As 2017 begins, the highly publicized "Korean drama" from last year has seen new developments. On January 1st, South Korean President Park Geun-hye held a press conference at the Blue House to address various allegations. Among them, she explicitly denied claims that she had undergone cosmetic procedures, stating that no state funds were involved in such matters.
Previously, as the "Confidante Gate" scandal surrounding Park Geun-hye continued to unfold, some South Korean media outlets reported that her facial features had undergone multiple changes over the years.Particularly in May 2014, following the Sewol ferry disaster, President Park vanished from public view for seven hours. Some media outlets claimed she had not been monitoring the situation from the presidential office that day, but instead had undergone seven hours of cosmetic injections.
Other Korean media noted that Park's face showed no signs of aging over the past decade, with her skin appearing clearer than before. Plastic surgery experts analyzed that her previously thick eyelids had become noticeably thinner, while wrinkles under her eyes and at the corners had smoothed significantly. Skin blemishes likely underwent laser treatment and whitening procedures.
Park Geun-hye publicly denied the plastic surgery rumors. On the day of the Sewol ferry sinking, she stated she had been fulfilling her duties, directing relevant departments to organize rescue efforts. During this time, she briefly received the erroneous report that "all passengers had been rescued." Her delayed arrival at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters was due to security preparations and the headquarters' own operational status, not because she underwent cosmetic surgery as rumored.
Regarding media inquiries about the Blue House purchasing medications like * and placenta extract, Park stated this involved personal privacy. She could not disclose every medication she took and emphasized no state funds were misused in this matter.
Since last year, the world has witnessed a series of dramatic events. Seeing a politician deny cosmetic surgery like a celebrity is truly something you only see once in a lifetime...