They'll be dating next...

Oldie but goldie... www.youtube.com/shorts/TEqOE...

Prosecution is asking for 30 years for Noh Sang-won, life sentence for Kim Yong-hyun and the death penalty for Yoon. No-one thinks that Yoon will actually be put to death, but there were symbolic reasons to ask for it, given the seriousness of the crime 1/n

A hot topic in Korea right now is Coupang - the dominant online retailing company known for cheap prices, lightning fast delivery etc. They're in the hot seat for a myriad of shitty behavior. But looking at the litany of complaints about them 1/n

Yoon testified at his wife's trial. He's arguing that he had no knowledge of his wife receiving money and gifts. But by his own logic as a prosecutor - he argued that Park Geun-hye was guilty, regardless of whether she knew of Choi Soon-sil's receiving money - because she would profit as well.

Dauphins at the Gate - The interesting phenomenon of seshu seiji (世襲政治, 세습정치, hereditary politics) in Japan where an incredible one-third of the parliamentarians in the Diet are politicians who have inherited their seats. #世襲政治 #세습정치 #hereditarypolitics seoulsonagi.hksong.net/dauphins-at-...

Just a quick note about Im Sang-Choon (임상춘), the mysterious reclusive screenwriter (폭싹 속았수다, When Life Gives You Tangerines; and 동백꽃 필 무렵, When the Camellia Blooms). #kdrama #폭싹속았수다 #whenlifegivesyoutangerines #IU #parkbogum seoulsonagi.hksong.net/when-life-gi...

It's Yoon's birthday today. Spending it in prison, he is still appealing to the core of his power base (or what's left of it) - namely, disenfranchised young men. ""저는 고난 속에 있지만 대한민국은 청년들이 보여준 희망을 얻었다" "저희 부부에게는 자녀가 없다. 그래서 (청년) 여러분이 제게는 자녀처럼 느껴진다" Still fantasizing about a youth-led rebellion 🙄

This is well-worth watching. Koreeda - as ever - does a fine job, a beautiful trip back to the 1980s. And it was nice to see Yu Aoi playing a cranky character for a change. #asura #hirokazukoreeda

I ran into this on YouTube recently. It's very funny, but Conan has a lot to learn about Buddhist monks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLn...

Kang Yu-jung (강유정), presidential spokesperson: "When we first got to Yongsan, the presidential office was empty. We couldn't find a pen. But he had subscribed to all the streaming services (e.g. Netflix)."

Yoon and his wife seem like the kind of people who expect eternal and undying loyalty for having done something nice for someone, even if they only did the nice thing for purely self-serving reasons. #korea #윤석열 #김건희

I wrote a little more about this here: seoulsonagi.hksong.net/what-she-said/

The special prosecutor - Jo Eun-Seok (조은석) reports on his team's insurrection investigations. seoulsonagi.hksong.net/the-big-jo/

Prez Lee is holding these very public meetings (업무보고) with civil servants, and raking them over the coals if he doesn't get satisfactory answers. He reads everything in advance and asks pointed questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN__...

김건희 "너 때문에 다 망쳤다" Kim Keun-hee: "You ruined everything," she said to her husband. And what does this say about his wife who believed he wouldn't? www.donga.com/news/Politic...

Looking forward to watching the new Netflix drama "자백의 대가" (The Price of Confession) starring two of my all-time favorite actresses - Jeon Do-yeon (전도연) and Kim Go-eun (김고은). blog.naver.com/PostView.nav... #netflix #kdrama

The least surprising news ever - Yoon and his wife told the justice minister Park Sung-jae (박성재) to put the squeeze on his prosecutor general to derail investigations into the First Lady's Dior handbag bribery incident. I have more details here: sonagi.bearblog.dev/new-post/

Kim Hyun-tae (김현태) strikes me as an exemplar of a very useful sort of idiot who does and says exactly what they tell him to do and say. #김현태

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Moon Hyung-bae (문형배) to Cho Hee-dae (조희대) - "국민 불신 자초", ostensibly about Yoon's early release from prison via the application of some dubious, irregular, logic. In other words, "dudes, you did this to yourselves." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVwl...

I created several different possible banner images for this account: I thought this one was a bit too gloomy... and...

The strangest thing that I learned on my last trip to Seoul was that the exact spot where Park Jung Hee (#박정희) died (at the Armed Forces Seoul District Hospital (#국군서울지구병원) in Jongno is now where the gift shop is located.

The inestimable Sunwoo Jung-a (선우정아). www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTxb... #선우정아 #sunwoojunga