"Why Only Support 2030?" Kim Eo-jun Faces Park Yong-jin's Comment: "You've Become a Kkondae Too"

Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Park Yong-jin is holding a press conference on the gender-equal military service pledge at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 16th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who declared his candidacy for the presidential election, claimed that some of his remarks were edited in the YouTube broadcast "Kim Eo-jun's Dasbwoida," hosted by broadcaster Kim Eo-jun.

On the 17th, Park posted on his Facebook, "I recently appeared on 'Kim Eo-jun's Dasbwoida,'" and said, "After the video was uploaded, I received messages asking, 'Why did you clash so much?' and 'What good does it do to have a confrontation with Kim in the primary?' So I watched the video myself," revealing this.

Park said, "The parts where I told Kim, 'Kim Eo-jun has become a kkontae (old-fashioned authoritarian figure),' and 'The reason why the TBS radio show "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory" isn't taken off the air is because Hong Joon-pyo and Ha Tae-kyung from the People Power Party also appear on it' were deleted."

Regarding this, Park explained, "Kim said something to the effect of 'Why do you only support the 2030 generation? They are more conservative,' so I countered by saying, 'How old was Kim Eo-jun when he created Ddanzi Ilbo? Now I see that Kim Eo-jun has also become a kkontae.'"

He continued, "Can politicians just divide sides by media or conservative and progressive camps? I appear on both progressive and conservative media and say the same things wherever I go," adding, "Since Hong Joon-pyo and Ha Tae-kyung also appear on Kim's program, listeners can hear from conservative figures and maintain balance."

Park stated, "I never intended to appear as if we were deliberately clashing or fighting," but also expressed his conviction, saying, "Even if we have different thoughts or positions, I don't think I should just nod along because of Kim's influence within the party."

Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin posted on his Facebook on the 17th, claiming that the YouTube show "Kim Eo-jun's Dasbweida," hosted by broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, edited part of his remarks. Photo by Park Yong-jin.

Earlier, on the 16th, Park appeared on the YouTube broadcast "Kim Eo-jun's Dasbwoida" and debated with Kim on the topic of the youth generation. When Kim asked, "Other generations are struggling too, so why do you only support the 2030 generation?" Park replied, "Because they are the future."

When Kim countered, "Right now, people in their 40s and 50s can have much younger mindsets than those in their 20s," Park responded, "How old was Kim Eo-jun when he created Ddanzi Ilbo? Wasn't he in his 20s?"

Park then defended the youth generation again. When Kim asked, "Don't you think the discourse around the 2030 generation is too excessive?" Park said, "Although their perspective on the world is lacking, their saying that the establishment is wrong has changed South Korean democracy."

He also mentioned Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party. When Kim said, "The definition of justice that Lee Jun-seok, who claims to represent the 2030 generation, talks about has nothing to do with fairness as defined by progressives," Park retorted, "We should painfully consider why only Lee Jun-seok became the representative of the 2030 generation. Changing that is social progress and institutional reform."

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