Tokyo University of the Arts professor reveals a picture of Mrs. Kim 20 years ago
Professor “I was so surprised that she was the current president’s wife”
“There was a scandal with Gunhee Kim, but it was definitely an artist.”
A photo of President Yun Seok-yeol’s spouse Kim Gun-hee 20 years ago has been released and is attracting attention.
Tokihiro Sato, a Japanese professor and photographer at Tokyo University of the Arts, recently posted a picture of Mrs. Kim 20 years ago on Facebook. The post spread in Korea after Park Yoo-ha, a professor of Japanese and Japanese literature at Sejong University, shared it on Facebook on the 27th.
According to the photos released by Professor Sato, Kim, who was 30 years old at the time in 2002, is wearing a white coat over a light green shirt.
Professor Sato said, “I was surprised today. Thanks to your hard work at the Hamada City Children’s Art Museum in 2002, we conducted a camera tour from Shimonoseki-Busan-Seoul. Among the Korean artists who accompanied me at that time, there was a woman named Kim, who was the wife of the current president. I was very surprised to hear the information.”
Professor Sato also commented, “There seems to be quite a lot of scandals (around Mrs. Kim), but he was definitely an artist.” He seems to have indirectly refuted the so-called ‘Julie allegation’.
Professor Park, who shared Professor Sato’s post, mentioned that Ahn Hae-wook, the former president of the Korea Elementary School Taekwondo Federation, who was accused of raising suspicions about Julie, was investigated by the police. No matter what the prosecution’s conclusion is, those who want to believe in Kim Gun-hee as Julie probably won’t erase that belief.”
Professor Park said, “It’s not a reason for them to be Julie, it’s just a means of reassuring them by justifying their hate.” “If she was Julie in 1997, I’m sure she wouldn’t have been shown in this space five years later. “He said.
Meanwhile, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul summoned Ahn Hae-wook, who was accused of claiming that Mrs. Kim worked in an entertainment establishment in the past, as the accused and investigated.
Ahn met with reporters before attending and said, “When Mrs. Kim got the stage name Julie, I met several times over two years, and the number of times I met (Julie) was double digits.” did.
In the so-called ‘7-hour call’ with reporter Lee Myung-soo of Seoul’s voice on YouTube channel, Mrs. Kim denied the allegations, saying, “I don’t like going to nightclubs.”
Hong Min-seong, reporter at Hankyung.com mshong@hankyung.com
