Over ‘Code Appointments’ Including Hwang Gyo-Ik and Seo Seung-Man… Culture and Arts Community Asks, “Are We the Sidekicks?”

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At the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, the only policy research institution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there is Director Hwang Gyo-ik, a "food columnist"; at the historic National Jeongdong Theater, which has fostered and staged high-quality traditional and creative performances, there are CEO Seo Seung-man, a former comedian with almost no recognized performance experience, and Chairman Jang Dong-jik, a former model…

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[Digital Daily Reporter Cho Eun-byeol] The arts and culture community has called for a comprehensive review of personnel appointments in public arts and culture institutions under the Lee Jae-myung administration, claiming that they are being swayed by public recognition and political interests. On the 21st, 65 arts and culture organizations, including the progressive civic group Cultural Solidarity, and 794 individuals held a press conference …