Comedian Kang Seongbeom Appeals, "If Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Drops, a 'Terrible World' Will Come"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Kang Seong-beom, a comedian known for his pro-Democratic Party stance, appealed for support for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, saying, "When we unite, our strength grows."

On the 18th, Kang Seong-beom uploaded a video titled "Don't Be Discouraged, We Are Right" on his YouTube channel. He referred to a recent news article titled "Lee Jae-myung's wife Kim Hye-kyung's first outing caught on camera" reported by a media outlet, stating, "The media outlet admitted the false report, deleted the article, and issued an apology. It seemed like a sincere apology. But the important thing is that people are not paying attention to that apology."

He continued, "Here lies the core issue. During the time they stubbornly insisted it was true, people who only consumed the news by headlines would have had the image of Kim Hye-kyung's face having some serious problem firmly etched in their minds, and they would have thought, 'The cause must be Lee Jae-myung.' Why? Because political media worked hard to exaggerate the article and photos."

He added, "If she fainted and was injured to the point her face was split, naturally there would be bruises. They probably wanted to capture those bruises. Then they wanted to engrave the image of 'being hit'." He said, "They had half success. They showed photos with other people's faces covered and made people think, 'There must be something going on.'"

Kang also said, "Thus, the image of the Democratic Party's presidential candidate fell to the bottom again. Then what kind of damage would the media that harmed someone like this suffer? Even if sued, they would just pay a small fine," adding, "So, we tried to give the media some responsibility by creating the Media Arbitration Act, but the Democratic Party got scared by media threats and dropped it. They say they will try again, but it’s meaningless. It’s already been shredded."

He said, "Most media have bet their fate on the People Power Party, so they have no future," and added, "People who have been in politics for a long time tell me, 'Don't blame the media,' 'It’s always been like this.' But can we just leave it as it is because it’s always been like this? That’s why their power keeps growing. Isn’t this the same as not having purged pro-Japanese collaborators?"

Furthermore, he said, "If we just leave it, they become the owners of the Republic of Korea. We have to keep speaking out. When we unite, our strength grows. Candidate Lee also asked citizens to become the media," and appealed to Democratic Party supporters, saying, "I keep telling you, if you just sit back as support rates drop, it’s over. A very terrible world will come."

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