Lee Jae-myung to Recruit Former 'Na Ga Su' PD Kim Young-hee

Likely to Take on a Role in Media and Public Relations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] It has been confirmed that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, recruited Kim Young-hee, former MBC Content Chief Vice President who directed the entertainment program 'I Am a Singer,' on the 1st. Kim, the former vice president, is expected to take on a role in media and public relations within Lee's campaign headquarters.

This is a fresh influx of external talent following the recent recruitment of Jo Dong-yeon, a '30s working mom' and professor of military studies at Seokyeong University, who is a graduate of the Korea Military Academy, as a co-chairperson of the campaign headquarters as the 'first external talent.'

The Democratic Party campaign headquarters announced that on the morning of the 2nd, Lee will personally announce the recruitment of the former vice president at the Yeouido party office.

Kim, the former vice president, is a star PD familiar to the public by the nickname 'Rice Shop Uncle.'

He joined MBC in 1986 and opened the golden age of MBC entertainment programs such as 'Sunday Sunday Night' with hidden camera shows and the 'Conscience Refrigerator.'

It is also known that the People Power Party's candidate Yoon Seok-youl's side had been pushing to recruit former vice president Kim into their campaign headquarters.

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