Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon demands apology over controversial 'bullet hole ticket'
On the 4th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon took to social media to strongly criticize the design of a ticket distributed at a recent event. The issue concerns a design that features the markings of bullet holes.
Mayor Oh pointed out that the design is reminiscent of the moment when Yuk Young-soo, the wife of former President Park Chung-hee, was shot and killed in an assassination attempt. The mayor expressed strong displeasure at the use of a design that evokes a historical tragedy for commercial purposes.
Furthermore, Mayor Oh demanded that the production team issue a public apology regarding the matter. He argued that such "shallow commercialism" trivializes historical pain and severely criticized the lack of social consideration.
This controversy has sparked a debate within South Korea regarding the boundaries between historical memory and commercial activity. Many citizens are watching closely to see how the production team will respond.