Harisu, an LGBTQ person, says something to Lee Jae-myung's election...so that we can live well
Jun 04, 2025
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On the 4th, Harisu posted on his Instagram page, `Congratulations on the election of President Lee Jae-myung. Please do your best to help our people live well. Way to go!" he posted. The photo posted together showed President Lee Jae-myung wearing a blue jumper and holding up his arms.
Harisu is the country's No. 1 transgender entertainer and has consistently carried out activities to promote human rights of LGBTQ+ people. In 2022, he attended a press conference at the National Assembly with the leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea calling for the enactment of an anti-discrimination law (equality law). At the time, he emphasized in a radio interview that "The anti-discrimination law is for LGBTQ people and is a completely different story from crime.'
President Lee Jae-myung confirmed his election by winning 49.42% (17,287,513 votes) in the 21st presidential election held the previous day. Kim Moon-soo, the candidate for People's Power, won 41.15% (14,395,639 votes) and Lee Joon-seok, the candidate for the New Reform Party, won 8.34% (2.917,523 votes).
The National Election Commission officially announced Lee as the president-elect at 6:15 a.m. on the 4th, and his term began at 6:21 a.m. on the same day.
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