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The event held today (28th) was also attended by the President's wife, Kim Kun-hee.

It's been a month since my visit to Spain, but it is known that there were mixed opinions in the presidential office on whether or not to go to the meeting today.



Correspondent Kim Ki-tae.



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First Lady Kim Kun-hee is handed a gold 'Juice Axe' from President Yoon Seok-yeol.



[Mrs., are you ready?

One, two, three!]



Ms. Kim, who struck down her naval cord with her axe, looked at President Yun as her cord did not break, and she succeeded after four attempts.



The ceremony of cutting the naval cord by a woman at the launching ceremony of a naval ship is a tradition that began in the early 19th century when Queen Victoria of England was inaugurated, and it is meant to pray for the birth of a new ship and safe operation, the presidential office explained.



Every time a major naval ship was launched, the president's wives took on the role, and former President Park Geun-hye cut the launch line herself.



It is the first time in a month since she visited Spain, where the NATO summit was held, that Kim went on a public schedule.



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When the controversy over 'accompanying acquaintances' arose when Shin Mo, the spouse of Lee Won-mo's personnel secretary in the presidential office, accompanied her as an attendant at the time of her visit, Kim has refrained from exposure to the media, such as canceling a luncheon schedule with the spouse of a member of the National Power of Peoples.



It is reported that there were mixed opinions within the presidential office even about attending today's schedule.



A presidential office official said that Kim's attendance was decided according to naval tradition, but when asked if Kim would go public again, she replied, "She has not been specifically discussed so far."



In the midst of this, lawyer Kang Shin-up, who caused a controversy by posting a picture of Mrs. Kim, which the presidential office had not released, on her social media account, announced that she would step down from the position of chairman of her fan club, 'Keonhee Love'.



(Video coverage: Joo Beom and Lee Yong-han, Video editing: Park Soo-yeon)



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