Lee Gi-hyeok, Kim Seung-gyu Slammed for Malicious Comments

Actor Lee Ki-hyuk found himself in a bizarre situation, receiving a barrage of malicious comments immediately after a World Cup match due to a mistake by a soccer player with the same name. The South Korean national soccer team lost their second match in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA North, Central America World Cup to Mexico, with a score of 0-1.

In the second half of the game, a collision between goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu and defender Lee Ki-hyuk resulted in the ball spilling, which was then converted into the winning goal by Mexico's captain, Luis Romo. Some fans, expressing their disappointment over this conceded goal, flocked to the social media of the actor Lee Ki-hyuk, instead of the soccer player with the same name, and left comments.

Comments related to the soccer match, such as "Kim Seung-gyu, why did you block it?" and "What are you doing?", flooded the actor Lee Ki-hyuk's social media posts in an instant. Some netizens, realizing the situation, reacted playfully, saying, "I know it's actor Lee Ki-hyuk, but why did Kim Seung-gyu block it?"

The Lee Ki-hyuk who actually played in the match is a defender belonging to Gangwon FC, while the actor Lee Ki-hyuk, despite having no connection to soccer, became the target of malicious comments simply because of his identical name.

As comments related to soccer concentrated on the actor's personal social media, unrelated to the match, reactions like "What crime did the actor commit?" also emerged. Even after the same-name incident became known, some posts continue to receive comments mentioning the match details.