It did not take long for President Moon to demonstrate his Dokdo cred:
President Moon Jae-in wears the Dokdo eared seal tie during a press conference on Friday to announce Kim Yi-su as the new chief justice. / Screen captured from KBS news
President Moon Jae-in’s tie featuring Dokdo eared seals has become a huge hit and has sold out in major online malls.
Moon wore the tie during a meeting with the major party floor leaders on Friday.
The tie received further public attention the same day when it was caught on camera during a press conference where Moon announced Kim Yi-su as the new chief justice.
A designer company made the tie to celebrate Korea’s 112th anniversary of proclaiming sovereignty over the East Sea island in 2012.
The eared seal on the orange tie is a kind of sea lion that was commonly found on Dokdo in the 18th century. Japanese fishermen hunted the seals to extinction during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea.
The tie is priced at 55,000 won ($48). [Korea Times]
Orange is the new black, eh?
Hey shouldn’t that Liancourt Rocks tie be coated in Seagull turds?