A funny video of Melania Trump being rather obviously upstaged by a K-pop star has taken social media by storm, racking up thousands of views, and prompting hundreds of Twitter responses from amused viewers.
The clip, which was taken on Tuesday in South Korea, at an event to promote the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, sees the 47-year-old First Lady posing for pictures with a group of school girls, happily smiling at them as they begin screaming in excitement.
However her happy look quickly turns to one of confusion – and perhaps even disappointment – as she realizes that the youngsters’ enthusiastic display wasn’t anything to do with her, but was instead prompted by the presence of pop star Choi Min-ho, a member of the incredibly popular boy band Shinee.
Awkward! A video showing Melania Trump being upstaged by a K-pop star Choi Min-ho during an event in South Korea has gone viral on social media
Confusion: The 47-year-old seemed rather put out when she realized who the girls were actually screaming for
The young girls and several of their male companions, who are all wearing smart school uniforms and white PyeongChang 2018 caps, then proceed to rush past Melania and crowd around 25-year-old Choi Min-ho, known as Minho, who looks completely unfazed by all the attention.
Melania quickly regains her composure after spotting the pop sensation, and gamely pats him on the arm, while laughing at the situation.
Unsurprisingly, the clip from the event, where Melania gave a speech on the importance of giving girls equal access to sports, quickly went viral on Twitter, receiving tens of thousands of views – and plenty of funny responses.
‘I mean if Minho was stood behind me I think I’d react the same,’ one person joked on the social media site.
Another person noted that they had ‘never seen Melania smile this much before’, while dozens of other users tweeted hilarious gifs to spoof the girls’ reaction to the popstar’s presence.
Surprise! 25-year-old Minho seemed to find the situation hilarious, and grinned in delight at Melania as she turned around to look at him
Realization: The mother-of-one seemed very confused at first, but quickly smiled at the pop star when she worked out who he was
Moving on: After initially looking incredibly confused at the girls’ reaction, Melania appeared to regain her composure and happily smiled while posing for more pictures with Choi Min-ho
However many South Korean Twitter users were quick to praise the First Lady’s interaction with the girls and the K-pop star, especially her long-lasting smile.
‘She smiles a lot, speaks well and is so kind to the teenagers,’ said one person.
‘I saw her smiling like that for the first time,’ another said.
The event at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul, dubbed Girls Play 2! took place while President Donald Trump attended a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his two-day visit to South Korea.