Lawmakers Respond to 'Wemade Entry Records'... "Never Met"

As the National Assembly Secretariat disclosed the entry records to the National Assembly on the 25th amid the 'Wemade Lobbying Suspicion' sparked by lawmaker Kim Nam-guk's virtual asset investment, the lawmakers whose offices had records each explained that they "have never met" with Wemade.

On the 25th, Kim Han-gyu, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, clarified through his social media (SNS), "I want to say this in advance as some people might misunderstand. For reference, I have never invested in virtual assets," adding, "Wemade only met with my aides, not me."

Democratic Party of Korea Floor Spokesperson Kim Han-gyu. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

According to the Wemade entry records disclosed by the National Assembly Secretariat, Wemade visited the offices of People Power Party lawmakers Yoon Chang-hyun, Jung Hee-yong, Heo Eun-ah, and Democratic Party lawmakers Yang Jung-sook, Kim Han-gyu, Kim Jong-min, Oh Ki-hyung, and Kim Sung-joo from September 2020 to last April.

Kim explained, "After WEMIX was delisted (December 8, 2022), Wemade, which issued WEMIX, visited our office around December 28, 2022, to explain the situation and met with our aides. I (lawmaker Kim Han-gyu) did not meet them," adding, "At that time, after the WEMIX delisting was reported in the news, it became an issue, and as my office belongs to the Political Affairs Committee, we were checking why it was delisted and whether there was any fault on the part of the virtual asset exchange."

He said, "At that time, WEMIX had already been delisted, and Wemade did not offer any proposals or economic benefits other than explanations."

Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jong-min also stated, "It has been confirmed that neither I nor any of my office aides have ever invested in virtual assets such as WEMIX," adding, "On November 30 last year, a former aide who was working at the time received a request for a meeting from the Political Affairs Committee regarding a current issue and held a meeting with a Wemade representative." He explained that it was understood that Wemade visited multiple related standing committee offices of both ruling and opposition parties to explain the termination of WEMIX trading support, and that this matter was completely unrelated to Wemade's legislative lobbying.

Democratic Party lawmaker Oh Ki-hyung also said, "On November 30 last year, regarding the delisting of WEMIX, one Wemade employee visited the office and explained to two aides. I was neither involved in nor attended the meeting."

Ruling party lawmakers also explained that they "have never met nor invested in coins."

People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Chang-hyun, a member of the Political Affairs Committee, said, "Wemade met only with aides when entering the office, but I have never met them," adding, "According to the aides, there were two visits on December 1 last year and April 7 this year, which were routine courtesy visits, and on December 12 last year, they received a verbal explanation regarding the delisting of WEMIX."

Yoon Chang-hyun, Member of the People Power Party. / Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

He added, "For reference, neither I nor my responsible aides have any virtual asset investment or even membership registration at exchanges."

People Power Party lawmaker Jung Hee-yong said, "I received a report from my aide at the time that Wemade was involved in an intellectual property lawsuit in China and requested that if there was a petition from a National Assembly member to the Chinese court, it would be helpful," adding, "Neither I nor my office aides have ever received any explanation related to virtual assets or any improper requests from Wemade."

People Power Party lawmaker Heo Eun-ah said, "I have never met Wemade, nor have I ever traded coins," adding, "I confirmed this with the aides and secretaries who worked in 2020. They also have no memory of meeting them. The entries were made by aides, and we are currently investigating the specific facts."

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