K.Will was the only one? Haha Jung Woo-sung, repeated violations of the election law..."Sorry to be ignorant."
The pre-election vote for the 20th presidential election began. This year, celebrities participated in the initiative vote, left a certified photo, and an accident occurred. Singer K.Will has been accused of committing acts that fall under election law violations. This is not the first time celebrities have been involved in the controversy over election law violations.
K.Will posted a picture of the presidential election ballot on his instagram on the 4th with "VOTE" and was hit by a blow.
According to Article 166-2 of the Public Official Election Act, if you shoot a ballot or a pre-voting ballot in a ballot box, you will be punished by imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 4 million won.
K.Will quickly deleted the photo and posted an apology after the post was released and the controversy erupted. "I have done something inappropriate," he said. "I am deeply reflecting on the inconvenience to many people. I will act more carefully."
According to the Official Election Act, which was revised in 2017, it is illegal to take a voting stamp on the back of the hand or fist, take a picture in the ballot box, and post it on SNS. Authenticated photographs such as thumbs and V marks, which were prohibited because they remind us of past symbols, have become possible.
In 2020 Jung Woo-sung was embroiled in controversy over violating the election law for his unexpected actions. On the first day of the 21st National Assembly election, Jung Woo-sung encouraged his "voting" by revealing his picture of the polling place stamp on his instagram. Unlike Jung Woo-sung's intention to show a conceptual appearance, this was an act that corresponded to a violation of the election law.
The general election was the first election since Corona 19 was established. The election committee has asked for compliance with the "National Action Rules for Participation in the 4.15 General Election" that includes "We must wear vinyl gloves at the voting place." Jung Woo-sung was criticized for not recognizing the rules, taking off his plastic gloves and stamping his hands.
Before the election law was amended, in 2014, 2PM Hwang Chan-sung participated in the "6.4 Local Election" vote and posted a photo of V-shaped photos on Twitter Inc. with his fingers. This was misleading, reminiscent of a candidate for support. Hwang Chan-sung posted it again with a snapshot of his fist.
Earlier, on the 18th presidential election day in 2012, Actor Yoon Eun-hye posted a picture of a specific hand gesture on Twitter Inc., but was pointed out to be a "violation of the election law" and quickly deleted it.
Haha, a broadcaster, showed similar behavior; in the same year, he left a certified photo in front of the polling place at the time of the 4.11 general election, and received many netizens' points. When the controversy erupted, Haha re-posted the photo, apologizing, "It was a little boy, not an adult, I'm so sorry."
Broadcaster Kim Je-dong was also accused of violating the election law after posting a vote-certified photo during the Seoul mayoral by-election in October 2011. According to Kim Je-dong, celebrities who seem to know the candidate for support should not take a certified photo; the following year, the official election law was amended and suspended.
The National Election Commission said, "We can not shoot voting shots in the polling place when we vote on the 4th and 5th and vote on the 9th." "We can take a vote certification shot by using signs and photo zones installed outside the polling place or at the entrance."
The authenticated photos of celebrities who encourage voting as "public figures" are meaningful, but it is a problem to do ignorant actions only by uploading them to SNS, etc., saying, "I voted too." The more public-interested people are, the more careful and cautious they seem to need.