Writer Lee Kwang-jin, author of the webtoon 'Itaewon Class' and the author of a drama script of the same name, expressed his refusal to use his work in the election campaign on the 7th.

"I, the copyright holder, hope that Itaewon Class does not have any political inclination," said author Jo on his day.
The writer's position is interpreted as aiming at the head of former Freedom Party of Korea (predecessor of the Future United Party), Hong Jun-pyo, who has independently run for Suseong, Daegu.

CEO Hong has posted a series of publicity posts on the SNS, including 'Itaewon Class' as 'Soosung to Class', and the protagonist Park Sae-Roi as 'Hongsae Loi'.

Kakao Page, a platform where webtoons are serialized, said, "There was no prior consultation with Hong's representative." Cho said that he hopes that the 'Itaewon Class' IP (intellectual property) will not be used for political or profit activities. "I said.

A representative of former Hong's representative said, "This promotional material was produced by supporters of former Hong's representatives, and the SNS team of the election camp posted it on the Instagram account of Hong's former representative." I respected the opinions of the authors and voluntarily submitted all related posts. "

The recently terminated JTBC 'Itaewon Class' is a drama in which young non-compromising young man Park Sa-Roi takes revenge against large companies in the food industry, achieving the highest audience rating of 16.5% (Nielsen Korea) and gaining popularity.

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