Comedian Lee Su Ji resumes activities after 're-election' video controversy

Comedian Lee Su Ji is currently drawing public attention due to a 're-election' slogan controversy that arose from her YouTube channel 'Hot Issue Ji's' content titled 'Civil Servant Kim Ji Young'. While the video aimed to satirize the emotional labor of civil servants, the 're-election' shout in the latter part of the video, coinciding with a real-world social issue, was criticized for trivializing specific political demands as malicious complaints, leading to a political bias controversy.

The controversy began with a video released on July 14, 2026, where Lee Su Ji played a new civil servant at a community service center, enduring noise from petitioners, including the 're-election' slogan. Although the production team clarified there was no political intent, criticism persisted, leading to the video's modification and subsequent deletion. Lee Su Ji personally apologized with a handwritten letter on August 1, approximately 18 days later. Her agency has recently announced legal action against malicious comments and the spread of false information.

Online discussions refer to this incident with keywords such as 'Lee Su Ji downfall', 'Lee Su Ji re-election', and 'Lee Su Ji political bias'. Following a roughly one-month hiatus, Lee Su Ji resumed her YouTube activities with new character content starting August 25. While initial viewership for her comeback videos was lower compared to her previous popular content, she continues to be active.