"7-Hour Call, The Real Point Is That It Didn't Air"

'Seoul's Voice' That Created the Transcript Claims
Position on Releasing Additional Files

On the afternoon of the 16th, the MBC program "Straight," which covers the '7-hour phone call' content of Kim Geon-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is being broadcast on the electronic billboard at the MBC building in Sangam-dong, Seoul. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Geum Bo-ryeong] Some parts of the '7-hour phone call' content of Kim Gun-hee, the spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, were partially revealed through MBC, but the 'Seoul Voice,' which first created the call transcript, emphasized on the 17th that there are many impactful statements not introduced in the broadcast. They also expressed their intention to continue releasing additional files, stating it is difficult to understand why such content was omitted from the broadcast the previous day.

According to a summary of the Seoul Voice YouTube channel and CEO Baek Eun-jong's radio interviews on the 17th, among the statements not introduced in the previous day's broadcast but revealed through Baek's channel that day are controversies involving Professor Jung Kyung-shim and the palm "王" (king) character issue. Baek appeared on four radio stations that day and said in interviews, "Kim's remark that 'If former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk or Professor Jung had stayed quiet, we wouldn't have tried to detain them' is truly shocking." He added, "Was Kim the Prosecutor General? This implies that then-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol consulted with Kim about investigation-related matters, and I don't understand why this part was omitted from the broadcast."

There are also statements suggesting that Kim exerts extensive influence over the overall operation of Yoon's campaign. Kim's influence was somewhat felt throughout the MBC broadcast, but Baek additionally revealed that Kim said, "If I take power, that place will definitely not be safe (laughing)." Regarding YouTube broadcasts raising suspicions about Kim, he mentioned, "When you hold power, even if we don't do it, the police will naturally file charges; that's what's scary."

Furthermore, additional remarks by Kim related to Yoon writing the "王" (king) character on his palm before entering the debate stage were disclosed. Kim said, "An elderly supporter around me always writes it for me, telling me not to tremble," and added, "I couldn't refuse every time, so I wrote it and went, but what kind of shamanism is that?" She continued, "Is there any shaman around? We don't meet shamans like that. I'm stronger."

Baek, who is uploading short clips of the unreleased broadcast content on YouTube, claims there are several so-called 'bombshell' statements. These include content related to Prosecutor General Han Dong-hoon and the Me Too movement. Baek said, "When Kim talked about Han Dong-hoon, she said, 'If this leaks out, it must never happen,'" and "Some paragraphs related to Me Too were omitted, but those are the real core." Baek added, "The entire 7 hours and 45 minutes of the call consists of dozens of independent segments, so we will give one segment at a time to media outlets; if they report it, we will follow up with more, and if the media is too scared to report, we will break the news first and proceed accordingly."

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