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Stars Campaign for Relatives in General Elections

Stars Campaign for Relatives in General Elections

Clockwise from top left,Song Il-gook,Shim Eun-ha, Park Jung-sook,Son Ga-yeong,Lee Honey, Kim Kyung-ran

Celebrities are rallying behind family members who are running for office in this month's general elections.

Candidates include former actress and Saenuri Party lawmakerKim Eul-dongand her fellow lawmaker Ji Sang-wook.

Kim's son is actorSong Il-gook, whose triplets rose to fame after appearing on a TV show, while Ji's wife is former actressShim Eun-ha.

The candidates pictured their celebrity son and wife in their campaign posters. Song and Shim plan to appear on the stump at some point.

Lee Jae-young, who is running for the Saenuri Party in eastern Seoul, is the husband of versatile TV personality Park Jung-sook. Park was among the cast of the hit costume drama"Dae Jang Geum"and is appearing at rallies in hanbok or traditional Korean dress.

And Saenuri Party candidate Kim? Sang-min's wife is former KBS announcer Kim Kyung-ran. She appeared on the stump with him on Thursday.

The Minjoo Party is also being sprinkled with some stardust. Candidate Sohn Hye-won's niece is actressSon Ga-yeong, who appeared in the soaps "Gu Family Book" and"Sweet, Savage Family".

Minjoo Party lawmaker Moon Hee-sang is getting a campaign boost from his niece, former Miss Korea and actressLee Honey. Lee also went on the stump with her uncle in the 2012 and 2008 general elections.

And actressYoon Se-inis the daughter of Minjoo Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum, who is running in Daegu. Yoon campaigned for her father in the 2012 general elections but cannot do it this time since she just had a baby.?

Source from :Hancinema