Jeon Jae-su "Standing ovation for Yoon's song? If I had sung it, they probably would have fainted"

"Prepared Song... Skill Practiced for 10 Hours"

Jeon Jae-su, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, evaluated the song sung by President Yoon Seok-yeol at the dinner following the South Korea-U.S. summit, saying, "He sang like that and received a standing ovation," and added, "He seems to have some sense of pitch, but it was too short."

On the 28th, on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Rep. Jeon said, "If that level of performance gets a standing ovation, I think I would have fainted if I had done it."

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He said, "Don McLean. Right after it ended, Don McLean gave a signed guitar as a gift. So if it was an unprepared song, he couldn't have signed and given the guitar." He added, "To help our listeners, everything was planned and programmed as it was, and he probably practiced that song for about 10 hours just to sing it briefly."

He then said, "Don't just show that warm and generous side of the president in front of the American people; please show that to the Korean people as well."

In response, Rep. Seong Il-jong of the People Power Party, who appeared on the radio together, said, "The president is not a strong person. So, in fact, he is a very gentle person." To this, Rep. Jeon retorted, "You say he's gentle while he's been arresting people all year long, just arresting and prosecuting people all year."

On the other hand, Rep. Seong positively evaluated, "The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. gathered and gently eased the hearts of both nations' people through music, completely changing the atmosphere," and said, "This gentleness and sense of the president played a big role in opening the summit with great dignity."

He continued, "Because he showed a good image of breaking formalities at the summit, I think the feelings that the American people have toward Korea must have improved a lot," and added, "Many foreign media also broadcast and reported on this singing, and I think it was a very good image."

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