"Lee Jaemyung Administration Reminds Me of the 'Match Match Bar' Snack Advertisement"
Former Daegu Mayor Hong Junpyo is leaving the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, after being eliminated at the announcement event for the third round of the People Power Party's 21st presidential candidate primary on April 29. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group
Former Daegu Mayor Hong Junpyo responded to a post on his communication platform "Dream of Youth," which pointed out the reasons for the conservative camp's defeat, by saying, "This election was the choice of people who were burned by Yoon Sukyeol."
On the 16th, a supporter posted on "Dream of Youth" with the title, "It may be belated, but Lee Junseok and Kim Moonsoo made mistakes in their debate strategies in this presidential election."
The supporter wrote, "Both conservative candidates only attacked Lee Jaemyung for his promises, such as hotel economics and 100 trillion won investment in AI, which seemed absurd. They could have scored points in the debates just by focusing on those," and added, "However, both Kim Moonsoo and Lee Junseok persistently brought up issues like what Lee Jaemyung's son did, the profanity toward his sister-in-law, and the Seoul National University Hospital helicopter transfer?topics that were neither new nor relevant in the debate hall, which I think annoyed centrist viewers watching on TV."
The supporter continued, "In other words, they only chose to talk about things that no one but their own supporters would like," and added, "Voters who watched up to the third debate probably doubted whether Kim Moonsoo was capable of carrying out normal state affairs, and may have felt that Lee Junseok's behavior and remarks were too frivolous for someone running for president."
In response, former Mayor Hong left a comment sharing his opinion. He wrote, "This election was one where morality and integrity as a president were not considered at all, and only the ability to run the government was judged. It was the choice of people who were burned by Yoon Sukyeol," and added, "Looking at the Lee Jaemyung administration, I am reminded of an old snack advertisement slogan. It's the slogan for a snack called Match Match Bar."
Match Match Bar is a chocolate snack released by Haitai Confectionery in 1982. At the time, the band Songgolmae (Bae Chulsoo and Koo Changmo) participated in the advertisement, which became very popular for its catchy lyrics, "Ugly but tastes good."
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