First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, on the left, poses with President Lee Jae Myung in an Instagram post celebrating married couples' day on May 21. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
President Lee Jae Myung celebrated married couples' — or bubu in Korean — day, annually observed on May 21, by sharing a video recreating old photographs with first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Thursday.
Lee posted the video on Instagram with the title “Today is #Bbyu Day." The hashtag used a playful Korean slang expression derived from the word for “married couple.”
“Together with my lifelong partner, who has always been my biggest supporter,” the post read. “Memories are coming back, ah, the old days.”
“Here's to all the married couples in Korea journeying together with each other," Lee added in the post.
The 45-second video features seven poses from the couple’s wedding and early years of marriage, recreated from the original photographs.
Conversations exchanged during filming can also be heard in the clip.
“This is Kim Hea Kyung, my better half and, in many ways, most of who I am — my wife,” Lee said in the video.
President Lee Jae Myung, on the left, poses with First Lady Kim Hea Kyung in an Instagram post celebrating married couples' day on May 21. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
“This is my husband, Lee Jae Myung,” the first lady replied.
In the video, Kim playfully grabs Lee’s face with both hands and taps his cheeks, saying, “You’re handsome.”
“Don’t hit me,” Lee jokingly responds. “Today is your day."
The First Couple reportedly met on a blind date in 1990 and married in 1991 after seven months of dating.
Married couples’ day was designated as a legal commemorative day in 2007 to promote a healthy family culture. It is observed annually on May 21.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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