Hong Jun-pyo's Side: "Did Staff Also Upload Photos of Yoon Wearing Underwear on the Bed?"

Eonju Lee "How Can You Run the Government When Decisions Are Not Made?"

Yoon Seok-yeol, a preliminary presidential candidate of the People Power Party. / Photo by Candidate Yoon's Instagram capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] The campaign team of Hong Jun-pyo, a presidential pre-candidate from the People Power Party, criticized Yoon Seok-yeol for posting a photo on social media (SNS) in which he was lying on a bed with his pet dog while wearing underwear, questioning, "Did the staff members go home and take such photos to upload?"

On the 27th, Lee Eon-ju, the campaign committee chairperson for Hong, appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and commented on the controversial so-called 'dog apology' photo, saying, "Many people think that the photo was taken and posted by Yoon's spouse."

Lee continued, "All aspects of work, communication, and personnel decisions are actually revealed in small details. But who exactly makes the decisions? Why doesn't the candidate manage SNS directly? How many steps does it go through? Why do the stories differ so much and change every time an apology is made? If even one of these things is not done properly, how can they claim to run the government?" she criticized.

On the 22nd, a photo of Yoon Seok-yeol's dog 'Tori' being offered an apple was posted on the Instagram account under Tori's name, managed by Yoon's presidential campaign team. Photo by 'Tori' Instagram capture

Earlier, after receiving backlash for his 'defense of Jeon Du-hwan' remarks on the 19th, Yoon posted a photo on his official SNS on the 22nd showing him giving an apple to his pet dog. This sparked criticism both inside and outside the party, with many saying, "Does this mean the apology is only for the dog?" Eventually, Yoon closed this SNS account.

Meanwhile, Kim Kyung-jin, a special advisor for cooperation from Yoon's side who appeared on the broadcast that day, said, "We sincerely apologize for the candidate's inappropriate expression, and I would like to apologize once again here." He added, "Regarding the campaign's lack of capability, I would like to apologize once again to the public, including Representative Lee Eon-ju present here."

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