Jin Joong-kwon: "Roh and Moon as King Taejong? ...Feels like going back to the Joseon Dynasty"

Kwang-jae Lee on 8th YouTube Broadcast: "Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in Are Like Taejong... Sejong Era Will Come"

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon commented on Lee Kwang-jae, the elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea, comparing the late former President Roh Moo-hyun and President Moon Jae-in to 'Taejong,' saying, "Judging by the rhetoric, it feels like the country has returned to the Joseon Dynasty."

On the 9th, former professor Jin quoted a part of Taejong Yi Bang-won's poem "Hayeoga" on his Facebook, saying, "'What does it matter if this or that? What does it matter if the vines of Mansu Mountain are intertwined? We too shall be intertwined and enjoy a hundred years.' The philosophy of pro-Moon faction is condensed in this one poem. They are so disgustingly intertwined that they really seem to be set for a hundred years," he said.

"Hayeoga" is a sijo poem written by Taejong Yi Bang-won, the third king of Joseon who helped Taejo Yi Seong-gye establish Joseon, to appease his opposition, Po Eun Jeong Mong-ju.

Earlier, Lee Kwang-jae compared former President Roh and President Moon to Taejong.

In the 21st National Assembly election, Lee Kwang-jae, then a candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, who was confirmed to have won in Wonju Gap, is expressing his thoughts on the morning of the 16th of last month at the election office in Musil-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do. / Photo by Yonhap News

The day before, Lee appeared on a special broadcast on his YouTube channel titled "Will the Era of Roh Moo-hyun Come?" marking the 11th anniversary of former President Roh's passing, saying, "Roh Moo-hyun and President Moon Jae-in are like 'Taejong,' who dismantled the existing order and created a new one," adding, "Now it is time for the era of 'Sejong' to come."

He continued, "Former President Roh once said, 'A politician must become a winner both in reality and history, but I want to be a winner in history,'" he added.

Meanwhile, Lee returned to politics after about 10 years by running as the Democratic Party candidate for Wonju Gap, Gangwon Province, in the 21st general election and winning.

Previously, Lee resigned from his position as a member of the 18th National Assembly in 2010 to run for governor of Gangwon Province, was elected governor, but lost his position in January the following year after being sentenced to prison for violating the Political Funds Act.

He was barred from running for office for 10 years but became eligible to run from January 2021, and after being specially pardoned in December last year, he was able to run in this general election.

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