Kim Jaewon: "Yoon Seok-yeol's '王' Controversy Better Than 'Taking Off Pants'"

Kim Jaewon: "Debate Effective After Writing the Character 王... Rumors That Kim Gunhee and Mother-in-law Actually Visit Fortune Tellers Are Nonsense"

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 5th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Kim Jaewon, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, defended former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's palm showing the character '王' (king) controversy, saying, "Since he started using the character '王', the debates have improved a bit."

On the 6th, Kim appeared on KBS Radio's 'Joo Jin-woo Live' and said, "It actually had an effect. It works." Previously, former Prosecutor General Yoon caused controversy by revealing a character that looked like '王' in the center of his left palm during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th TV debates of the People Power Party presidential primary.

When the host asked, "Did you lose strength in the debate on the 5th because you couldn't write the '王' character on your palm?" Kim hesitated and replied, "A little~".

Then, former Blue House Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Kang Ki-jung said, "He probably wrote a talisman somewhere on his body that can't be seen," and added, "I saw a report that after the People Power Party candidate debate on the 5th, candidate Yoon Seok-yeol slapped his chest and said to candidate Yoo Seung-min, 'Why are you talking about superstition?' It's frustrating to have a debate about superstition."

In response, Kim said, "It's better than talking about pulling down pants." He argued, "'It's completely different from the situation where you have to say, 'Shall I pull down my pants?'" claiming it was still better than Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's 'pants controversy.'

The 'pants controversy' refers to an incident on July 5 during the Democratic Party candidate debate when Governor Lee, asked to explain the 'actress scandal,' retorted, "Shall I pull down my pants once more?"

Also, when former Secretary Kang said, "There are some stories that Yoon's wife Kim Geon-hee and his mother-in-law actually go to fortune-tellers, but it hasn't been confirmed," Kim responded, "How can you come on air and talk about such things without knowing the truth? How can you talk about such things without confirmation? It's all nonsense."

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