Comedian Lee Su-ji, who won praise for her brutally honest take on a kindergarten teacher’s daily grind, is back with a sharp satire―this time taking aim at fake news targeting older adults.
On her YouTube channel, Lee transforms into poet “Hwang Jeong-ja” and spotlights everyday life for the senior set. In the episode, Hwang Jeong-ja teams up with “Achim Madang” alum and silver-generation star Na Bok-ja (Na Boram) to go out for kodari-jjim, order at a cafe, and browse a department store―capturing how many older viewers hustle to keep up with trends.
The final beat raises the stakes with a “fake death rumor,” dialing up the realism.
Startled by a baseless celebrity death headline on YouTube, Hwang says, “It says this person died this morning.” When the crew explains it’s “fake news,” she fires back, “People who make up lies like this should go to jail.”
She’s soon swept up again, adding, “I heard this person got divorced, too?”―a pointed jab at how unchecked rumors can pull older audiences into a cycle of misinformation.
The sketch lands both laughs and a gut punch as it calls out how sensational fake news―death hoaxes, illness rumors, divorce chatter―spreads rapidly within certain age groups. Viewers responded, “This is exactly my parents,” and, “People spreading those lies should face serious consequences.”
Lee Su-ji continues to spark conversation with content ripped from real life. Her earlier video about the harsh realities facing kindergarten teachers―parent complaints, crushing workloads―drew reactions like, “It’s funny, but it hurts too much to laugh.”
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)