When South Korea's new president-elect Yoon Suk-yeoul was made the nation's top prosecutor in July 2019, the appearance of his wife Kim Geon-hee, who accompanied him to the ceremony, drew as much attention as the appointment itself.

Kim Geon-hee (left), president Moon Jae-in (center) and Kim's husband Yoon Suk-yeol (right) at the ceremony appointing Yoon as prosecutor general on July 25, 2019 (source: KBS)

Twelve years younger than Yoon, with two long locks of hair framing her youthful face, she stood out even in a simple black skirt suit and got the public buzzing.