Candidate for the presidency Kim Moon-Soorepresenting South Korea People Power PartyHe is facing an intense repercussions after using a unauthorized parody of a dramatic Netflix poster for his election campaign. The controversy broke out after Kim published a modified version of the promotional poster for When life gives you mandarins his Facebook page ON June 2nd – The day of the presidential elections of 2025.
In the altered image, the face of Actor Park Bo-Gum as the character Yoon Gwan-Sik was replaced with Kim Moon-Soo, while the role of iu as Oh Ae-Soon has been replaced with an image of Kim’s wife, Seol Nan-Young. The original brand of “Netflix Series” has also been changed to “People Power Party Series”, with the new release date also on June 2nd. However, the poetic slogan “Still like flowers, still dreaming” From the original he remained intact.
On June 3, a representative of Netflix Korea confirmed to Mydaily that the campaign had not sought or received permission to use the image: “There was no previous consultation. We did not grant authorization for this use.”
The online reaction was rapid and extraordinarily negative. Through forums and social media, the Netizen criticized the contempt for the copyright campaign and artistic integrity. Some of the most common feelings included:
- “Have they also received permission?”
- “Why drag a drama into politics?”
- “Don’t they understand copyright?”
- “Netflix is ​​probably furious.”
This is not the first Kim Moon-Soo brush with unauthorized average use. In May, he faced the criticisms for the incorporation of a photo of Pro-Gamer Faker and a viral meme in materials for the countryside without approval. That post was subsequently eliminated following a complaint by Faker’s team, T1.
As the repercussions grow, this last false step is seen not only as a legal concern but as a reflection of the strategy of the deaf campaign, raising questions about ethical boundaries in political messaging.
