Moon's down-to-earth manner generates buzz among Koreans

South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Moon told his Chinese counterpart that he plans to send a special delegation to Beijing for talks on North Korea and a contentious U.S. missile-defense shield, Seoul officials said Thursday. (Yonhap via AP) (The Associated Press)

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in, second from left, takes off his jacket at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2017. South Korean internet users have shared photos of Moon waving off a presidential employee and taking off his own jacket at a luncheon, projecting an image that he's a down-to-earth president. (Baek Seung-ryul/Yonhap via AP) (The Associated Press)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, third from left, walks with senior presidential secretaries at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2017. South Korean internet users have shared photos of Moon waving off a presidential employee and taking off his own jacket at a luncheon, projecting an image that he's a down-to-earth president. (Baek Seung-ryul/Yonhap via AP) (The Associated Press)

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean internet users have shared photos of new President Moon Jae-in waving off a presidential employee and taking off his own jacket at a luncheon, projecting an image that he's a down-to-earth president.

Images of Moon, sans jacket and holding a cup of coffee while cheerfully talking with his aides at the presidential garden have also generated a buzz.

Moon began his first full day in office by shaking hands and taking selfies with supporters near his private Seoul home before heading to the presidential Blue House.

Many see Moon's manner as a refreshing break from his disgraced, jailed predecessor Park Geun-hye, who many saw as aloof and autocratic.