The family of former footballer Lee Dong-gook, who apologized for the nuisance caused by interfloor noise, decided to leave home temporarily after their son Sian was selected for the youth national soccer program.
On the 18th, Lee Dong-gook's daughter EJAE posted the words "to Jeju Island" and a photo on her social account story.
The released photo showed the Lee family gathered at the front door taking pictures before their trip to Jeju Island. Father Lee Dong-gook, mother Lee Soo-jin, EJAE and "Seolsuda" Seol-ah, Su-a, Daebak (Sian) were also pictured.
On the 8th, the Lee family became embroiled in controversy over causing a nuisance while watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and Egypt. When Argentina scored the equalizer and the go-ahead goal, family members jumped off the sofa, ran around the living room and shouted with excitement. The problem was that the match took place at 3 a.m. since it was not a house occupied only by the Lee family, criticism followed that they should have considered their neighbors, but neither Lee Dong-gook nor Lee Soo-jin made any notable remarks or apologies.
Lee Soo-jin apologized, saying, "I became so excited at the moment Messi's goal went in during the recent early-morning World Cup match that the child ran and acted in a way that could cause discomfort to neighbors. I thought it was my responsibility as a parent and not something to be taken lightly. I sincerely apologize for not being sufficiently considerate of others at that late hour. From now on, I will be more attentive and take care to prevent the same thing from happening again."
After the interfloor noise controversy, the Lee family celebrated the good news that their son Sian was finally selected for the large-scale youth project "nova_korea12" organized by Funkbizm and the Ansan City Football Association. The final youth squad is seen as a good opportunity because it offers direct exchange opportunities with youth teams from football powers such as Brazil, Portugal and England.
The youth soccer project officials explained of Sian Lee's selection, "A player with good finishing and strong link-up play! We expect to see if he can perform well even in Brazil."
After the interfloor noise controversy, the Lee family, which found a silver lining in their son Sian being selected among the final 12 for the youth project, appears to have chosen Jeju Island for a family trip before Sian departs for Brazil. Before EJAE announced the Jeju trip, Lee Soo-jin seemed to suggest leaving Korea for a short time with the words "let's put everything down for a moment and leave," but when EJAE revealed Jeju Island as the destination, it was confirmed to be a family trip to Jeju Island.
In particular, Lee Soo-jin chose "for you who can accomplish anything" as background music to cheer on her son, who will soon leave for Brazil.
Lee Dong-gook and Lee Soo-jin married in 2005 and have one son and four daughters.
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