Homer Hulbert described this in his book The History of Korea where he said, "But we may well doubt the truth of the rumor, for nothing that is told of that brother indicates that he would commit such an act, and in the second place a man who will eat shrimps in mid-summer, that have been brought 30 miles from the sea without ice might expect to die."
Homer Hulbert memaparkannya di bukunya The History of Korea, di mana ia mengatakan, "Tapi kita mungkin saja boleh meragukan kebenaran dari rumor itu, karena tak ada yang dikatakan mengenai indikasi bahwa ia mungkin melakukan tindakan seperti ini, dan hal yang kedua seseorang yang akan makan udang, yang dibawa dari laut yang berjarak 30 mil tanpa es, di tengah musim panas bisa saja dimungkinkan meninggal.