAN REACTIONS 10
he needs to apologize first THEN we can talk about his happy marriage 😤 one person's life almost got completely destroyed because of him
every time I see this guy I literally cannot 😤 instant rage unlocked
apologize to Bo-reum first. that's it. that's the comment.
happy for them genuinely but bro… the apology… it's been HOW long 💀
if he was ever gonna apologize he would've done it already lmaooo let's be real 💀
his wife is out here cooking with her whole heart and soul… bro could at least put in the same energy into a public apology 😭
okay but wait what even IS the Kim Bo-reum thing?? just found out about it rn 💀
like yeah the couple content is cute but the audacity to just… live your best life… without saying a word… 👀
is he not basically the real 옳그떠 guy at this point??
everyone be careful in the comments rn 👀