Gominjung's Tears and Short Naps Followed by 'Flower Garden Campaign'... Opposition Party Says, "Please Stop the 'Look at Me Series'"

Photo released on the 30th by Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, on her Facebook page. Photo by Go Min-jeong.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Ko Minjung, a member of the same party who joined Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's Seoul mayoral candidate, in election campaigning, has continued the campaign by revealing photos taken in a flower garden following tearful and nap photos. Meanwhile, opposition parties have strongly criticized her with comments such as "Is this the 'Look at Me' series?" and "The worst emotional manipulation."

On the 30th, Ko posted photos on her Facebook showing her campaigning in Seongdong-gu and Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, repeatedly appealing for support for candidate Park.

She said, "The path of reform has been rough, but I believe the more frightening enemy is giving up, getting tired, and kneeling down," emphasizing, "I will keep running until the moment voices arise without getting tired in Gwangjin-eul."

The photos Ko posted that day included one of her smiling against a backdrop of forsythia and cherry blossoms, and another showing her standing in front of a campaign vehicle with Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party's standing election committee chairman, and Park Jumin, a party lawmaker.

Earlier, on the 27th, Ko had revealed a photo of herself crying in the arms of a citizen during a rainy campaign event, and on the 29th, a photo of herself taking a short nap, exhausted from campaigning.

Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jung is crying while being embraced by a citizen during a campaign rally. Photo by Go Min-jung

As Ko posted photos appealing to voters' emotions day after day, opposition parties criticized her, saying, "Is this the 'Look at Me' series?"

Kim Yeryeong, spokesperson for the People Power Party, strongly criticized Ko in a statement on the 29th, saying, "She engaged in the worst emotional manipulation," and added, "It is embarrassing and shameful."

Hwang Kyuhwan, deputy spokesperson of the same party, also pointed out, "If she had even once thought about the women who were victims of sexual harassment, she would not have done such a ridiculous 'daily live broadcast'." He accused Ko of distorting the election caused by former Mayor Park Won-soon's sexual harassment into merely a stage to highlight her own image of 'being tired, crying, and collapsing.'

Hwang continued, "What is so great about it that the public has to see her whining every day?" and said, "The public now wants to stop seeing Ko's endless 'Look at Me' series."

Meanwhile, Ko was appointed as the spokesperson for Park's campaign, but after public criticism arose over her referring to the victim of former Mayor Park's sexual harassment case as a 'complainant,' she stepped down from the spokesperson position on the 18th.

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