"Remembering Lee Jae-myung's Tearful Speech"... Devoted Daughter Asking Ex-Boyfriend to Vote

MBC Radio 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' Interview
"Remembering Lee Jae-myung's Harrowing Life Speech on Politics"

"Representative Lee Jae-myung gave a speech while crying, and what I remember most was the speech where he said, 'The life of our common people, and Lee Jae-myung's own tragic life, is Lee Jae-myung's politics.'"

Park, who expressed support for Representative Lee Jae-myung, appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' on the 15th and explained the reason for the enthusiastic support from the so-called 'Gaeddal (Daughters of Reform).'

Park said, "'Extreme' and 'hardline' have negative images, don't they? I think the media's framing is trying too hard to label him as hardline," adding, "I have been thinking a lot that we should change the expression to more active supporters and young supporters."

Park cited Representative Lee's speech at the Sangdaewon Market as the turning point for actively supporting him. On January 24 last year, ahead of the presidential election, Representative Lee made a deep bow of apology at Sangdaewon Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, appealing for support. At that time, he even showed tears while sharing an anecdote about his mother.

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is wiping away tears during an impromptu speech at the 'Maetaverse' Seongnam, Into the Public Sentiment! event held on the afternoon of January 24 last year at Sangdaewon Market in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province.
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Park confessed, "If a politician has that level of sincerity, I thought it would be okay to actively support him at least once."

She added, "During the presidential election period, I even called my ex-boyfriend to ask him to vote for Lee Jae-myung." Park said, "My ex-boyfriend was surprised and asked if I was calling because of the election," and "I also sent gift coupons to my friends, telling them, 'Watch the 100-minute debate once,' and 'Shouldn't we watch it and choose a better politician?'"

When the host asked, "Some lawmakers within the party say that the text message bombings are too excessive," she replied, "Because there is no medium to directly convey opinions to the lawmakers, party members are frustrated and have taken action."

Park said, "The spectrum of the Democratic Party is very broad, and the 169 lawmakers have diverse thoughts," adding, "Because it is the Democratic Party, different opinions can be expressed like this." However, she also added, "Sometimes emotions are expressed through text messages, and I think we need to be a bit more restrained in that regard."

She also gave her opinion on the term 'Subak' (Watermelon). 'Subak' is a slang term meaning 'Democratic Party on the outside, People Power Party on the inside,' used to target some non-Lee Jae-myung faction lawmakers. Park said, "After Representative Lee asked to refrain from using the term 'Subak,' supporters have been trying not to use it internally," but added, "However, some 'Subak' lawmakers appear in the media and speak as if they are 'Subak' themselves, expressing their opinions."

Park emphasized, "Fandom politics is a phenomenon where supporters actively support politicians and gather together," and "Ultimately, fandom politics is also the opinion, claim, and right of a part of the political support base, so it must be respected."