The newest episode of a South Korean drama collection about scorned girls searching for revenge featured a character based mostly on the El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele – and the Bitcoin (BTC)-keen chief is trying on the sunshine aspect.
The drama in query is known as “Becoming Witch” and is presently airing on Netflix and TV Chosun. Its Korean title is “Manyeoneun Salassida” (마녀는 살아있다, actually “The Witch Is Alive”).
In the seventh episode of the collection, a South Korean character is on stage, presenting at an buyers’ assembly for what seems to be a scamcoin named Civa Coin.
The presenter speaks about El Salvador – mentioning its dimension and placement. And then, after asking the viewers to show off their cell phones, he reveals them a {photograph} of a man he claims is his good friend – Nashim Bupele, the President of El Salvador.
Bupele, the presenter states, has made historical past by adopting Civa Coin as authorized tender in El Salvador.
In actual life, Bukele adopted bitcoin as authorized tender in September 2021 and launched the state-run Chivo bitcoin app and pockets.
And the “actual” Bukele responded to the clip in a tongue-in-cheek style, writing on Twitter that the drama’s producers had made a “questionable casting alternative” for the function of “Nashim Bupele.”
As the drama remains to be airing, it’s not but clear if “Bupele” will make one other look. However, he has already change into one thing of a meme in El Salvador.
Most energetic of all on this meme had been MPs from Bukele’s personal Nuevas Ideas Party. The MP Cecilia Rivera shared a photoshopped picture of Bukele sporting a gat, conventional headwear for students throughout the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) interval of Korean historical past.
“Handsome,” Rivera quipped.
Other MPs shared the identical picture.
Fellow MP Ana Figueroa confirmed off some spectacular Korean language abilities in her personal response, which learn (in Korean):
“Our President is better-looking than this.”
Although the collection doesn’t focus on crypto immediately, it does deal with issues pertaining to the house. One of the three wronged feminine protagonists has inherited a small fortune from her deceased husband’s life insurance coverage coverage. And one of many male antagonist characters is portrayed as being one thing of a sucker for unhealthy investments.
The hashtag #NashimBupele has since trended on Twitter in El Salvador – and has even spawned a spoof Twitter account.
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– El Salvador Finance Chief Says USD 800M Debt Default Won’t Happen, Bukele Says BTC Is ‘Inevitable’
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