Hong Jin-kyung's controversy over political coming out → 0.1% of sincere explanation is also intended...When I woke up, I got 300 text messages, 80 phone calls (Pingye High School)
Broadcaster Hong Jin-kyung posted a photo of a red sweater on social media just before the presidential election and explained in detail the controversial 'Suspected Political Deflection'.
Yoo Jae-seok, Ji Seok-jin, Cho Se-ho, and Hong Jin-kyung appeared on the YouTube channel 『Pingye High School』 on the 15th to talk about their current situation.
In the beginning of the video, Hong Jin-kyung said, "I came out with my mind today"If you're going to avoid everything, let's not appear."I avoided broadcasting because I wasn't ready to talk, but now I feel like I can talk to some extent. If you have any questions, ask me anything."
Hong Jin-kyung explained in detail the political controversy caused by the photo he posted on his SNS account on the day of this year's presidential election.
He first disclosed the process of expanding his business in Northern Europe. "Nordic markets such as Finland, Estonia, and Sweden still lack Korean companies' entry into the market. Hong Jin-kyung, who said, `I wanted to promote 'real Korean food' when I saw foreign companies making and selling kimchi in the wrong way,' introduced the process of forming a partnership with Samuel, the head of a famous Finnish advertising company.
"I invited the Samuel family to my house to serve Korean food that I made myself, and when I presented my K-pop-loving daughter with star goods, the whole family was moved to tears," he said. "Eventually, Samuel officially held hands on the spot, and his entry into Northern Europe began in earnest."
He then went on a business trip to Northern Europe and successfully completed numerous business meetings with Samuel. After all the official schedules, I had a day off in Stockholm without schedule at the end. But there was my favorite brand store 150m away from the accommodation. I went there and there was such a pretty red sweater, so I put it on and immediately posted a picture in a good mood."
However, netizens interpreted the photo as an expression of Hong Jin-kyung's intention to support a specific party. Furthermore, suspicions escalated because Hong Jin-kyung interviewed three presidential candidates at the time.
However, Hong Jin-kyung said, `I really didn't have a presidential election schedule in my head. After the meeting, I was happy, so I posted the picture casually saying, `It's pretty.'"I woke up in the morning and there were 300 messages and 80 missed calls," he recalled of the situation at the time.
He urgently deleted the article and posted an apology saying, `I was more embarrassed because there was no intention of 0.1%, but doubts continued to pour out "Isn't the color of politics revealed?"
Hong Jin-kyung "I believed that the misunderstanding would be resolved one day because I really didn't intend it"On the contrary, he stressed that he does not know the political structure itself." Cho Se-ho and Ji Seok-jin also defended it, saying, `Those who know Jin-kyung's tendencies will know that he has no political intention.'
Finally, Hong Jin-kyung vowed that `I felt deeply this time that any case could be accepted differently from my intentions' and"I will be more careful in the future, but I will be honest when I have to say it.'
