A member of the idol group China who is active in Korea stuck to the Chinese greeting alone at the fan signing ceremony.
Everglow held a fan signing ceremony to commemorate the release of his third mini album, "Return City of London The Girl," on the 2nd.
At the end of the fan signing, the members gave their fans Large joints; however, Chinese member Wang (activist name This) stood alone and gave a Chinese greeting, not a temple. A greeting method that wraps the other hand fist with one hand.
This fact spread quickly online, and the reaction of Korean and Chinese netizens was sharply divided.
Domestic netizens expressed regret and discomfort about the behavior of King This, saying, "Why come to Korea and follow the China law" and "Ignore Korean culture".
He also raised the level of criticism by mentioning his remarks that he would try to promote China through past video fan meetings and supporting the cotton of Xinjiang Uighur, which has been controversial about forced labor and human rights violations.
On the other hand, China SNS Wei Bo posted a lot of articles praising Wang This's behavior with the hashtag "China does not do Large joints", and China media king Lee Myung-eun praised him as "The Chinese greeting of King This is great, kneeling only to heaven, earth and parents."
The official Global Times also reported that "Cina members of the K-pop group are praised for their traditional Chinese greetings in Korea."
In addition to This, the Chinese netizens found pictures of the Chinese idols working in Korea and covered who knelt down and who did not kneel.
Meanwhile, Everglow released his third mini album 'Return City of London the Girl' in December last year, and actively performed as a title song 'Pirate'.