Eul-yong Ta

The Korean media has said that the popularity of Eul-yong Ta is a result of anger over Chinese-Korean geographical disputes.

[1][2] Prior to the time of the match, South Korea had been involved in geographical disputes with China regarding Goguryeo, Jiandao, and Northeast Project of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

During the match, South Korea was winning by one point after the first half, as Yoo Sang-Chul headed the ball passed by Lee.

[citation needed] When Lee received a red card for violence, the Korean media accused Li Yi of "Hollywood action.

"[5] The picture of Li Yi painfully clasping his head in front of Lee who is casting an angry glance at him, accompanied by a video clip of the incident, spread out through the Internet.

Eul-yong Ta became popular once again when South Korean gymnast Yang Tae Young lost to Paul Hamm in 2004 Summer Olympics.

)[9] In late 2005, another picture of Lee began to surface on the internet, which showed him in Bucheon FC's uniform performing a mid-air kick during the match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings.