Man says he has not married pillow … yet

베개랑 결혼했다구요? 오보입니다







영국 메트로 등 국내외 매체는 한 한국남자가 여성 만화 캐릭터가 그려진 베개와 일본의 한 교회에서 결혼식을 올렸다고 보도했다. 주인공은 케이블 방송 “화성인 바이러스” 에 출연한 바 있는 이진규(28) 씨. 그는 방송에서 페이트 테스타로사라는 일본 만화 캐릭터가 그려진 베개와 6년째 연애 중이라고 말해 화제를 모았다. 그러나 이진규씨는 페이트에 대한 애정은 변함없지만 결혼은 좀 더 시간을 갖고 신중히 생각해 볼 예정”이라며 보도 내용을 부인했다.







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Foreign and local media reported Tuesday that a Korean man had married a large pillow with a picture of a female anime character at a church in Japan.





Lee Jin-gyu, the guy who fell in love with his "dakimakura" -- a kind of large, huggable pillow from Japan with an image of a popular anime character on it -- however, told local press today that he has not yet married his "girlfriend."





"My love for Fate is unchangeable but I will take more time to think about our marriage," the 28-year-old man told the press. Lee`s pillow caried an image of Fate Testarossa from the "Magical Girl" anime series.





Lee became famous after appearing in a Korean cable TV show titled "Martian Virus" in January. The TV show viewed Lee`s "ordinary" dates with his pillow at amusement parks and restaurants. He said they have been dating for six years.





"He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere," said one of Lee`s friends.





"They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal," he added.





Lee was in the limelight after the show -- but not in a good way. He received prank calls and his blog was showered with insults, including some directed at Lee`s parents.





"I don`t think it is right to hurl insults just because my thoughts are different from theirs. A TV show is a TV show. Some of the content was exaggerated a little bit," Lee told the press.





Lee said that he is currently looking for a job but his love for Fate will stay the same even after he finds one.





"Liking a virtual character is a matter of personal taste. I hope our society could become a place where different opinions can co-exist," he added.





(claire@heraldm.com)