What kind of rice cake makes people wait 3 hours — and a Korean singer apologize?

AKMU's Lee Su-hyun has apologized after her candid take on a viral Korean rice cake — one people reportedly wait as long as three hours to buy — sparked an unexpected online debate. Lee revisited the controversy in a video uploaded Saturday to the YouTube channel Meong Coach, explaining that she never meant to say the much-hyped Hanjungsun rice cake tasted bad. "Hanjungsun was delicious," Lee said. "My fans all know this, but I don't really like sweet foods to begin with. I don't particularly like rice cakes either, but I was so curious that I tried it." The dessert had caught Lee's attention amid its recent online popularity and the long lines surrounding it. "When I actually tried it, it was good, but it wasn't some incredible, completely new flavor that had never existed before," she said. "That's why I said what I did. The staff members I shared it with all thought it was really delicious." Lee then offered an apology to Hanjungsun, saying her earlier comments had been misunderstood. "I'm sorry, Hanjungsun," she said. "That's absolutely not what I meant." The controversy began with