On the 8th, the Mayor of Mapo-gu, Seoul, posted a so-called 'mukbang certification shot' on social media on the 8th, when a record heavy rain in 80 years caused a lot of damage throughout Seoul.
Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu (Power of the People), posted on his Facebook page at 8:48 pm on the 8th, when the downpour continued, "On a Monday evening when it rained, I was hungry after work, so I am having a meal with the staff at the entire house." She posted a picture of her having dinner with the words, "It's delicious until it's stewed ^^♡".
In the photo posted by Mayor Park, there was a picture of not only eating, but also drawing a 'V' with his finger.
At the time of posting the controversial meal photo, a heavy rain warning was issued throughout Seoul, including Mapo-gu.
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Afterwards, Mayor Park posted a photo of a road trip on his Facebook at 4:52 a.m. on the same day, and netizens criticized him by posting a photo of a captured 'mukbang certification shot' post he deleted in the comments.
Mayor Park also said, "Yesterday, I was confused by malicious comments."
Another comment said, "I worked late and I was very hungry, so I ate kimchi stew and jeon with the employees on the way home from work."
He went on to add, "I'm sorry I ate the fries."
In response to these words of Mayor Park, some netizens also expressed displeasure, saying, "I'm sorry I ate the jeon? This isn't an apology, it's sarcastic."
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Regarding this controversy, the Mapo-gu office said, "Park Kang-soo, the mayor of the ward, watched the situation until late and had a late dinner at a restaurant close to the ward office. To help small business owners, he often posted posts about eating at a restaurant on social media." I did.
He apologized instead, saying, "The timing of posting the (controversial) post was not appropriate."
Meanwhile, the controversial post is currently unavailable.
▶ Mapo-gu Mayor Park Kang-soo, “It tastes like honey” dinner photo in the midst of a flood