K-netizens unsettled by a photo showing President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly practicing shamanism

President Yoon Suk Yeol has once again sparked controversy among Korean netizens after allegations of shamanistic practices surfaced.

The photo, taken while he was running his campaign to become the President, shows the Chinese character for "King" (王) written on the palm of his hand. Many speculate that this may have been tied to shamanistic beliefs—a ritual where writing the character is thought to bring authority, power, or even victory in elections.

This was initially dismissed by some as insignificant or symbolic, the image has now taken on a new weight among Korean netizens following the latest stir with President Yoon declaring and lifting martial law.

Discussions on online forums show netizens feeling uneasy, with some raising concerns that The President is dependent on shamanism.

Korean netizens commented:

"It's even scarier that people still voted for him after seeing this, seriously."

"I think it's scarier because people voted for him even after seeing that."

"When he was elected, I thought there was vote manipulation."

"I really don't get how people still voted for him."

"The people who noticed that didn't vote for him."

"What is that? The letter for 'King'?"

"Yeah. A shaman told him he would be voted as president if he wrote 'King' on his hand."

"There are more photos of him with the word 'King' on his hand."

"If he was going to use that charm, he should've written it on the bottom of his foot, not his hand."

"This is really embarrassing."

"I thought he wrote 'HI' because he didn't know English. But it's the Chinese character for 'King'..."

"I think there was controversy about this back then but he denied it and people still voted for him... which is scary."

"We just chose the lesser evil..."