``Why does he have a big smile even though there is a fire?''...Minister of Public Administration and Safety's ``facial expression'' is a problem = South Korea

In South Korea, the ``smile'' of Minister of Public Administration and Safety Lee Sang-min has become an issue when he visited a specialty market in Seochon, Chungcheongnam-do, where a fire broke out. B. Administrative security
A photo of the minister applauding with a big smile on his face has caused controversy, but some have objected, saying, ``It's not a problem because it's meant to thank the president for his visit and for handling the accident.'' There is.
On the 24th of this month, on the Korean online community, the day before (23rd), President Yoon Seo-gyeol and Han Dong-hoon, chairman of the emergency response committee of the ruling party "People's Power", were posted.
The photos were taken when government officials, including Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee, visited the specialty market to pay tribute to merchants. In the photo, Minister of Administration and Security Lee looks at the president and smiles broadly.
clapping. Regarding this, netizens commented, ``I can't feel the sense of professional mission of the Minister of Public Administration and Security, who is in charge of people's safety,'' and ``Right in front of my eyes, I lost all my assets and lost my means of livelihood.''
There was a series of criticisms, such as, ``Why would he clap when there were people who were hurt?'' and ``No matter how grateful he was, he should have managed his facial expressions appropriately in that situation.''
On the other hand, he added, ``That photo was of merchants and government officials applauding together in gratitude for the president's surprise visit and the handling of the accident.''
There is no issue with this,'' was the response. The fire broke out at around 11:08 pm on the 22nd at a specialized market in Seocheon, and 227 of the 292 stores were completely destroyed.