South Korean president Lee Jae Myung had his work cut out, picking up his drumsticks alongside Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, a former heavy metal drummer
If international diplomacy is as much about tone as substance, the leaders of South Korea and Japan seem to have nailed it.
In a scene few anticipated, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi spent the last moments of a crucial summit seated behind matching drum kits in matching blue uniforms as they bashed out hit song Golden from Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters and BTS’s Dynamite.
Takaichi, who played drums in a university heavy metal band, complemented Lee’s newfound chops. “The president learned to play the drums in just five, 10 minutes,” she said in a video posted on her office’s YouTube channel.
Lee demonstrated abundant self-awareness of the gap in skill levels, posting on Wednesday morning: “Although our tempos were a bit different, we both tried to match the rhythm together - we will create a future-oriented relationship with one heart.”
