Searched 'Kim Gun-hee' on Naver... Officially Registered as 'Exhibition Planner'

Job Title: Exhibition Planner, Affiliation: Kobana Co., Ltd. (CEO)

When searching for 'Kim Gun-hee' on the portal site Naver, the profile of Kim Gun-hee, the spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, who describes herself as an exhibition planner, appears along with her photo. Photo by Naver capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Kim Gun-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, was registered on the portal site Naver's person information on the 24th.

According to Naver and others, from the afternoon of the same day, searching for 'Kim Gun-hee' on Naver displays her profile with a photo, listing her occupation as 'Exhibition Planner' and affiliation as 'Kobana Co., Ltd. (CEO)'.

At the bottom of Kim's profile, the phrase 'Self-participation 2022.1.24' is written, indicating that Kim's side likely requested direct profile registration on Naver's person information service. 'Person Information Self-Participation' is a service that can be used by the person themselves or an agent who has been granted authority by a Naver member ID verified with a real name login.

Kim has registered four works under her artistic activities. The list of works includes the 2015 'Mark Rothko Exhibition', the 2016 'Le Corbusier, Father of Modern Architecture Exhibition', the 2017 'Alberto Giacometti Korea Special Exhibition', and the 2019 'Revolution, The Great Pain: Revolutionaries of 20th Century Modern Art'.

Earlier, Kang Shin-up, lawyer and president of Kim's fan club 'Gunhee Sarang' (Hee Sarang), released photos from Kim's profile shooting site, drawing attention to her appearance. Regarding this, Lee Yang-su, senior spokesperson of the People Power Party's election campaign headquarters, stated, "Currently, there is no official plan for any significant (Kim's) activities at the campaign headquarters level." However, it is known that the campaign headquarters is considering establishing a 'Spouse Team' to manage Kim's schedule and messages, fueling speculation that Kim will soon make an appearance.

Meanwhile, Kim Hye-kyung, spouse of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, has not yet been registered on portal site person searches. Kim Mi-kyung, spouse of Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Party presidential candidate and a professor at Seoul National University, has profiles searchable on Naver as well as the portal site Daum.