Gaseyeon Mentioned 'Gominjeong Photo' as Nude, Ordered to Pay 10 Million Won in Damages

Rep. Go files damages lawsuit against Kim Se-ui, Gaseyeon CEO, and others

The YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute (Gaseyeon), which claimed that a photo of Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, displayed as a work in an exhibition, was a "nude photo," has been ordered to pay 10 million won in damages.

Ko Min-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the 1st plenary meeting of the Planning and Finance Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 14th, providing a proposal explanation. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the 13th, the 14th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Seo Bo-min) ruled in a damages lawsuit filed by Go against Gaseyeon, its representative Kim Se-ui, and cast member Kang Gyu-hyung, ordering them to "jointly pay Go 10 million won and delayed damages."

The photo in question was a work exhibited in 2009 by artist Go Sang-woo in the exhibition titled "A World Full of Love, Not Material." It captured Go, who was a KBS announcer at the time, together with her husband, poet Jo Ki-young.

Gaseyeon mentioned this photo as a "nude photo" in a broadcast in December 2021, and was sued by Go the following June.

After Gaseyeon's broadcast was released, artist Go refuted in a media interview, stating, "They were fully clothed when the photo was taken."

Meanwhile, the work was exhibited from February 6 to 28 of that year at Gallery Sun Contemporary in Jongno, Seoul. In media reports at the time, artist Go explained the meaning of the work, describing it as "a touching photographic piece that conveys the love between a married couple."

Artist Go introduced that after photographing the two, he recreated the work through photographic processes to evoke a painterly feel. He also revealed the motivation behind planning the photo, saying, "I happened to come across the story of Go Min-jeong, who married a pure poet, in a magazine, and sent an email asking her to be the model for the work."

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