On 6 Aug 2025, actress Lee Si Young uploaded a video to her social media showing herself dining at a scenic Long Island Beach restaurant.
The video featured Lee enjoying a meal with friends and her son against a sunset ocean backdrop.
Lee Si Young’s Restaurant Video Sparks Criticism
The post triggered backlash from netizens for two main reasons.
Lee filmed a woman sitting at a nearby table without blurring her face or using stickers to hide her identity, as celebrities typically do when filming ordinary people.
The unidentified woman appeared more prominently in the footage than Lee herself.
Netizens expressed concern about the woman’s privacy. One comment read: “I can’t see the pretty scenery because the foreigner in front of you seems to be upset. I hope she understood.” Another user questioned: “Did you ask for permission from the foreign woman before filming her face and exposing it?”
However, some users speculated the woman might be Lee’s acquaintance or had given consent to be filmed.
Critics also targeted Lee’s son’s dining behaviour during the restaurant visit. The child was seen moving around nearby tables instead of remaining seated, only returning to his mother for bites of food.
Many netizens deemed this behaviour as inappropriate and criticized Lee for not correcting her son’s behaviour.
Comments included: “Please teach him that a meal is supposed to be eaten while sitting down” and “Why is she not telling her son to sit down?”
Lee Si Young Completes 200-Kilometer Motorcycle Tour While Seven Months Pregnant
The restaurant controversy came just days after another incident involving Lee’s motorcycle activities during her pregnancy. On 1 Aug 2025, Lee posted about completing a 200-kilometer motorcycle tour to Long Island while seven months pregnant.
“I finally did a 200-kilometer tour to Long Island,” Lee wrote on Instagram. “I never imagined I’d be doing a long-distance tour at nearly seven months pregnant, but riding a Harley as part of prenatal bonding has been wonderful.”
Lee shared photos of herself riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle during the tour. She described encountering challenges during her first long-distance ride, including rain that soaked her jeans completely.
Despite considering stopping due to the weather conditions, Lee completed the full 200-kilometer journey across mountains, rivers and the sea.
The motorcycle tour post generated mixed reactions on social media. Some users expressed concern, commenting “This is the first time I’ve heard of bonding with a baby via motorcycle” and “I’m a rider too, but this is way too dangerous.”
Other supporters defended Lee’s decision, stating “She must have been careful enough” and “Mothers are strong — that’s amazing.”
Ongoing Public Scrutiny Following Controversial Second Pregnancy
Lee Si Young married a restaurateur nine years her senior in 2017 and has one son from the marriage. Earlier in 2025, she revealed her separation from her husband after eight years of marriage and their ongoing divorce proceedings.
Last month, Lee announced her pregnancy with a second child through in vitro fertilization using an embryo previously frozen during her marriage. She made this decision independently without her ex-husband’s consent.
Lee explained her reasoning for the IVF procedure: “At the time, we were preparing for a second child through IVF, but a long time passed without transferring the embryo. Just as all legal matters between us were being resolved, the five-year storage period for the frozen embryo was about to expire.”
“I had always wanted another child, and I simply couldn’t bring myself to discard an embryo that had been kept for so long,” she continued. “Although the other party did not agree, I am fully prepared to take responsibility for my decision.”
The announcement of her second pregnancy has subjected Lee to increased public scrutiny. Every move she makes has received criticism from netizens, contributing to multiple controversies surrounding her lifestyle choices.
Despite the mounting backlash against her decisions, Lee Si Young continues her activities without apparent concern for public opinion. The actress has built a reputation for her free-spirited character and frequently breaks conventional norms in both the entertainment industry and society.
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