Wang Ta Lu’s Seoul Fashion Week Look Laughed At By Korean Fans

Taiwanese actor Wang Ta Lu, 32, was at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza yesterday (Sep 5) for Seoul Fashion Week. There, he made an impression on everyone, though not for the best reasons.

The star is well-loved in Korea for his breakout role as high school delinquent Hsu Tai-yu in the 2015 Taiwanese rom com Our Times.

However, his fans had mixed reactions about his look at the event. He wore calf-length denim jeans, a white oversized polo tee, and an ill-fitting striped blazer. To top it all off, his hair was dyed a strikingly loud red.

While some netizens said they couldn’t quite put a finger on the styling choice, Korean media swiftly dubbed Ta Lu “the fiery guy”, all thanks to his choice of hair colour.

Some also drew comparisons between Ta Lu and Sakuragi Hanamichi, the protagonist of popular sports manga Slam Dunk, who also has a head of bright red hair.

There were also a handful of people who felt Ta Lu resembled K-pop boy group Shinhwa’s leader, Eric Mun.

Others were a little more direct.

“This is not the Wang Ta Lu I know”, “Did he offend his stylist?”, and “Is he being punished?”, were just some of the many comments left by confused Korean netizens.