Korean Professor Uses Chinese National Hero Wu Jing In Green Tracksuit As Example Of China Ripping Off Squid Game, & Chinese Netizens Are Really Angry

While that was enough to anger the Chinese, the straw that broke the camel’s back was the photo that Kyungdeok posted to accompany his message.

He had used a screenshot of Taobao listings showing Chinese actor-director Wu Jing wearing a green tracksuit with the word ‘China’ emblazoned on it next to Squid Game lead actor Lee Jung Jae.

Chinese netizens quickly reminded Kyungdeok that Wu Jing wore that outfit in the 2019 movie Song of Youth, and that Squid Game should be called the copycat instead since it was released almost two years later.

Other netizens added that such outfits are common school uniforms in China and have been so for the past two decades.

As Netflix is not available in China, netizens say they are unable to watch the series on the official platform and so can only rely on other methods to enjoy the show.

Kyungdeok deleted his post after seeing these comments because he didn't want to “cause unnecessary controversy”. However, he did add that he still finds issue with Chinese merchants using Jung Jae’s photo to market their goods.

In turn, Chinese netizens have called for the professor to issue an apology to Wu Jing for "smearing the reputation of our national hero with false accusations”. Some netizens have also vowed to lodge complaints about the professor to his university.

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