JK Kim Dong-wook defends Hong Myung-bo? "Salary confiscation doesn't seem to apply...but if it were a politician, it would be OK" [Star Issue]

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Singer JK Kim Dong-wook made remarks that seemed to defend Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the South Korean national football team, who is facing criticism for a poor performance in the World Cup.

On the 26th, JK Kim Dong-wook shared a screenshot of an article claiming that Hong Myung-bo's salary should be confiscated, stating, "It doesn't seem right to be confiscating someone else's salary."

He continued, "If the National Election Commission or politicians who can't do their jobs have their salaries confiscated, I'm OK," adding that he himself is showing "selective anger."

Meanwhile, the South Korean national football team lost 0-1 to South Africa in their third Group A match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the morning of the 25th. The South Korean team finished the group stage with one win and two losses, placing third in Group A.

Earlier, JK Kim Dong-wook addressed the shortage of ballot papers during the the 3rd local elections, saying, "If I were president, I would immediately launch an investigation into election fraud and call for a re-election. Why hesitate so much?" He added, "Let's abolish early voting; voting should be transparent, and vote counting should be clean with a recount." He further stated, "Is it so difficult for the Election Commission to investigate? Let's move forward cleanly. If other countries see this, they'll think South Korea is a backward nation. Now that people are no longer being incited as in the past, let's proceed quickly."

Previously, on the 3rd, while observing the the 3rd local elections, JK Kim Dong-wook commented on the ballot paper shortage that occurred in some areas including Seoul, saying, "The level of the South Korean Election Commission is terrible," and added, "Things that shouldn't happen even in backward nations are occurring."

He continued, "Seeing the apology letter, I'm speechless. No one seems willing to take responsibility or provide any explanation. I think the South Korean Election Commission needs a special investigation. I can't even imagine how those who went out to vote today felt, facing such a tragic and unrealistic situation."

JK Kim Dong-wook stated, "The South Korea that I know and that we know was not such a country," and added, "This is exactly what I call regression."

Born in 1975, JK Kim Dong-wook is known as a Korean-Canadian despite being active in South Korea. He has directly stated, "I was born in Samyang-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, attended Gongeong Elementary School and Hagye Middle School, dropped out of the second year of Daejin High School, and immigrated to Canada." As a result, he acquired Canadian citizenship, was exempted from military service obligations, and does not have voting rights in South Korea.

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