A female news presenter of one of the three major TV networks here appeared wearing glasses on air, sparking interest online.



Lim Hyeon-ju, who delivers the news on MBC’s morning news program “MBC News Today,” wore a pair of round-rimmed glasses on air Thursday.



While male news presenters in Korea have often been seen wearing glasses on air on major TV networks, including KBS, SBS and MBC, it is the first time for a female presenter to do so.



“Anchormen are free to wear glasses, but why not anchorwomen?” Lim later posed in an interview with Yonhap News Agency.





Anchorwoman Lim Hyeon-ju (right) appears wearing glasses on "MBC News Today" on Thursday morning. (Screenshot from official YouTube channel of MBC News)