Jeon Yeo-ok: "Lee Jae-myung's 'Sudden Shutdown' a Historic Comedy... Did It Remind You of Free Romance?"

Jeon Yeo-ok, former Saenuri Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) lawmaker. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Former Saenuri Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) lawmaker Jeon Yeo-ok directly criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, calling his remarks about the webtoon 'Office Nuna Story' a "historic comedy."

On the 4th, Jeon posted on her personal blog, questioning, "Did it remind him of Free Love?" and criticized Lee's comments.

She began by saying, "Did candidate Lee Jae-myung get strongly attracted to 'Office Nuna,' or did he feel it was 'hot' just by seeing the webtoon's title? It has turned into a truth game."

She continued, "'Office Nuna' is a webtoon depicting 'a romance with an older single mom at the workplace,' but candidate Lee said the title 'Office Nuna' was 'hot' or 'strongly attractive.' This is a historic comedy. Did he think of 'Office Girl'? Did it remind him of 'Hyungsu's curse'? Or did it remind him of 'Free Love'? Anyway, the Democratic Party has put forward Lee Jae-myung, who has four prior convictions, as their presidential candidate," she pointed out.

Jeon introduced that various sectors responded to Lee's remarks with comments such as "Before basic income, acquire basic manners," "Hypocritical political correctness," and "You only see what you want to see."

She added, "What if candidate Yoon Seok-youl had said something like this? A netizen commented, 'He would have been destroyed in one shot,'" and warned, "The fight against the double standards faction is just beginning."

Earlier, on the 3rd, to mark Cartoon Day, candidate Lee visited a webtoon production company in Bucheon Techno Valley, Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, and while viewing works, he said next to a framed work titled 'Office Nuna Story,' "Office Nuna? The title really grabs you, huh?"

In response, a company official said, "It's not adult content," and Lee was reported to have laughed. This webtoon, serialized on a portal site since September last year, is a romance about a single mom's office romance.

Among two media outlets present at the scene, one recorded Lee's words as "Office Nuna? The title really grabs you, huh?" while the other recorded it as "Office Nuna? The title is hot?" The Democratic Party shared both versions with the press but later redistributed a version excluding the "hot?" remark.

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