A brief fan-encounter moment has snowballed into one of the day’s biggest K-entertainment talking points. A video of actor Song Joong Ki reacting when his ex-wife Song Hye Kyo‘s name was mentioned in front of fans is going viral — and netizens are split down the middle over what it all means.
Song Joong Ki (Credits: Nate News)
The clip, circulating with captions like “Song Joong Ki’s face totally changed after hearing Song Hye Kyo’s name,” shows the actor smiling while surrounded by fans. When a fan refers to him as “Song Hye Kyo’s ex-husband” — rather than by his own name — his expression visibly shifts before he smiles again for photos.
Fans Clash Over the Reaction
Reactions have been sharply divided. Some netizens hit back at the actor, dredging up old feelings about the pair’s high-profile divorce. Others defended him outright, pointing out that being introduced as someone’s ex rather than by your own name would sting anyone. “Y’all are weirdos. Who wants to hear their ex’s name? Song Joong-ki has the right to be upset. He is human,” one fan wrote.
Another pointed out the key detail: “The only thing people don’t understand why he is mad is because [a] random fan mentioned him as ‘Song Hye Kyo’s ex-husband’ not as his name.”
Why It Still Matters Years Later
The “Song-Song couple” — who married in 2017 after starring together in Descendants of the Sun and divorced in 2019 — remains one of the most-watched former pairings in K-entertainment. Both have since moved on: Song Joong Ki is married with children, while Song Hye Kyo continues to headline major dramas. Yet moments like this show that public fascination with the exes hasn’t faded one bit.
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Source: Koreaboo — read the full story there.
