Watch as a Teen Freaks Out Over Meeting a K-Pop Star—and Ignores Melania Trump
By all accounts, it seems like First Lady Melania Trump is having the time of her life on her state trip to Asia. This week alone, she’s stopped by Mikimoto to tour the flagship store of the iconic pearl retailer, shared tea and wine with Japanese First Lady Akie Abe, and practiced her calligraphy with fourth graders at Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School.
On Tuesday, the whirlwind tour continued and the First Lady ventured onward to South Korea to speak at a state-sponsored event for the forthcoming 2018 Winter Olympics. Posing alongside a group of teenage girls, Trump seemed relaxed and cheerful as she chatted with the teens (as CNN reporter Kate Bennett recently told The Daily Front Row, Melania “connects well and seems to come alive in a joyful way” when she’s spending time with kids).
As the teens stood beside the First Lady, one of the girls began screaming in excitement. Trump smiled kindly at the girl then looked over her shoulder and realized what prompted the reaction: Korean pop star and actor Choi Min-ho was standing right beside her. (It was basically the First Lady equivalent at waving at someone on the street, then realizing they’re waving at someone behind you.)
When the rest of the teens realized who else was there with them, they too began screaming and clapping. Despite some perceived awkwardness, Melania stayed in good spirits, laughing and smiling alongside the teens.
Such is the case with everything related to the First Family, Twitter had plenty of thoughts on the incident and wasted no time sharing them with the world.