Actor Ahn Jae-wook was spotted among the heads of conglomerates, raising curiosity.
On the 11th, a state dinner between Korea and Vietnam hosted by President Lee Jae-myung at the Blue House state guesthouse included Chung Eui-sun, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group; Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of LG Group; Kim Yong-beom, head of the Presidential Office Policy Office; and Kim Tae-nyeon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
What particularly caught attention was Ahn Jae-wook. Ahn Jae-wook was captured on camera seated at the same table as President Lee Jae-myung.
Not only Ahn Jae-wook but also 66 other figures from academia, culture, and sports were present, including Park Hang-seo, former coach of the Vietnam national football team, who received the Labor Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal from the Vietnamese government.
Ahn Jae-wook's invitation to the event seems to be because he is considered a starting point of the Korean Wave in Vietnam. The Korean Wave in Vietnam officially began in 1997 when dramas such as 'The Brothers' and 'Stars in My Heart,' featuring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Young-ae, Ahn Jae-wook, and the late Choi Jin-sil, were aired in Vietnam.
Subsequently, various dramas and K-pop such as 'Crash Landing on You,' 'Reply 1988,' and 'Descendants of the Sun' captured the hearts of local Vietnamese people, solidifying the Korean Wave.
Meanwhile, Ahn Jae-wook has been actively performing as Han Dong-seok in the KBS2 weekend drama 'For Eagle Brothers,' which concluded on the 3rd. The drama ended after 54 episodes, with a peak rating of 20.4%.
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