For politicians, a slip of the tongue can be a critical and irreversible mistake. Once spoken, words cannot be taken back. Despite numerous previous cases in which careless remarks have cost politicians their careers, they continue to repeat the same mistakes. A senior member of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has sparked controversy after her disparaging remarks about photojournalists belatedly came to light, triggering a public backlash. After describing photographers scrambling to capture the right moments as “a pack of hyenas,” she is now paying the price for her inflammatory rhetoric. The controversy began with a photograph and an inappropriate comment that Rep. Choi Min-hee shared on Nov. 5 in a group chat with about 400 members, most of whom were her supporters. The photograph showed camera flashes going off as photojournalists competed to capture decisive moments at a meeting of the DPK's Supreme Council, held earlier that day at the National Assembly. Beneath the image, Choi wrote: “A pack of hyenas competing to capture a scene that could set me against others