'Why does the 王 character remain? Don't you wash your hands?' When asked... Yoon's side says, "We mainly wash the fingers."

"Things Written by Neighborhood Grandmothers, It's Hard for Candidates to Say No"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The campaign team of former presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, a contender in the People Power Party's presidential primary, expressed strong frustration over the controversy surrounding the 'King (王)' character drawn on the candidate's hand. Despite explanations that neighborhood elders had drawn it, the controversy does not seem to subside easily.

On the 4th, Kim Yong-nam, a former lawmaker and spokesperson for former candidate Yoon, appeared on MBC Radio's Kim Jong-bae's Focus program to clarify the 'King' character controversy. He expressed strong aversion to the issue, stating that going forward, Yoon would not eat cup noodles with the 'King' character on them nor create 'abs of a king' on his stomach.

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Kim explained, "The grandmothers living around former Prosecutor General Yoon wrote this to encourage him, and it is quite difficult for a candidate running in an election to refuse such gestures on the spot."

Previously, former Prosecutor General Yoon was seen several times in People Power Party presidential primary debates with the Chinese character for 'King' (王) drawn on his palm, sparking controversies including accusations of shamanism.

Regarding this explanation, the host asked, "(Receiving food) and having the 'King (王)' character written with a marker are completely different matters. I don't understand how such an approach was tolerated to that extent. Does former Prosecutor General Yoon go around alone?" Kim responded, "He goes out alone."

The host continued, "Since you said it was grandmothers, I still don't understand. Is it a coincidence that multiple people carried markers and wrote the 'King' character on him in the same way? Honestly, it's hard to believe that he went around all day without erasing it." Kim explained, "I'm not sure if it was drawn in the morning or evening, but the large character drawn with a marker seems to have been during the 5th debate. Before that, judging by the size, it was probably a sign pen or ballpoint pen."

The host then asked, "Does former Prosecutor General Yoon not wash his hands? Usually, when going somewhere, people use hand sanitizer and wipe their hands due to quarantine measures. Most things get erased." Kim replied with a smile, "It seems he mainly washes his fingers."

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