President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating fell 7 percentage points to 44% in a Gallup Korea poll released on Aug. 14, the lowest since he took office, while disapproval rose 8 points to 46%, the first time negative assessments have exceeded positive ones in Gallup's series. Housing policy was the biggest driver of dissatisfaction, and respondents also viewed the government's property tax overhaul and a Criminal Procedure Act amendment skeptically. The slide came as old remarks by former President Lee Myung-bak and former Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan about buying stocks and homes resurfaced online, highlighting long-run gains in Samsung Electronics and Seoul apartments and sharpening debate over generational wealth gaps after a recent Kospi selloff.