Who is Mayor Oh Sehun of Seoul, the city with the highest popularity rating in South Korea?

In a recent poll, the Korean polling organization Gallup Korea asked people who they would like to see as the next president.
A favorability survey was conducted on the top six people named in the survey. The top spot went to Seoul Mayor Oh Sehun, but he was ranked sixth in a survey asking about future political leaders.
The results of the survey conducted this month showed that expectations and favorability as a leader were not consistent. Although Wu was ahead of the other five in terms of expectations for the next president, he was ranked first in terms of favorability.
I would like to try it. Gallup Korea conducted a public opinion survey of 1,000 people aged 18 and over nationwide from the 11th to the 13th of this month. The survey asked whether they support President Yoon Seok-yeol, which political party they support, etc.
In addition to the question, they were also asked who they thought would be a suitable future political leader. The result was that the person who received the most support was Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, with 22%.
In addition, former head of the ruling People Power Party and former emergency response committee chairman Han Dong-hoon (15%), and Cho Kuk, chairman of the Fatherland Reform Party, a new political party that made great strides in the general elections in April this year, were also in the running.
(5%), followed by Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo and New Innovation Party leader Lee Jun-seok (both at 3%), and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (2%).
Furthermore, Gallup Korea conducted a favorability survey of these six candidates from the 18th to the 20th of this month. The results showed that Oh was the most favorable with 36%, followed by Cho (35%).
), followed by Lee Jae-myung (33%), Han (31%), Hong (30%), and Lee Jun-seok (27%). The most popular candidate in this survey was Mayor Wu, the head of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
Who is he? Mr. Oh is 63 years old and from Seoul. After graduating from Korea University, a prestigious university, he became a lawyer. In 1994, he was involved in a case involving the construction of a sunlit apartment building for a large company.
He won 1.3 billion won (approximately 149 million yen at current rates) in damages from the defendant construction company in a copyright lawsuit, and suddenly became the center of attention.
He served on the Environmental Problems Research Committee of the Diet and was also active as a host on legal advice programs on radio and television. He gained popularity due to his handsome looks and gentle manner.
He ran for office as a candidate for the Grand National Party, the predecessor of the People Power Party, and was first elected. He entered politics. In 2006, he was elected mayor of Seoul at the age of 45, the youngest mayor ever. He was re-elected in 2010, but the following year, he was forced to resign from his position due to the suspension of free school lunches.
He resigned midway through his term after clashing with the city council over deregulation policies. He then ran in the general elections in 2016 and 2020 but lost, but after former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon passed away,
He was elected again as Mayor of Seoul in the mayoral election held in April 2021. Mr. Oh will be re-elected in the unified local elections in June 2022, becoming the first Mayor of Seoul to be elected for a fourth term.
Wu is currently working on his own pet project, the "Great Han River Project." The project aims to protect the natural ecology of the Han River that runs through Seoul while increasing its convenience and appeal.
The plan is to enhance Seoul's urban competitiveness by enhancing the city's lively atmosphere and expanding the vitality of the waterfront into the urban space of the Han River. The plan also includes the construction of the world's largest Ferris wheel and a floating food zone.
As he works on the project, Wu has also shown an interest in Tokyo's urban development policies, and visited Tokyo in June last year. He inspected the city center redevelopment and green space creation sites, and met with Governor Yuriko Koike.
As shown in the results of the aforementioned opinion poll, Oh is popular and is one of the top candidates for the next presidential election. According to the South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo, Oh said in an interview with the newspaper on the 5th of this month,
In response to a question about the possibility of running for president, he said, "To be honest, there are many things that need to be done in Seoul, and there are many things that I want to complete with my own hands."
However, I cannot neglect national matters, so I cannot help but think about (running for president)."