Kim Byung-min "Kim Hye-kyung also had her physiognomy read by Baek Jae-kwon"

Interview with SBS Radio by the Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party
"It is not true that I moved to the residence after receiving advice"

Kim Byung-min, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, said on the 24th regarding the circumstances in which feng shui expert Baek Jae-kwon, an adjunct professor at Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, toured the candidate site when selecting the presidential residence, "Since the Democratic Party of Korea keeps framing this as a shamanism issue, we have no choice but to summon Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, to refute it," adding, "The feng shui expert who said that (Lee’s spouse) Kim Hye-kyung asked, 'Am I destined to be the First Lady?' is precisely Professor Baek."

In an interview with SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' on the same day, Kim said, "It is not desirable for Professor Baek's suggestions or advice to have overwhelming influence," but added, "I think his involvement remained at the level of advice, where various opinions could be heard regarding the relocation of the residence."

He continued, "Do you not remember former Cultural Heritage Administration head Yoo Hong-jun mentioning the necessity of relocating the Blue House while also talking about feng shui?" and added, "It’s not about talking from the perspectives of fortune-telling or saju (Four Pillars of Destiny), but isn’t it possible to receive advice on the basic views held by a feng shui expert?"

Kim Byung-min, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

He also claimed that Professor Baek’s consultation did not influence decision-making related to the presidential residence.

Kim emphasized, "From media interviews, it is true that Professor Baek visited the Army Chief of Staff’s space, but he did not advise that the Foreign Minister’s official residence was better," adding, "So, the claim that the residence was moved based on Professor Baek’s advice is not true; there were many pieces of advice, and his was just one of them, and they did not even follow that advice."

He further explained, "Without any relation to feng shui, various experts’ advice was heard, and the final decision-making judgment on this ultimately rests with the president and the presidential office," adding, "This means that it did not have any decisive influence on the final decision."

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