Youngest County Council Candidate at 18 from Jeonnam, Ranks 4th in Japanese Audition... Set for Simultaneous Debut in Korea and Japan

From Youngest County Council Candidate at 18 to Idol Debut
Selected as a Member of the 12-Member Group with Over 480,000 Votes

Oh Shinhaeng (22), who ran as the youngest county council candidate in Muan County, Jeonnam during the 8th National Simultaneous Local Elections four years ago, is set to debut as an idol through a Japanese audition program.

Oshin Haeng. Official website of Japanese idol audition program 'Produce 101 Japan'

According to a recent report by Oricon News Japan, Oh secured his debut by finishing in fourth place in the final episode of the Japanese idol audition program 'Produce 101 Japan: The New World'.

He received a total of 481,415 votes and was selected as a member of the 12-member boy group 'KO1KEYZ' along with others including Park Siyoung, who placed third. The group is scheduled to debut simultaneously in Japan and Korea.

Mr. Shin Haeng Oh campaigning in the 2022 8th Nationwide Local Elections as the youngest candidate for the county council in Muan County, Jeonnam. Channel A

Born in 2004, Oh attracted attention when he ran as the youngest candidate (18 years and 1 month old) in the Muan County Council election held in June 2022. The election took place shortly after the revision of the Public Official Election Act lowered the minimum age of eligibility for local elections to 18. At the time, Oh was a sophomore majoring in Fashion Apparel at Mokpo University and campaigned under the slogan, "By Youth, For Youth, A Youth Candidate."

His father, Oh Wonok, also ran in the same election, drawing attention to the father-son candidacies. Oh Wonok received 571 votes in District A, while Oh himself garnered 990 votes in District B; ultimately, both were unsuccessful in their bids.

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