Kim Gyu-ri Draws Criticism After Upside-Down South Korean Flag Spotted Near Family-Run Cafe

Actress Kim Gyu-ri has drawn criticism online after an upside-down South Korean national flag, known as the Taegeukgi, was spotted near a cafe in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, that she reportedly operates with her family.

Ahead of Hangeul Day on October 9, photos and videos circulated on social media showing the flag hanging upside down from a utility pole in front of the cafe.

The images prompted criticism from some netizens, who questioned why the flag had been displayed incorrectly.

However, neither Kim Gyu-ri nor the cafe has issued a statement regarding the controversy, and it remains unconfirmed whether Kim or anyone connected to the cafe was responsible for putting up the flag. The report also noted that it could have been a simple mistake.

Kim Gyu-ri opened the bakery cafe in Yeongam earlier this year and has reportedly been operating it together with her family.

Netizen Reactions

The sampled comments were overwhelmingly critical and politically charged. Several users linked the incident to Kim Gyu-ri’s past political controversies or used derogatory language targeting left-leaning figures and the Jeolla region, while one commenter questioned whether the cafe was actually responsible for hanging the flag.

1. I’m telling you, she really is a commie ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. Is telling someone to hang the Taegeukgi properly considered malicious commenting now? If you don’t even know what the national flag looks like, then you should expect criticism. Why complain about malicious comments? Are you going to blame the far right again? Are leftists just mad-cow-brained idiots who don’t even know what the Taegeukgi looks like?

3. Change your name again ㅋㅋㅋ This time, I recommend changing your surname too—to “Left Gyu-ri” or “Red Gyu-ri.”

4. Wow, Kim Gyu-ri is already heavily branded as a left-wing celebrity, so I don’t understand why she wouldn’t be more careful about something like this. Tsk 😖👎

5. The “7 o’clock region,” as expected ㅋㅋㅋㅋ They never disappoint. Send that whole area up North ㅡㅡ

6. Ah, I knew what she was like back during the mad cow disease controversy.

7. Why are leftists always so desperate to show that they’re leftists? You really think that was a mistake? It was obviously intentional.

8. Jeolla-do really is “science.”

9. It’s hanging on a utility pole, though? Did the cafe actually put it there?

10. At this point, it doesn’t look like a mistake. It seems pretty clearly intentional.

Source: Nate News