'Susanmul Mukbang' Jeong Yong-jin, Denies Speculation "Eating Meat Today"

"At This Point, It's JeongX Disease"... Strong Disgust
Seafood Photos Posted Since Late Last Month

Jung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group, who has posted several 'seafood mukbang' posts on social networking services (SNS), expressed displeasure at some speculations linking his online activities to the discharge of contaminated water from the Japanese nuclear power plant.

On the 31st of last month, Jung shared an article related to his seafood mukbang on Instagram, saying, "At this point, it's a mental illness. I ate meat today."

The article he captured also included comments posted by some netizens, such as "Create a Fukushima section at E-Mart" and "We will boycott."

A post by Chung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae Group, on his SNS account on the 31st of last month. [Image source=Instagram]

Meanwhile, at the end of last month, Jung posted various photos of seafood. He posted a photo of raw gizzard shad with the caption "Autumn is for jeoneo," and a photo of fresh shrimp from Dokdo titled "Botanebi." These posts were shared on other SNS and online communities under the title "Jung Yong-jin who is serious about seafood," becoming a hot topic.

Earlier, on the 24th of last month, Tokyo Electric Power Company discharged treated contaminated water stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since then, some netizens have raised concerns about the possibility of radiation exposure in domestic and foreign seafood.

Seafood image posted by Vice Chairman Jung. [Image source=Instagram]

President Yoon Suk-yeol, who follows Jung Yong-jin on Instagram, has been taking steps to support the fisheries industry day after day. On the 30th of last month, he visited Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, purchased seasonal seafood, and had lunch.

The next day, on the 31st, he visited the fish market again with his aides, had lunch with dishes such as rockfish soup, grilled gizzard shad, and crab soup, encouraging the merchants. Meanwhile, the presidential office cafeteria has been serving domestic seafood as lunch menu items for a week since the 28th of last month.

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