Accessories Sold at Famous Domestic Market 'Wake-Up Call' Required

Following recent controversies over so-called faulty South Korean flags repeatedly found in global brand products, it has been revealed that products featuring inaccurate Taegeukgi patterns are also being sold at a famous domestic traditional market.

Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women's University shared through social media today (August 6) that "many netizens have reported this," introducing that "slipper accessories with inverted Taegeuk colors were being sold at a famous domestic traditional market."

Mentioning various events taking place on social media ahead of Liberation Day, he pointed out that "many Taegeukgi flags with incorrect positions of the four trigrams (geon, gon, gam, ri) are being used."

He added, "It is unacceptable to manufacture and sell faulty products related to the Taegeukgi, the symbol of South Korea, right here at home rather than abroad."

Professor Seo said, "If they were selling products made overseas, merchants should have verified them beforehand," adding, "Instead of merely criticizing overseas famous brands for using incorrect Taegeukgi designs, we need to wake up and correct ourselves first."

He also emphasized, "As the Korean Wave spreads widely across the world, foreign tourists are gradually increasing," stressing that "at times like this, even greater caution must be exercised when manufacturing and selling products related to South Korean symbols."

(Photo: Capture from Professor Seo Kyoung-duk's social media, Yonhap News)
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