Mapo-gu Mayor Park Kang-soo, who was criticized for posting a picture of a smiling and eating meal amid a series of victims, such as deaths from heavy rain, eventually issued an apology. Mayor Park deleted the post as criticism poured in, and as citizens captured the deleted post and posted it in the comments, he deleted the comment and increased the controversy.
Mayor Park posted an apology on his Facebook page on the afternoon of the 9th, saying, “I am very sorry for causing concern to many people due to my SNS post on the evening of the 8th, and I offer my deepest apologies.” He continued, “The ‘original purpose’ of the posts posted on SNS was not intended to be a mukbang at all, but during severe situations such as heavy rain warnings, the mayor’s position and position inappropriately posting posts inappropriately caused controversy. We apologize again and again,” he wrote.
Mayor Park posted on Facebook on the 8th a picture of having dinner and a picture of V (V) with his finger, writing, “It tastes like honey until it’s delicious stew.” At that time, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security activated the first stage of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and a heavy rain warning was issued throughout Seoul, including Mapo-gu, so the disaster situation was neglected and criticized for inappropriate postings followed. On the morning of the 9th, he wrote “I respect Moon Jae-in” to a netizen who made a critical comment, or deleted the critical comment, raising controversy.
[관련기사 : 폭우에 ‘브이’ 식사사진 마포구청장, 이번엔 댓글 삭제로 논란]