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Ansel Elgort’s yukata at K-culture event called ‘rude’ by Seo Kyung-duk

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Ansel Elgort attended a Korean culture event in Seoul wearing a Japanese yukata, despite organisers reportedly requesting cocktail attire.
  • The event promoted Korean food, spirits and artists at Seoul’s Leeum Museum of Art.
  • Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyung-duk called Elgort’s choice rude and questioned his qualities as a global star.

American actor Ansel Elgort has sparked controversy in South Korea after wearing a Japanese yukata to an event designed to showcase Korean culture.

It was extremely rude to appear in a yukata at an event promoting Korean culture.

· Seo Kyung-dukThe Sungshin Women’s University professor criticised Elgort’s clothing choice.

Elgort attended the “CJ Night in Celebration of Frieze Seoul” on the second at the Leeum Museum of Art in Hannam-dong, Seoul. The event invited international celebrities to promote Korean lifestyle culture, including K-food and Korean distilled spirits, while also presenting works by Korean artists.

Organisers reportedly asked guests to follow a cocktail-attire dress code, described as close to semi-formal wear. Elgort instead appeared in a yukata, prompting criticism from Seo Kyung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University.

Even if he is married to a Japanese person, distinguishing between the time and place and dressing appropriately is basic courtesy.

· Seo Kyung-dukSeo argued that the event’s setting required appropriate dress.

“It was extremely rude to appear in a yukata at an event promoting Korean culture,” Seo said, adding that the actor’s qualities as a global star should be questioned. He also said that, regardless of Elgort’s marriage to a Japanese person, dressing appropriately for the place and occasion was a basic matter of courtesy. Seo stressed that such an incident should not happen again.

This should not happen again.

· Seo Kyung-dukHe called for the incident not to be repeated.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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