Chinese have long been accustomed to the term "China, Japan and South Korea", but unexpectedly caused 10,000 "critical hits" to The Koreans.
In the past few days, a Korean variety show video has "caught fire", and the South Korean host said that "Korea, China, and Japan" sounds smoother, while Chinese representative Zhang Yu'an thinks that there is nothing wrong with "China, Japan, and South Korea" in the order of "national strength".
On July 12, in an interview with the reference news network Rui Reference, Zhang Yu'an said that the discussion of "China, Japan and South Korea" in the program was not designed.
It all started with a show called "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms" that aired in South Korea on July 7.
When China, Japan, and South Korea are compared to each other, how will the people of the three countries "rank" them? In South Korea, it is generally "Korea, China, and Japan", but the Chinese representative gave the "correct solution" of "China, Japan and South Korea".
As soon as the "answer" came out, the South Korean representative was blindfolded: "'China, Japan, and South Korea'? Isn't it 'China, Korea, and Japan'? ”
Anyway, let's compare the geographical locations of three countries:
The representative of China said more implicitly that this was because China established diplomatic relations with Japan earlier (China and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1972, China and South Korea established diplomatic relations in 1992).
But the host still felt "a little incomprehensible".
At this time, another Chinese representative, Zhang Yuan, spoke: "To be honest, there are other reasons now. ”
Immediately afterward, the representative of Japan also replied that in Japan, it will also be called "Japan, China, and Korea" as well.
This made the South Korean representative even more disappointed: "Japan, China, South Korea? Why is it so roundabout? Shouldn't it be Japan, South Korea and China? The map location is obviously our country in the middle? ”
But the japanese representative's answer was also really straight:
After many Chinese netizens watched this video, in addition to feeling very happy, they also felt the embarrassment of "Sensen" for the South Korean representatives:
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Japanese netizen "mending the knife": "Putting South Korea last is a matter of course"
Rui found that not only Chinese netizens, but also Japanese netizens also noticed this Korean video. The messages of Japanese netizens are more "sharp".
They argue that it is perfectly normal to rank South Korea in the "last place":
In addition, there are Japanese netizens who have carefully analyzed the reasons:
However, compared with the heated discussion between Chinese and Japanese netizens, Korean netizens seem to have chosen to automatically "ignore" this topic.
On Twitter, in the discussion about the show, many South Korean netizens paid more attention to Zhang Yu'an, one of the Chinese representatives of the show.
Many netizens are Zhang Yu'an's Korean "fans" and expressed their support for his message:
It seems that after saying the "big truth", Zhang Yu'an's Korean popularity has not been affected. So, what is the situation on the scene of the show?
Rui Reference asked everyone about the "representative" of Zhang Yu'an, who is currently working in South Korea.
Jang Yu-an: "Koreans are ambivalent about China and Japan, which makes them very miserable"
Zhang Yu'an is a native of Liaoning, China, and is also a Chinese teacher, entertainer and host who developed in South Korea, and is nicknamed "Brother Yuan" by netizens.
Since 2014, Zhang Has been a guest on a number of entertainment talk shows in South Korea, and in recent years he has also been active on China's domestic variety shows.
Sharp Reference: Did you think that this video would cause such a big reaction in China?
Zhang Yu'an: My friend sent me reports from the domestic media, and I was quite surprised, because the first broadcast of this program was on July 7, and it was already known in China two or three days later. Recently, domestic audiences do not seem to be very concerned about Han Zong, so this program can cause some discussion in China, which I did not expect.
Sharp reference: Is this a designed bridge segment or improvised?
Zhang Yu'an: At that time, the "China-Japan-Korea" ranking link was not designed, and the host suddenly asked, and I answered. I was telling the truth at that time, and many times in the international arena, I still had to speak in terms of national strength, so the ranking was a manifestation of strength. I thought that even if Koreans couldn't accept it, it was a fact, and I felt that Koreans should understand this reality.
Sharp Reference: The Korean host on the show was surprised to hear your answer. Is this their real reaction?
Zhang Yu'an: Their reactions are real, and there are a lot of things in this show that they didn't expect. Because the South Korean hosts have the impression that The relationship between China and South Korea is better than that between China and Japan, they believe that South Korea should be higher than Japan in order. They don't know much about how Chinese think of South Korea. So when I said this answer, they were really surprised.
Sharp Reference: Would you worry about causing dissatisfaction among Korean fans when you say this?
Zhang Yu'an: This show premiered on Friday in South Korea, and it didn't attract a lot of attention, but there was some netizen discussion when it was replayed. Many Korean netizens are very surprised, of course, there are many people who feel that this sorting is taken for granted and is normal.
In fact, there will definitely be concerns about causing fans to be dissatisfied. To be honest, as a public figure who appears on TV, I always want everyone to like themselves and don't want to hear some language that is not good for me. But when it came time to record the show, I didn't think about it so much, especially when I discussed some historical, political, and cultural topics. When I went abroad, I learned that things about the country were much more important than some of my own honors.
Sharp reference: There is a popular sentence on the Internet: Sino-Japanese friendship depends on South Korea, and South Korea-Japan friendship depends on China... Do you feel this way in Korea?
Zhang Yu'an: Actually, I also feel this way. South Korean netizens have mixed feelings about the trilateral relationship between China, Japan and South Korea. On the one hand, South Koreans feel like a "sandwich" sandwiched between China and Japan, with South Korea in the middle, China struggling to catch up below, and Japan far ahead, but that's what they originally thought. Their thinking has changed recently, because China has surpassed South Korea in many ways. Many people can't accept this fact, but they have to accept it, so their feelings about China are still relatively contradictory. Of course, because of historical issues, territorial issues, etc., the Korean people do not have much good feelings for Japan. The ambivalence of Koreans in general is also one of the things that makes them more painful.
Sharp Reference: Will your Korean friend take the initiative to mention "THAAD" to you? What do they think of China-SOUTH Korea relations?
Zhang Yu'an: When doing the show, the entertainers will try not to mention the topic of "THAAD". Because now "THAAD" is also opposed by many Koreans. Some South Koreans say that on the one hand, they hope to protect themselves, on the other hand, they do not want to let neighboring countries misunderstand, and many people are still in a wait-and-see state and hope for the current South Korean government.
The Koreans around me are very concerned about China-South Korea relations. People in the entertainment industry will pay special attention to the fact that the "Korean Wave" culture is the part of the exchange between China and South Korea that South Korea benefits more, so they hope that the relationship between the two countries can be quickly eased, and then a lot of work can be carried out.
Non-showbiz Koreans are also concerned about the relationship between the two countries, because if the relationship is good, it is also beneficial to the Korean people. Although the South Koreans hope that China-South Korea relations will develop well, how to do it? I don't think the South Korean people and the government have a good idea at the moment.
Personally, I think the relationship between the two countries will one day get better. So I want Koreans to know more about Chinese real ideas, and better understand each other before it is possible to make changes.
(The base is reproduced from the reference news network, with some deletions)