Ha-Ram Cheon “Adult festivals banned? “Why aren’t the room salons closed?”

Regarding the controversy that arose when local government heads blocked the holding of adult festival events on the 24th, New Reform Party President-elect Chun Haram said, “It is a Minority Report-style interest law administration to say that there may be prostitution because you pay a high price,” and “If you look at it that way, room salons across the country are “Why doesn’t it close?” he said.

President-elect Chun appeared on CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ with Paju Mayor Kim Gyeong-il of the Democratic Party of Korea on this day, and refuted Mayor Kim’s claim that “there is a strong signal that can link (adult festivals) to prostitution.” said. President-elect Cheon said, “The risk that prostitution can occur at any time in a closed space with waiters who receive expensive fees is greater in room salons,” and added, “While we are not asking all room salons to close, we are raising the risk of adult festivals.” He said, “It is a complete departure from the principles of rule of law administration for public authorities to block it at the source based on the possibility that it may exist.”

The adult festival event featuring Japanese adult video (AV) actors was attempted to be held in Suwon, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and Seoul this year, but was rejected one by one by local government heads belonging to the People Power Party and the Democratic Party, and was eventually canceled due to concerns about the safety of the cast. Local governments cited opposition from women and the presence of an elementary school nearby as reasons.

Mayor Kim said, “All domestic distribution of Japanese AV is illegal, and (adult festivals) are inherently illegal,” adding, “Paju City is doing its best to become a women-friendly city.” “We are also carrying out a project to renovate the prostitution hotspot, commonly known as Yongjugol,” he said. In response, President-elect Cheon asked, “Is the existence of AV actors themselves illegal?” He also said, “A woman-friendly city is just a slogan and cannot be a basis for the exercise of public power.” He also said, “The exercise of public power, especially in the cultural area, should only intervene when there is a clear illegality.”

When it was pointed out that the location where the event was scheduled was close to the school, President-elect Cheon said, “I am also a parent of an elementary school. “It is more important to be visible on the outside than the place itself,” he said. “There were also many schools around the venue where (adult) performances for women were held. He said, “It is an administrative application of the Naeronambul style.”

On the broadcast that day, there was a back and forth between Mayor Kim and President-elect Chun over the 3.5 million won admission fee. Mayor Kim said, “It is said that when an event was held in Gwangmyeong last year, an admission fee of about 3.5 million won was charged as a special service.” He added, “I don’t know what happened after receiving the 3.5 million won. “There is a very strong signal that can be linked to prostitution,” he said. In response, President-elect Chun said, “If there was a problematic act, it could be banned, but nothing has been confirmed. “The organizers are saying that it will be a private meal with AV actors,” he said.

Mayor Kim said, “I can’t help but have doubts. “Would you mind paying 3.5 million won just to take pictures and eat?” he said, adding, “We need to think about that with common sense.” President-elect Chun said, “No, that’s not true.” “I don’t know if it’s the mayor’s common sense or judgment standard, but there’s a lot of mania culture these days.”