Recently, Korean actor Lee Min Ho turned 38. To celebrate his birthday, Lee Min Ho posted a series of photos showing off a room full of gifts he received from fans.
In the photo, Lee Min Ho is happy to stand in the middle of a room full of gifts given by fans, including many flowers, balloons and even gifts from luxury brands.
The actor thanked his fans: Today, I am once again grateful for the great love that has helped me continue working. I hope you also feel happy like me.
However, Lee Min Ho's post received mixed reactions in the Korean online community.
Although it is not uncommon for artists to receive birthday gifts from fans. But many audiences were not satisfied when Lee Min Ho continued to receive gifts despite being 38 years old and having been acting for 20 years.
Korean audiences commented: "At his stage in his career, being polite in refusing gifts and simply appreciating everyone's support was not the right thing to do?".
"These days, many stars limit giving gifts and encourage fans to donate, but Lee Min Ho still seems to think that giving gifts is natural."
"Environmental problems are serious, so receiving balloons and bouquets every year is not a thing of beauty? ".
"I wish they would stop receiving gifts from fans. Once these gift performances spread in the fan community, comparisons began, and fans would try to give as much as they could to make their favorite artists "come" - this caused excessive competition".
When I was a fan of an actress, she said: I earn more money than him, so I wont accept gifts. Let's use this money for something better." I think that idea was really great.
Other opinions point out that Lee Min Ho seems to have lack of social awareness compared to many other celebrities. Nowadays, there is an increasing trend of Korean stars politely refusing gifts from fans or encouraging donations instead of receiving gifts on their birthdays.
G-Dragon (Big Bang) continues to make a good impression by donating 81.8 million won to the United Nations High Commission for the Re needy (UNHCR) on his birthday.
Last month, on the occasion of welcoming her new age, female singer IU donated a total of 200 million won under the name "IUAENA" (a combination of IU's name and her fan community, UAENA) to 4 charitable organizations.
Park Bo Gum also politely refused gifts from fans, saying: "Heart is more important than gift".
Actress Gong Hyo Jin, Lee Min Ho's co-star in the movie "When The Stars Gossip," has refused to accept fan birthday gifts since 2022.
She explained, "I just want to receive your warm wishes for the upcoming birthday. The carbon emissions from giving gifts, the precious cakes that I couldn't eat at the same time, and the piles of packaging made me feel uncomfortable.
It was touching when I received so many flowers and gifts, I felt loved and congratulated by so many people. But on the other hand, they are also very wasteful.
According to Ten Asia, as the entertainment industry has recently become more civilized in restraining phishing contributions and valuing the emotions of fans, some have pointed out that Lee Min Hos constant show-offs are not in keeping with the times.
