Jung Yong-jin, Vice Chairman of Shinsegae, Instagram screen captureShinsegae Group Vice Chairman Jung Yong-jin remarked about the remarks he posted on his social media account, saying, “To some people, it is politics, but to me, it is a reality.”
He said on his SNS on the afternoon of the 10th, “I have no worries about my career path,” and said, “I was born in a business family, and I will live and die as a businessman.”
“I am a citizen of the Republic of Korea who wants to live peacefully and freely,” he said.
Chairman Jung said, “During business, when you borrow money from abroad because of them, you have to pay more interest, and if you fire missiles, all your investment goes away. Have you been through it? Because of the risk,” he said.
He also pointed out, “If you haven’t been to the military and haven’t been through June 25, don’t tease your mouth. So, does that mean, ‘If you don’t have a chef’s license, shut up and eat’? I don’t know if I need qualifications,” he said.
Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Jung Yong-jin. Reporter Lee Han-hyungVice Chairman Chung added, “I spoke about the natural feelings I feel as a businessman and as a Korean citizen who faces an uneasy every day when a missile will strike the country I live in.”
He said, “Do I have to calculate that my daily language can be used for politics?
Earlier, on the 6th, Vice-Chairman Jeong posted a photo of a hangover remedy on Instagram and the hashtag “Moongong.”
Afterwards, the posts tagged with the sulky tag were deleted from Instagram as a ‘guideline violation’, and Vice Chairman Chung protested against this and posted a series of posts with the hashtag mukgong and nopaku.
Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk said, “In 21st century Korea, there is a chaebol president who posts a picture of a hangover cure and an article saying, “It’s almost at the level of Yoon Seok-yeol.”
Then, when Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate for the People’s Power, visited an E-Mart store and bought anchovy and beans, the controversy over annihilation spread to the political arena.
Former lawmaker Na Kyung-won and former Auditor General Choi Jae-hyung also posted pictures of anchovies and beans one after another, strengthening Vice Chairman Chung’s remarks.
As the controversy grows, Vice Chairman Chung’s ‘remarks’ are leading to owner risk. There are also signs of a boycott of E-Mart and Starbucks Korea, where E-Mart is the largest shareholder.
A netizen boycott campaign against using Shinsegae affiliates such as E-Mart and Starbucks. SNS captureArticles are being posted on Instagram, etc. saying that they are participating in the boycott of Starbucks and E-Mart. He also posted a photo of the boycott campaign by posting a refund of the Starbucks card balance or a photo of withdrawing from SSG.com.
Previously, Hyun Geun-taek, spokesman for the Democratic Party of Korea, also posted on his Twitter, “I will not drink Starbucks coffee from now on.”