Lee Jun-seok Talk Show and Lim Young-woong Concert "Held Side by Side on the Same Day" Controversy

Lee to Hold Talk Concert at Daegu EXCO West Hall on 26th
Lim Young-woong to Perform at East Hall 50m Away

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok announced that he will hold a talk concert at Daegu EXCO on the 26th, but controversy has arisen as singer Lim Young-woong's concert is scheduled at the same place on the same day. Some critics argue that Lee deliberately chose the same venue as Lim Young-woong's concert to inflate his influence beyond reality.

On the 22nd, Lee stated on Facebook, "This Sunday at 2 p.m., I plan to have an open conversation about the future of South Korea, Daegu, and Gyeongsangbuk-do at Daegu EXCO," adding, "Attendance is open to all ages and genders, and I want to embrace your diverse concerns together." The event will also be attended by Lee's close aides known as 'Cheon·A·Yong·In,' including National Assembly member Heo Eun-ah, Suncheon-gap Party Committee Chairman Cheon Ha-ram, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Lee Gi-in, and former Supreme Council member Kim Yong-tae.

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

Lee also said, "I plan to conduct a Q&A session on-site as time permits, and anyone who wishes can take photos before and after the event," adding, "Even if you did not receive a text through the Daegu·Gyeongbuk contact network, anyone who wants to come with others around you is welcome."

The venue for Lee's talk concert is the auditorium in the EXCO West Hall located in Buk-gu, Daegu. It has 1,572 tiered seats and mainly hosts cultural events or small-scale performances. According to the EXCO website, the event titled "Our Concerns for a Better Future" will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the day.

At 6 p.m. on the same day, singer Lim Young-woong's Daegu concert will be held in EXCO East Hall 5 and 6. This performance is the last of Lim Young-woong's three-day Daegu concert series starting from the 24th. According to his agency, Fish Music, when tickets went on sale on the 5th of last month, the ticketing site experienced up to 1.2 million hits, and tickets sold out instantly. The venue for Lim's concert can accommodate up to 8,000 people.

Singer Lim Young-woong Concert Poster [Image Source=CJ ENM]

When news broke that Lee and Lim Young-woong's events would be held at the same place on the same day, some netizens raised suspicions that Lee deliberately scheduled his event at the same venue as Lim's concert. One netizen commented, "Isn't this an attempt to make Lim Young-woong's fans appear as Lee Jun-seok supporters?" and added, "It's hard to believe it's a coincidence that the date and venue coincide with Lim Young-woong's concert, which was scheduled a month ago."

On the other hand, most Lim Young-woong fans wear sky-blue, the color symbolizing him, so it would be obvious to anyone to distinguish them from Lee Jun-seok supporters. In response, another netizen argued, "Since it's a cold season, fans probably won't wear sky-blue coats, so it might be difficult to tell which event they came for."

The EXCO West Hall, where Lee's talk concert is held, and the East Hall, where Lim Young-woong's concert takes place, are separate buildings but only 50 meters apart, separated by a two-lane road. Typically, fans attending Lim Young-woong's concert arrive several hours early to take photos at the photo zone and purchase merchandise.

Lee Jun-seok: "The Probability of Lim Young-woong Fans Coming to See Me Is Zero"

In response to the controversy, Lee Jun-seok stated on Facebook on the 24th, "The event starting at 2 p.m. and the concert starting at 6 p.m. have clearly different entry times, and is it such a special thing to hold an event at EXCO in Daegu?" He continued, "The EXCO West Hall and East Hall are far apart, so the probability of Lim Young-woong fans coming four hours early to see me is zero," emphasizing, "There is no need to forcibly create baseless controversies by borrowing the names of anonymous netizens."

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