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PPP Urges Cheong Wa Dae to Clarify First Lady's Golf Allegations

Summary by The Korea Times
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday urged the presidential office to clarify allegations that first lady Kim Hea Kyung received private golf lessons from a prominent professional golfer at a military-run golf course. PPP floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig said Cheong Wa Dae should establish the facts surrounding allegations over the first lady's golf lessons, which were first disclosed by PPP lawmaker Joo Jin-woo earlier this week. …

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━ October 27, 2026, National Assembly Communication Center, Joo Jin-woo, Q&A regarding 'First Lady Kim Hye-kyung's Golf Lessons' Q. Lydia Ko herself denies it? [Joo Jin-woo / People Power Party Member] "Regarding her denial, I [spoke] about the content of the tip-off I received..."

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Lee Jung-hyun, Jo Da-woon, and Lee Yul-lip = On the 27th, the People Power Party [regarding] the famous pro golfer... raised by its member Rep. Joo Jin-woo regarding First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, wife of President Lee Jae-myung...

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Even within the People Power Party, criticism has emerged regarding Rep. Joo Jin-woo, who raised suspicions that First Lady Kim Hye-kyung played golf with professional golfer Lydia Ko at Taereung Country Club (CC), calling his claims "attention-seeking" and "excessive." On the 27th, People Power Party Rep. Park Jung-ha [mentioned] on MBC radio's "Kim Jong-bae's Focus"

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Representative Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party raised suspicions regarding Mrs. Kim Hye-kyung's use of the Taereung Golf Course on weekdays, but faced strong backlash from the person involved and the opposition party. The dispute between the ruling and opposition parties over the veracity of the allegations is intensifying, leading to legal action such as criminal complaints.

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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