Robert Kelly (right) with his wife Kim Jung-a and their children nine-month-old son, James and daughter Marion. Pic/AFP

South Korea: The man at the centre of a viral BBC interview who was unceremoniously interrupted by his children live on air said on Wednesday he was flattered by the many "gentle sentiments" his family had received after millions watched the video online. Robert Kelly, an American associate professor at Pusan National University in South Korea, had been speaking to the BBC via Skype about the impeachment of president Park Geun-hye, when his daughter Marion marched confidently into his home office.