Park Young-sun and Lee Nak-yeon Eating 'Gukbap'... Lee Jun-seok Fires Back, "Uploading MB Avatar Collection"

Screenshot of Yoon Geon-young, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker's office SNS (left) Screenshot of Lee Jun-seok, former Supreme Council member SNS (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Former Future United Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) Supreme Council member Lee Jun-seok responded to Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Gun-young, who claimed that Seoul mayoral candidate Oh Se-hoon's 'gukbap meal' photo was an "MB avatar," by saying that if eating gukbap is a condition for being an MB avatar, he would share a collection of the Democratic Party's MB avatars.

On the 27th, former Supreme Council member Lee posted on his social media service (SNS), "Lawmaker Yoon Gun-young childishly posted that candidate Oh Se-hoon eating gukbap is an MB avatar, so I am sharing your party's collection of MB avatars," and criticized, "If eating gukbap at a gukbap restaurant is a condition for being an MB avatar, then does sitting at the table smoking make one a Roh Moo-hyun avatar?"

He continued, "Then I ask if your party's candidate is not a Park Won-soon avatar," and pointed out, "Why do worn-out shoes appear? Are you going to tear off doors to make desks, do beekeeping, and farm rice in Gwanghwamun now?"

On the morning of the 25th, the official start day of the election campaign, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor in the April 7 by-election, raised hands together with Lee Jun-seok, former Supreme Council member of the United Future Party, and Song Ju-beom, chairman of the party members' council, after finishing a campaign speech in front of Yujin Shopping Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The photo posted together by former Supreme Council member Lee included scenes of Democratic Party Seoul mayoral candidate Park Young-sun, Democratic Party Standing Election Committee Chairman Lee Nak-yeon, and Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin eating gukbap.

Earlier on the 26th, Lawmaker Yoon's office posted side-by-side photos of former President Lee Myung-bak's meal during the 2007 presidential election and candidate Oh's meal on their official SNS, saying, "Gukbap from 14 years ago and gukbap from 2021," and asked, "Could this be an MB avatar?"

The post received many critical comments such as "childish," "clich?," and "lacking context."

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