The French media has made a glaring mishap with the South Korean national flag, sparking outrage among netizens.

Korean netizens took to online community forums to express their astonishment over a screen grab from a French television news segment aired by La Chaîne Info. The news coverage focused on the ongoing political tensions between North and South Korea and displayed the flags of both nations.

What caught everyone's attention was the flag on the right side of the screen. Instead of the correct depiction of the South Korean flag, the image featured a flawed rendition, with a central red circle reminiscent of the Japanese flag, rather than the red-and-blue taegeuk design.

Netizens were not only shocked but also deeply offended by this error, questioning the authenticity of the French news outlet. Many Korean users were particularly incensed because the misrepresented flag bore a troubling resemblance to the Japanese national flag, given the colonial history between the two nations.

As of now, La Chaîne Info has not issued any further comment or explanation regarding the mistake.

Reactions from netizens included:

"This is utterly unacceptable. It doesn't even resemble either a Japanese or South Korean flag. I'm disgusted."

"I can't believe a reputable news program could make such a mistake."

"A simple Google search could have easily prevented this."

"Where did they even find that image? It must have taken effort to locate such an incorrect representation."

"This feels like a deliberate attempt to insult South Korea."

"I'm embarrassed. This is a result of terrible international diplomacy."

"Is this a deliberate act?"

"Are they doing this intentionally?"

"They need to do their job correctly."

"Imagine if a similar mistake were made with the French flag. I wonder how they would react."

"I thought this post would be about a mistake like the misplacement of one of the four black trigrams..."

"This is akin to mockery toward South Korea."

What are your thoughts?