Heo Eun-ah Criticizes Tak Hyun-min "BTS Event Was My Gift Statement... Narcissism Has Gone Too Far"

"BTS Naeseweo Bulgongjeong Binan Maken Bangtan, Tak Hyunmin-i Ibeo"

Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, is questioning at the confirmation hearing of Sang-hyuk Han, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, held in July at the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] On the 20th, Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Tak Hyun-min, the Blue House Protocol Secretary who claimed to have directed the 1st Youth Day ceremony attended by the group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan), saying, "His narcissism has gone too far."

Heo wrote on her Facebook that day, "The president's event is, in other words, a national event, and the owner of a national event is the people," adding, "It seems that for Secretary Tak, the president's protocol is still just a show used for himself."

Heo said, "The owners of Youth Day yesterday should have been the youth of the Republic of Korea. And the public officials preparing the event should have been thoroughly invisible hands behind the stage. All the merits of protocol belong to the people, and all the faults must be borne by the public officials themselves."

She continued, "However, Tak Hyun-min labeled the event featuring political president Moon Jae-in and cultural president BTS as 'Tak Hyun-min's signature.' Not only that, he called it 'my gift.' I thought President Moon Jae-in was wearing BTS to block unfair criticism, but it turns out BTS was wearing Tak Hyun-min."

She added, "Narcissus, who created the myth of narcissism, ultimately drowned himself, intoxicated by his own reflection. I sincerely hope he comes to his senses. For the first time, I feel sorry for President Moon Jae-in."

"Last January, Tak Hyun-min, Senior Administrative Officer of the Protocol Secretariat at the Blue House, was looking at President Moon Jae-in speaking in the State Council chamber. Photo by Yonhap News"

Earlier, Secretary Tak posted a letter-style message on his Facebook on the same day titled 'To the director who will direct the 20th Youth Day in 2039,' writing, "I, who directed the 1st Youth Day, had many concerns. In 2020, I was worried that some 'fairness' could cause some 'unfairness.'"

He continued, "After much thought, I tried to recall my youth and thoughts, but I couldn't remember. So I asked (BTS). This is a gift from the youth 19 years ago to the youth of 2039, but it is also my gift as the director who directed the 1st Youth Day. A gift to the director who might be struggling with what kind of planning to do."

He concluded, "I hope these messages from the past will be usefully utilized. Tak Hyun-min, who directed the 1st Youth Day event in 2020."