When photographs of South Korean president Moon Jae-in's new bodyguard¹ emerged at the weekend, they sent social media into meltdown.

 

上周末，韩国总统文在寅新任保镖的照片让社交媒体陷入疯狂。
 

 

The chiselled², Hollywood good looks of 35-year-old Choi Young-jae have sparked jokes that he needs his own bodyguard to keep adoring fans at bay while he keeps the president safe.

 

"Netizens wittily³ suggest that President Moon Jae-in has hired 'good-looking' professionals ... as the attractive public face of the new administration," observed journalist Eom Da-sol in an article for the Korea Times.

 

"The first person responsible for the suggestion is Moon himself. Photos of the handsome younger Moon went viral on social media when his campaign camp first released them in 2012. One person commented: 'He will be the first handsome president of South Korea'."

 

The cluster of good looking people President Moon has surrounded himself with has been variously dubbed⁴ "the handsome brigade" and the "reign⁵ of beauty".

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