Jung Joon-Ho participated in the press conference in his guise of Co-committee, to announce the formation for the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival. During the event, a journalist asked, “Are you aware that the Yoon Suk-Yeol administration drastically cut the budget of the film industry? Don’t you see it as a problem?”
While the use of public funds makes this a legitimate question to be raised for a journalist, the problem was with the conflictual attitude of the journalist. The journalist interrupted the answers and shot questions in a way that made many in the uncomfortable room.
After listening to the question, Jung Joon-Ho calmly asked for the journalist’s affiliation and replied “Last year you asked a similar question.” Facing the cuts to the budget, he explained, “If a father’s activity is struggling, it is natural for the family to tighten the belt.”
However, the journalist continued to press, lifting the visit of Jung Joon-Ho in an adult entertainment office during the film festival last year, implying inappropriate behavior and has clearly asked for, acutely “Are you not thinking at all?”
Also right now, Jung Joon-Ho replied calmly, “Isn’t it right to greet those who sponsor the Film Festival? That night, all my official duties were over, so I stopped to express my thanks. “When he was asked if he knew that the budget of the Ministry of Culture had slightly increased, smiled and replied, “I really need to know?” He concluded “My only intention is to make the Jeonju Film Festival more lively. I fully understand your concern”maintaining honors and a respectful tone in everything.
This four -minute video, published by the Korea film on April 3, obtained 95,000 views and over 2,100 comments. Most of the commentators praised Jung Joon-Ho and criticized the journalist, saying things like that “Why is the journalist angry? It seemed like a government audit “,” journalists should manage their emotions before asking questions “,” that type of question could cause anger, but Jung Joon-Ho was class and composed “and” learned a calm lesson from Jung Joon-Ho. “
In a panorama of the media often accused of hostility and sensationalism, Jung Joon-Io behavior has become a powerful example of grace under fire, winning admiration not only for its professionalism, but for its dignified leadership in the limbs.
