I knew it! "I recommend Hong Myung-bo and have an interview with Lee Im-saeng who doesn't have authority."

[News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: October 2, 2024 (Wednesday)

□ Host: Lee Ik-seon, Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: Announcer Lee Hyun-woong

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Let's open the second part with Aung Da-woong News. Announcer Lee Hyunwoong, who will be with us today as well, is here. Hello!

◈ Hello!

◇ Lee Ik-seon: First news. This morning, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the interim results of the KFA's audit of the process of appointing the national team coach, right?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Since the appointment of Hong Myung-bo, criticism has increased, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been conducting an audit. The final audit results were scheduled to be released at the end of October, but the interim results were announced because it is a matter of great public interest. According to what came out today, it turns out that the Chukhyup failed to follow internal regulations and procedures in the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo and former Klinsman. Specifically, the final recommendation of director Hong Myung-bo was Lee Im-saeng, the technical director, and the problem is that he conducted interviews and determined the priority of recommendations for the three candidates even though he was not authorized to promote the director. The interview process was also pointed out as a problem. The fact that director Lee Im-saeng was interviewed near director Hong Myung-bo's home late at night without a pre-interview questionnaire or an observer is different from the situation of face-to-face interviews with other candidates. Regarding the process of appointing a full-time coach, Klinsmann pointed out that there were problems such as appointment while the function of the National Power Reinforcement Committee was disabled.

◆ Choi Soo-young: I'm also curious about the position of the Korea Football Association and Coach Hong Myung-bo?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: First of all, director Hong Myung-bo says he accepted it because he received the highest score after going through a normal process. However, when I went to the National Assembly, he said that there was a story different from what he heard, and that he wanted the association to disclose the minutes. In a word, I expressed my position that it was unfair. As Coach Hong suggested, the Korea Football Association released the minutes of the 10th meeting. The 10th meeting was the last official discussion regarding the appointment of the national team coach. As shown in the minutes of the meeting, the Korea Football Association says there is no problem with the process because Jung Hae-sung, chairman of the Korea Power Reinforcement Committee, reported Hong as the top priority and foreign candidates as the second and third priority, and Lee Im-saeng, the technical director, finally recommended Hong. In this way, the Korea Football Association has refuted the controversy several times. It is reported that he sent a reply to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to the effect that he could not admit it even after the announcement of the interim audit results.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: First of all, the positions of both sides are mixed, so can coach Hong Myung-bo continue to lead the national team in the future?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: There was a related question at today's press conference. Asked by a reporter whether the appointment would be legally invalid if there was a problem with the appointment process, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism replied, "The appointment itself is not invalid." In addition, Minister Yoo In-chon also interviewed him earlier, saying, "The Korea Football Association should take care of it, whether it appoints or maintains a new national team coach." This is why the final audit results and public opinion trends are noteworthy.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: The next news is the situation in the Middle East. Last Monday, we talked about the death of the head of Hezbollah at this time, and then Iran launched airstrikes against Israel?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. Iran fired a large missile at Israel last night. It was around 7:40 p.m. local time on the 1st. In our time, this is the news that was delivered early this morning. Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced its attack on Israel, saying it targeted the heart of the enemy in retaliation for the martyrdom of Ismael Haniye (Hamas chief), Hasan Nasrallah (Hezbollah chief), and Nilporshan (Iran's Revolutionary Guard deputy commander). Israel is said to have issued air raid warnings mainly in southern Tel Aviv. As it is reported that many missiles were intercepted, the casualties do not appear to be significant.

◆ Choi Soo-young: It's been five months since Iran's attack on Israel's mainland, so is there a possibility that it will escalate in earnest?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: First of all, Israel has indicated that it will retaliate for this attack. Iran, on the other hand, says Iran's retaliatory measures will end if "the Israeli regime does not impose further retaliation." Therefore, it is analyzed that it depends on Israel's response to whether or not to escalate the war. It is said that the U.S. destroyer also fired interceptors to prevent Iran's attack. The U.S. also said it would cooperate with Israel, saying, "It has been clear that there will be severe consequences for Iran's attack." I'm also curious about the position of the next presidential candidates. Vice President Harris suspended the campaign and discussed how to respond, monitoring the situation with President Biden. Meanwhile, former President Trump targeted Vice President Harris, saying the Iranian attack was preventable and would not have happened if he were president.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: Here is the news on the parliamentary conflict. Seoul National University Medical School approved the leave of absence that students submitted?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. As of the 30th of last month, Seoul National University Medical School approved the application for a semester off from medical students. The approval of the leave of absence is drawing more attention because it is the first time since the government announced its "no-alliance policy." A university official said the medical dean, who is authorized to approve the leave of absence, seems to have made the decision without informing the university or professors in advance. In the midst of this, the emergency committee of professors at Seoul National University Medical School has issued a statement supporting the decision of the dean who approved the leave of absence for proper medical education. First of all, this leave of absence is only approved for the first semester, and the application for a leave of absence for the second semester has not been approved. Attention is focusing on whether the approval of Seoul National University Medical School's leave of absence will spread to other medical schools. In the meantime, they have been fighting over who will take the lead first, but it is reported that each school has started internal discussions as the first case came out. Since 12:30 a.m., a closed joint meeting between the Korean Medical Association, medical school professors, and deans has been held, and related issues are expected to be discussed, so we should pay attention to whether additional news is heard today.

◆ Choi Soo-young: What is the government's position?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: The government immediately expressed strong regret. Once again, I emphasized that taking a leave of absence from alliance among medical students who oppose the increase in medical schools is not a legitimate reason. In addition, the Ministry of Education criticized that it was an act of abandoning the responsibility to arbitrarily approve the leave of absence despite continuous requests for cooperation. The Ministry of Education plans to send an audit team to the Seoul National University's school office today to see if there were any problems with the approval process for this leave of absence. He warned that he would be severely reprimanded if any serious defects were identified in the process.

◆ Choi Soo-young: The next news is 'Yang Yang Song'. We've talked a lot about cabbage being expensive these days, and Yangyang pine mushroom was sold for 1.6 million won?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, it is based on the trial price on the 30th of last month. Grade 1 Yangyang pine mushroom reached an all-time high price of 1.6 million won per kg. This year's first trial began on the 20th of last month, and it was 1.11 million won per kilogram at that time, but rose to 1.51 million won on the 29th of last month, and now it has exceeded the 1.6 million won mark. As you might expect, the reason why the ultra-high-priced march continues is because pine mushrooms are in short supply all over the country. This is because the pine mushroom crop was not good due to record heat waves and drought this year. As of last year, 5,123 kilograms of pine mushrooms from Gangwon Province were sold until September 30, but this year, it was around 458 kilograms, so it was less than 10%.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: By the way, there is always a 'Yangyang Songi Salmon Festival' in Yangyang-gun around this time of the year. I think it will affect the festival, too?

◈ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. It will be held in Namdaecheon area in Yangyang from tomorrow to the 6th. As you said, the preparation for the festival is also on alert. If it's a relief, this sluggish crop was expected early, so we prepared the festival concept itself in line with the 'ecological festival'. We decided to minimize the programs related to pine mushrooms. It could be a 'song festival without pine trees'. Although it is not possible to do a pine mushroom collection program, it is said that it will do its best to secure supplies so that there is no disruption in the operation of the tasting corner.

◆ Choi Soo-young: Let's see one more news from the last festival. It's the biggest film festival in Asia, and the Busan International Film Festival is opening today?

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, it will be held for 10 days starting with the opening ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center this evening. The opening film of the 29th Busan International Film Festival has been decided as the OTT historical film "Jeon, Lan," in which director Park Chan-wook participated in the production and actor Kang Dong-won starred. It is said that this is the first time that an OTT movie has been selected as an opening film. In addition, BTS member RM's documentary and director Yeon Sang-ho's OTT series 'Hell 2' are drawing attention. A total of 224 films from 63 countries have been invited, so it will be a festival that movie lovers cannot miss.

◇ Lee Ik-seon: We've looked at all the news prepared today.

◈ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, thank you.