Lee pledges to listen to every soldier after military entertainment show visits Yeonpyeong unit for first time in 15 years

President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday he hopes the music and cheers that recently filled the Marine Corps' Yeonpyeong unit will remain a fond memory for the troops, after a military entertainment show visited the base for the first time in 15 years.

Lee shared a news article on X, formerly Twitter, reporting that KFN TV's military entertainment program had performed at the Yeonpyeong unit, and thanked the show's organizers for making the long journey to Yeonpyeongdo. "I am grateful to the troops who think of those who come after them, and to the entertainment team that traveled all the way to Yeonpyeongdo," he wrote.

Lee recalled a moment from his June visit to the unit, when a marine told him: "We have never seen a cultural performance here on Yeonpyeongdo. I hope at least the soldiers who come after us will get to see the entertainment show."

"I was truly moved that, even on the eve of discharge, the soldier's first thought was for those who would follow," Lee said, and went on to say, "That commitment has been kept. The entertainment show has come to the Yeonpyeong unit for the first time in 15 years."

He added: "I will listen to every single soldier's voice. I will pay attention to even the smallest wishes of the troops who defend this country, and work to fulfill them one by one."