Handsome bodyguard of South Korea President Moon Jae In speaks up about 'surreal' global attention


Netizens have been aflutter over a bodyguard of South Korean President Moon Jae In, likening Choi Young Jae to Kevin Costner's character in the Hollywood movie "The Bodyguard."PHOTO: TWITTER/ELENA YIP.

SEOUL: A bodyguard of Moon Jae In has spoken of his embarrassment about "stealing the limelight" from the South Korea President, days after sparking an international media frenzy with his chiselled good looks.

"It does not feel real yet," Choi Young Jae, 36, told The Korea Times on Tuesday (May 16). "I feel good...but I'm concerned about the spotlight and attention focused on me. Attention should be paid to the President, not me. I don't want to steal the limelight."

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