From discussions about nuclear weapons – to pulling out the guitar and offering an American song. So ended a dinner at the White House when Joe Biden invited the president of South Korea on stage. – We know this is one of your favorite songs, says Joe Biden. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is on a several-day state visit to the United States. On the agenda is to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons from North Korea. But it would also turn out to be singing. During a dinner party in the White House, Joe Biden invites his South Korean counterpart on stage, who in his home country is known to be a karaoke fan, writes The Guardian. – We know this is one of your favorite songs, American Pie, says Biden, while handing over the microphone to Suk-yeol. Suk-yeol takes the microphone and says with the help of an interpreter that it is true. – It was a while ago, says Suk-yeol. Cheers from the audience Already during the first notes of Don McLean’s “American Pie”, the audience in the White House erupts in applause, and when the song ends, Suk-yeol receives a standing ovation. Joe Biden then jokes that Yoon Suk-yeol should be part of the entertainment at the next dinner. – I had no damn idea you could sing, says Joe Biden.
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