Korean Investors Create AI Meme Celebrating Rally

This week, South Korea’s retail investors and online users have flooded social media with AI-generated images portraying Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won as action-movie figures, celebrating a sharp stock-market rally. Samsung and SK hynix closed at record 218,000 won and 1,099,000 won on Thursday, as the KOSPI rose 223.41 points to 6,307.27. Online posts mix euphoria with warnings about potential overheating.