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Seo Yong-ju TV Comment on Kim Hyun-ja Resurfaces as Power Broker Rumor

Seo Yong-ju sparked controversy on JTBC by jokingly naming Kim Hyun-ja as the Blue House personnel chief.

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During the broadcast, Seo Yong-ju stated that the personnel chief of the Blue House is Kim Hyun-ja. [1] An analysis by the office of lawmaker Kim Gun, a member of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee, showed that Yong Hye-in paid 195.07 million won in political donations to her Basic Income Party from 2021-2025, and under the Political Funds Act, workers can receive tax credits of 15-91% on political donations, resulting in Yong paying only 24.64 million won in earned income tax over five years after a 36 million won reduction. [2] People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk said on Facebook on 2026-05-05 that President Lee Jae-myung's nomination of Yong Hye-in was suspicious and that Blue House first deputy chief of staff Kim Hyun-ji is building a 'leftist cartel' behind Yong's refusal to withdraw as a proportional representative. [3] People Power Party senior spokesperson Park Sung-hoon called the entire second-term cabinet reshuffle 'the worst ever' and a 'personnel disaster' and 'personnel abuse,' saying it shows President Lee's lame-duck status has begun, and demanded the withdrawal of Yong's nomination and an apology to the public. [4] The People Power Party on 2026-05-05 continued its attack on Gender Equality Minister nominee Yong Hye-in and expanded it to Blue House first deputy chief of staff Kim Hyun-ji, after former Democratic Party spokesperson Seo Yong-ju said on a YouTube show that the personnel line is Kim Hyun-ji. [5] Seo Yong-ju issued a statement on Facebook apologizing for the misunderstanding, stating the comment was a joke and not intended to assert a factual claim. [6] Seo Yong-ju, director of the Seo Yong-ju Mac Political and Social Research Institute, appeared on JTBC's YouTube program 'Jang-jeo-man Yeouido' on the morning of the 4th. [7] The comment was made in response to a panelist asking about the personnel line, and Seo claimed he was referring to the fact that the personnel chief position is vacant. [8]
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  1. During the broadcast, Seo Yong-ju stated that the personnel chief of the Blue House is Kim Hyun-ja. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. An analysis by the office of lawmaker Kim Gun, a member of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee, showed that Yong Hye-in paid 195.07 million won in political donations to her Basic Income Party from 2021-2025, and under the Political Funds Act, workers can receive tax credits of 15-91% on political donations, resulting in Yong paying only 24.64 million won in earned income tax over five years after a 36 million won reduction. · KyungHyangSinmun
  3. People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk said on Facebook on 2026-05-05 that President Lee Jae-myung's nomination of Yong Hye-in was suspicious and that Blue House first deputy chief of staff Kim Hyun-ji is building a 'leftist cartel' behind Yong's refusal to withdraw as a proportional representative. · KyungHyangSinmun
  4. People Power Party senior spokesperson Park Sung-hoon called the entire second-term cabinet reshuffle 'the worst ever' and a 'personnel disaster' and 'personnel abuse,' saying it shows President Lee's lame-duck status has begun, and demanded the withdrawal of Yong's nomination and an apology to the public. · KyungHyangSinmun
  5. The People Power Party on 2026-05-05 continued its attack on Gender Equality Minister nominee Yong Hye-in and expanded it to Blue House first deputy chief of staff Kim Hyun-ji, after former Democratic Party spokesperson Seo Yong-ju said on a YouTube show that the personnel line is Kim Hyun-ji. · KyungHyangSinmun
  6. Seo Yong-ju issued a statement on Facebook apologizing for the misunderstanding, stating the comment was a joke and not intended to assert a factual claim. · 매일경제South Korea
  7. Seo Yong-ju, director of the Seo Yong-ju Mac Political and Social Research Institute, appeared on JTBC's YouTube program 'Jang-jeo-man Yeouido' on the morning of the 4th. · 매일경제South Korea
  8. The comment was made in response to a panelist asking about the personnel line, and Seo claimed he was referring to the fact that the personnel chief position is vacant. · 매일경제South Korea
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