"Country Must Not Go Wrong"... Jeong Han-yong and Kim Heung-guk Reveal Reasons for Election Campaign Support

Actor Jeong Han-yong and Singer Kim Heung-guk Support Election Campaign
When Asked Why They Stepped Forward
"President Yoon Hopes to Understand Public Sentiment"
"We Wish Politics Would Stand Properly"

With the National Assembly election just one day away, actor Jeong Han-yong and singer Kim Heung-guk revealed the reasons why they are campaigning in support of the Democratic Party of Korea and the People Power Party, respectively.

Singer Kim Heung-guk (right) appealing for support for candidate Lee Jun-bae at Sejong Traditional Market. / Photo by Lee Jun-bae Campaign

On the 9th, Jeong Han-yong said on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' about the election public sentiment, "Isn't there a lot of negative sentiment among the people toward President Yoon Seok-yeol?" He added, "(President Yoon) does not admit his mistakes enough. That’s why the public is angry. I think this time the public sentiment has largely turned away from the People Power Party."

In response, Kim Heung-guk said, "There are parts where the Yoon administration has done well, such as in diplomatic activities, the economy of ordinary people, and livelihood issues, but it seems like only the mistakes are constantly criticized and scolded." He added, "For the sake of South Korea’s future, I hope the good parts are praised." Regarding actor Jeong Han-yong’s comment that the Yoon administration does not admit its mistakes, Kim said, "If they admit everything, everything collapses. They don’t talk about the good parts but only say to admit the mistakes. This difference in thinking between left and right is exactly this. It’s not about admitting or apologizing anytime."

He continued, "Commissioner Han Dong-hoon is as popular as BTS," and said, "Former President Park Geun-hye is the queen of elections, but Commissioner Han seems like the prince of elections. I am 'Tiger Butterfly Kim Heung-guk.' When I say I have flown to a certain region, everyone is happy. Everyone comes out hoping and watches the campaign site."

Regarding what he wants to say to voters, Jeong Han-yong said, "People at the site say they are angry and ask to express opinions like ‘It’s problematic if the president acts like this.’" He added, "I don’t say things like ‘Let’s bring down the president.’ I don’t like great confusion. The big meaning of this election is that President Yoon understands the public sentiment."

He continued, "Isn’t the owner of democracy the people? You must vote. It’s not about choosing someone to rule us," and please don’t think of it as choosing a superior to govern us but as choosing a worker," he urged.

Kim Heung-guk said, "This country must not go wrong," and added, "I hope people vote based on one person’s vision. I hope politics stands upright properly." He also added, "You must create a country where no one is in hardship, where people don’t feel stressed, and where they are proud to have been born in South Korea."