"Only 30 Million Won?"... Excessive Malicious Comments on Lee Yong-jin's Donation

Promotion of Turkiye in YouTube and Travel Ads
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Comedian Lee Yong-jin donated 30 million won to help recover from the earthquake damage in Turkey, but some netizens are leaving malicious comments, saying, "Is it only 30 million won?"

Lee Yong-jin promoting Turkey in an advertisement for the travel platform 'Yogiyo'. [Photo by Yogiyo]

According to the Korean Red Cross on the 9th, Lee Yong-jin donated 30 million won as emergency relief funds to support victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The amount donated by Lee will be used for shelter, food supplies, and emergency relief items through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Turkish and Syrian Red Crescent Societies, which are active on the ground.

Lee Yong-jin appears as a Turkish person in the YouTube show "Studio Waffle" in the segment "Turkey's on the Block." In this content, Lee transforms into a Turkish ice cream vendor and interviews various people. The YouTube videos are very popular, each recording over one million views. As the program gained popularity, he was also in charge of promoting Turkey in advertisements for the comprehensive travel platform "Yogi Otte."

Some netizens have left malicious comments on Lee Yong-jin's social media and YouTube comments, criticizing the "scale of the donation." They said, "You earned money using Turkey, but 30 million won is too ridiculous," "You should donate at least 300 million won," and "If you have a conscience, at least 100 million won." There were also comments expressing disappointment over the low donation amount and threatening to unsubscribe from his YouTube channel.

In response, most netizens expressed sympathy, saying, "It's unfortunate to criticize someone who donated with good intentions." They criticized the malicious commenters by asking, "Have these trolls donated even one won?"

Meanwhile, the death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria has been counted at over 20,000. More than 5,000 rescue workers from 51 countries around the world have been deployed to the site to carry out rescue operations.