All records broken in approval ratings.

As we reported earlier, Lee Myung-bak was already breaking records in approval ratings for South Korean presidents.

Miraculously, though, the bottomless fall of Lee Myung-bak continues.

According to a monthly poll taken by Naeil Shinmoon, a daily evening newspaper, and Hanghil Research, a polling company, Lee now holds an approval rating of 7.4 percent. (That’s the combined percentage of very good and good. The other three options were: so-so, poor and very poor). No, it’s not a typo. Lee managed to achieve a single digit approval rating in four months after taking office. I’m willing to bet it’s a record in the history of presidential approval ratings the world over.

Some other numbers worth noting: 88% of respondents have said that renegotiation over U.S. beef imports is necessary. And 71.5% of Korean citizenry think positively about candlelight vigils and rallies.