During the 2024 Paris Olympics, the renowned K-pop personalities SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook were spotted cheering for Team South Korea in the Women’s Team Table Tennis match.
Since SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook were seen at the 2024 Paris Olympics, supporting South Korean athletes, they have been the center of attention and creating headlines. Reportedly, actor Lee Dong Wook and SHINee member Minho traveled to Paris and attended the bronze medal match of women’s team table tennis to support South Korea against Germany.
Interestingly, South Korea defeated mighty Germany in the women’s table tennis match to finish on the podium, in the presence of SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook in the stands. Meanwhile, their presence garnered widespread attention from the netizens and became a topic of the town. Therefore, we have comprehensibly discussed how SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook’s presence worked for South Korea during the Paris Olympics 2024. Be sticky with this page and go through it to the end. Scroll down the page.
Lee Dong Wook Make Headlines Cheering for South Korea at 2024 Paris Olympics
The bronze medal in the women’s table tennis event was between South Korea and Germany on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at the South Paris Arena 4. For South Korea, Jeon Ji Hee, Lee Eun Hye, and Shin Yu Bin competed against Germany’s Wan Yuan, Shan Xiaona, and Annett Kaufmann.
Korean celebrities Shinee member Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook were there to support their team during the high-pressure match. Eventually, South Korea with 3-0 to secure the bronze medal. This victory was quite special for South Korea because it was the first Olympic team victory for South Korea in women’s table tennis since this game was introduced 16 years ago in the Olympics in 2008.
During this high-pressure game, the spotlight was on SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook who were spotted cheering for their country while holding the country’s flag. They waved the national flag and enthusiastically cheered for their team. Nevertheless, the two South Korean celebrities also took to their respective social media handles to express their excitement.
Minho used the Instagram story feature and shared a picture along with the caption “Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!!!!”. The SHINee member also posted pictures of South Korean athletes Lee Eun Hye, Jeon Ji Hee, and Shin Yu Bin with the caption “South Korea’s bronze medal is the best!”
Notably, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook the first-ever “Olympic Friends”. Many people must be wondering what it means. According to the reports, the Olympic Friends program is a new initiative by the IOC that lets celebrities participate and promote Olympic values.
Interestingly, SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook were named the first celebrities in the Olympic Friends program in the world. Their names will be recorded in history as they became the first celebrities to be announced as part of the Olympic Friends program to promote Olympic values. Continue reading this article and learn more details.
It was the first time when South Korea managed to secure a medal in a team event of women’s table tennis since this event was included into Olympics in 2008 Beijing Olympics. This victory of South Korea which was special in itself, was made more memorable by SHINee’s Minho and actor Lee Dong Wook with their smiles and enthusiastic cheer for the country while waving their national flag. Their pictures from the Paris Olympic 2024, are now circulating and going viral on social media. Stay tuned to this website for further updates and more information.