Crying and Laughing with Pro- Moon Jae-in Supporters... Namdaemun Flower Shop Flourishes, Asan Side Dish Store Sorrowful

Market Vendors Meeting President Moon Face Pro- Moon 'Criticism' and 'Praise' Responses
Vendor Criticized Says, "Is It Wrong to Say Business Is Hard?"

President Moon Jae-in visited Namdaemun Market in Seoul on the 12th to listen to the difficulties of market merchants. Photo by KTV

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Controversy is arising as supporters of President Moon Jae-in, known as 'Moonppa' (enthusiastic supporters of President Moon Jae-in), are either directly criticizing or praising market vendors following the president's recent conversations with them last week.

One vendor who became the target of criticism is reportedly struggling to continue business. There are also concerns that the behavior of Moonppa has crossed the bounds of proper market ethics.

On the 12th, President Moon Jae-in visited Namdaemun Market in Seoul to observe the market situation. At that time, a flower shop owner, Mr. Kim, presented a bouquet to the president and said, "Because the president is doing well, I feel at ease."

This led to praise on social networks such as Twitter, with comments like "The owner's heart smells like flowers." The flower shop's website was temporarily difficult to access due to a surge of visitors who are supporters of President Moon.

On the 9th, President Moon Jae-in visited a traditional market in Asan, Chungnam, and listened to the plea of a merchant expressing concerns about the difficult economy. Photo by Channel A Capture

On the other hand, a market vendor who spoke to President Moon about the difficult economic situation is reportedly being harassed by Moonppa.

On the 9th, President Moon Jae-in visited a traditional market in Asan, Chungnam, where he met with market vendors. At this event, the president greeted a side dish shop owner and asked, "How is business?"

The vendor replied, "It's terrible. Business is really bad," adding, "What happened? It's getting worse... The economy is very bad."

A video showing the vendor expressing the difficult economic situation spread through terrestrial broadcasts and YouTube, and Moonppa who saw it began to issue negative evaluations of this vendor.

Related articles received comments such as "I feel sorry for you with no customers, so I won't visit this place either," and critical opinions continued on social media like Twitter.

In an interview with the Chosun Ilbo, vendor A said, "For the past few days, I have been receiving 4 to 5 calls a day from 'restricted caller ID' numbers," and added, "I didn’t answer because I thought it might be voice phishing, but calls even came at 11 p.m.," expressing difficulties in business.

He lamented, "Was it so wrong to honestly say that business is bad and I’m struggling?" and said, "I’m afraid to meet people."

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