Son of Saengtaetang Restaurant Owner: "Didn't Recognize Oh Se-hoon 16 Years Ago... Heard About It from My Mother"

On the morning of the 6th, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, greets citizens on their way to work at Jayang Intersection in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 6th, controversy arose as the son of the owner of the saengtaetang (pollack soup) restaurant, who claimed that Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, had a meal after surveying land in Naegok-dong in 2005, said he does not remember Oh's face from 16 years ago.

According to JoongAng Ilbo on the same day, Mr. A said, "In 2005, I was not interested in a person named Oh, and he was wearing sunglasses on his face, so I do not remember his face."

He added, "Recently, when I called my mother, she said that the person wearing white pants and sunglasses at that time was Oh. After hearing that, I think I also saw him back then. So I realized, 'That person must have been Oh Se-hoon.'"

Mr. A also added, "The opposition party asked whether the menu at that time was 'jiri' (clear soup) or 'maeuntang' (spicy fish stew), and it was maeuntang."

Earlier, Mr. A and his mother appeared on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' on the 2nd, claiming that Oh visited the restaurant on the day of the land survey in Naegok-dong in June 2005. Mr. A also said that Oh's shoes were 'Ferragamo.'

In particular, Mr. A appeared on 'News Factory' the day before as well, repeatedly asserting, "Oh definitely came to eat saengtaetang in June 2005."

Mr. A said, "I felt quite upset seeing the People Power Party side say things like 'It's saengttetang' (a pun on saengtaetang)," adding, "We just told what we know. But when my mother (the saengtaetang restaurant owner) started being attacked, I got so angry that I requested the interview."

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