"The Arm Shown When Pretending to Be a Bachelor"... Kim Bu-seon Targets Lee Jae-myung's 'Bent Arm'

Actress Kim Bu-seon (left) criticized Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, who revealed a twisted arm injury he sustained during his youth as a laborer, saying, "Please stop the tiresome 'emotional arm selling'." The photo on the right is the twisted arm image disclosed by Governor Lee (captured from Lee Jae-myung's Facebook).

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Actress Kim Bu-seon once again attacked Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province.

Today (18th), Kim shared an article related to Lee on her Facebook, writing, "Please stop that tiresome 'emotional manipulation'." The article contained information that Lee had revealed a photo of his crooked left arm to respond to controversy over his military service exemption. Lee was exempted from military service after being diagnosed with a level 6 disability due to an accident in which his left arm was caught in machinery while working at a factory.

Earlier, the Democratic Party released a poster featuring former party leader Lee Nak-yeon, former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Representative Kim Du-kwan, and Representative Park Yong-jin standing together with the phrase "Democratic Party Military Service Team." However, the poster sparked controversy as some pointed out that it might be indirectly targeting Lee, who is the only male candidate exempt from military service.

A post added by Kim Bu-seon while sharing the article.
[Photo by Kim Bu-seon, Facebook capture]

On the other hand, Kim claimed in her Facebook post, "(Lee) showed me that arm first even when he approached me pretending to be a bachelor," adding, "I was deceived and cried then," and "Lee had long realized that emotional manipulation with his arm would work." She continued, "Poverty is not a sin, but it is not something to boast about," and "When asked if he visited his nephew who was on death row, he slithered away pretending not to hear like a snake. It gives me chills."

Meanwhile, on the 17th, Lee shared on his Facebook a statement by candidate Kim Du-kwan defending him, saying, "Stop the lowly mudslinging," and posted a message expressing, "Even as I grow older and live comfortably, it is hard to completely shake off the sorrow of disability." He added, "It took many years to overcome the inferiority complex of disability," and "Reading Candidate Kim’s words, I feel the warmth of an elder brother stepping in to stop neighborhood kids from mocking his disabled younger sibling."