Kim Gyu-ri, Rumor of "Taegeukgi Flag Hung Upside Down" Confirmed… Yeongam County Official: "Flag Was Installed by a Private Group Under Contract with the County; No Connection to the Cafe" [Star Issue]

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Actress Kim Gyu-ri clarified the rumor that she had hung the national flag upside down.

On the 12th, Kim posted on her account, "The facts have been corrected. Thank you."

Along with this, she shared a screenshot of an article from a media outlet in Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province. The article stated, "Yeongam County announced that it immediately corrected the national flag that was found hanging upside down on the roadside in front of a cafe and completed a comprehensive inspection of all national flags displayed within the county upon receiving the report."

According to the article, the flag in question had been installed by Yeongam County through a contract with a private group to mark occasions such as Armed Forces Day, Foundation Day, and Hangul Day. A Yeongam County official said, "We sincerely apologize for the inadequate management of the national flag display. The flag was installed under a contract with the county and has no connection to the cafe."

On the 8th, a video was posted on OnLINE stating, "The Yeongam cafe that hung the national flag upside down is reportedly run by Kim Gyu-ri's family."

The video showed an internet user sharing footage of the national flag hanging upside down on a utility pole in front of Kim Gyu-ri's cafe. The user wrote, "In front of the cafe run by Kim Gyu-ri in Yeongam. Is the upside-down national flag a coincidence?"

In response, Kim said, "Oh, is the season of harvest approaching?" and added, "Under Article 70, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (Information and Communications Network Act), anyone who publicly reveals false facts through an information and communications network with the intent to defame a person, thereby damaging another's reputation, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years, suspension of qualifications for not more than 10 years, or a fine of not more than 50 million won."

She further warned, "Please be aware that you may be subject to punishment under the aforementioned law if you defame someone by stating unverified false facts."

Meanwhile, Kim opened a bakery cafe in Yeongam with her family last April.

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