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American actor who is widely known for his love for Korean language as well as BTS, Thomas McDonell is finally visiting South Korea.

On January 29, Korean comedian Kim Sook shared Instagram pictures of herself with the Hollywood actor. Below the pictures, captions read, “Finally met him! Celebrating Thomasook’s visit to Korea.”

Through the pictures, the two stars show off their friendship – Thomas McDonell carries Kim Sook in his hands, and Kim Sook, in turn, gives him a piggyback ride. The actor shared one of the pictures through his Twitter as well, with a caption reading, “Thomasook.”

Thomas McDonell is widely known in Korea for his Tweets written in Korean – most of which are meaningless and random. Although he initially started Tweeting in Korean by copying and pasting nonsensically, he recently started learning the language from one of his friends.

Previously in July, when puns using Kim Sook’s name went viral in Korea, Thomas asked on Twitter to send him pictures of Kim Sook. Although it still remains unknown whether he actually wanted her pictures or if he copied another random Korean Tweet, his Tweet eventually invited him to Korea as a featured guest in “Seoul Mate.”

“Seoul Mate,” a Korean TV variety show which invites guests from different countries to the houses of Korean celebrity hosts, air every Saturday at 7:40 p.m. The episode featuring Thomas McDonell is yet to be announced.

 

By Heewon Kim