Democratic Party Backlash Over Allegations in Moon Jun-yong's Solo Exhibition: "Low-Level Yellow Journalism Tactics" Condemned as Conspiracy Theory

Artist Moon Jun-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Han-ah] The Democratic Party of Korea fiercely criticized the suspicion that the date of the solo exhibition of artist Moon Jun-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in, is related to the timing of the elevation to social distancing level 3, calling it "yellow journalism behavior."

On the 20th, Jo Eun-joo, the youth spokesperson for the Democratic Party, stated in a commentary, "Distorting the elevation to social distancing level 3 as if it is decided by the president's personal judgment and raising conspiracy theories is a serious misconduct beyond the freedom of the (media)," and condemned, "Stop the low-level yellow journalism behavior."

She added, "Raising conspiracy theories full of indiscriminate fake news and speculation while abandoning social ethics in a crisis situation is an immoral act that betrays the 'basic duty of being human.'"

She continued, "Unreasonable acts that turn an individual's life itself into gossip through biased political motives and use it as a means to incite social conflict and division cannot be tolerated by social norms," and urged, "Reflect and restrain yourselves even now."

Earlier, Moon Jun-yong held a solo exhibition titled "Beyond the Gaze, Somewhere in Between" at Geumsan Gallery on Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. The exhibition runs from the 17th to the 23rd.

Upon hearing this news, Kim Se-ui, who runs the YouTube channel "Garosero Research Institute," said on the broadcast on the 18th, "There are talks that level 3 will be implemented after the 23rd. Moon Jun-yong is holding his solo exhibition until the 23rd."

Also, lawyer Kang Yong-seok said, "It should be after the 23rd. If level 3 is raised before that, the solo exhibition will be ruined. Because it is my son's solo exhibition."

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