Mayor of Seoul
In an interview held in September 2014 and later published in October, the Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, announced his support of same-sex marriage, saying he hopes South Korea becomes the first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. A few days later, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that his words were "misinterpreted" and that Park's words were that "maybe South Korea would become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage". This came after backlash, fierce hostility and threats of violence from conservative Christian groups.