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John Lee

1 year

I said before when I made previous alternate social media profile pages that I'm going to still be around Twitter. I'm going to keep my Twitter page active for professional reasons, but for everything else, I think I'm moving on to Threads. See you there.

John Lee (@koreanforeigner) on Threads

Editor at Korea Pro. 38 Followers.

www.threads.net

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John Lee

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3 years

Why was Ali portrayed as someone who kept sniveling in sirs? Well, here's a thread that will explain why. Firstly, when Ali is first introduced to the audience, and before he gets close to any of the other characters, he does not refer to them by their names.

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@UjuAnya

3 years

I don’t speak Korean, and the subtitles are reportedly bad. But, please explain why Squid Game portrays the only non-Korean main character as a brown skinned man who the entire time snivels in “sirs,” gratitude, sacrifice, and subservience to people equally fucked as him.

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Ali's "sniveling" behavior was not meant to make him out to be some kind of clownish character. It was meant to remind Korean viewers that he acts the way he does because we - Koreans in general, either through direct action or neglect - broke him.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

The world might be swooning about K-pop and K-dramas, but anyone who has spent any time in Korea will be able to tell you that, like any other society in the world, South Korea grapples with racism, and Korea has a severe anti-anyone-with-a-darker-pigmentation racism problem.

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

The Moon administration gets another thing right. The SKorean government will also pay for the treatment of illegal immigrants who have contracted the coronavirus. Hospitals need not inform the authorities of immigrants' visa status.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

So, when Ali calls Sang-woo sajang-nim and constantly bows, were the writers trying to paint him as some kind of Uncle Tom? No, I don't think so. I think it was the writers' way of telling Koreans that this is the kind of power and abuse that we hold over people like Ali.

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@koreanforeigner

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In fact, in Korean society, unless you're friends with someone or you happen to be someone's parent or teacher, and a very small number of rare instances, you never address someone by their name. And friendship is different in Korea.

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@koreanforeigner

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In Korea, unless you are the same age and you happened to have gone to the same school, it is nearly impossible to be friends with someone - no matter how close you get. Colleagues, co-workers, partners, sure. Friends? That's very, very difficult to achieve.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

By allowing Ali to call him hyeong, Sang-woo and Ali have become the closest thing to friends that Korean culture will enable them to be. But, in the end, Sang-woo betrays Ali. That scene drove home the power dynamics that were always there from the start.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Uh huh

Chen Weihua （陈卫华）

@chenweihua

3 years

@POTUS Right. No other nation has invaded and occupied another nation for 20 years like the US in Afghanistan.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

From migrant workers from South and Southeast Asia to laborers from Africa, immigrants from developing or underdeveloped countries are often abused, neglected, and treated as though they were invisible. From physical abuse to shoddy housing to refusal to pay, they face it all.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

So, let's get back to Ali. It turns out that Ali's character is an undocumented migrant worker from Pakistan. What that means is that as far as social hierarchies go, Ali is WAY at the bottom of it. It explains why he's been unpaid by his employer for months.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Sajang is a word used to mean a company president. Nim is a gender-neutral suffix that is used to elevate the person that you're speaking to. So, if the person that you're addressing is a man, the literal translation of sajang-nim would be "boss sir." If a woman, "boss madam."

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Although sajang-nim was actually a word that was meant to address a company president, colloquially, it became a word that was used to address any person that you don't know (typically a man) whom you think deserves to be treated with respect.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

Anyway, back to Ali. When Ali first meets the other characters, especially in regards to Sang-woo (the guy who ends up betraying him), Ali addresses him as 사장님 (sajang-nim).

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

Who is he going to complain to about unpaid wages? As soon as he makes a formal complaint, he's going to get deported. It's not revealed how long Ali has been living in South Korea. But what's for sure is that during the time he's been in Korea, he's had to keep his head down.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

In fact, Ali's death drives that point home. As the show goes on, the characters get close. So, Ali doesn't call Sang-woo sajang-nim anymore because Sang-woo allows Ali to call him "hyeong."

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

A quick Google search shows that in May, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill that prohibited private businesses and public institutions from requiring COVID-19 "vaccine passports" to access services or refusing those not inoculated. So, "I don't know, you tell me," huh?

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@philpinarski

3 years

This was the governor’s response when asked what can we do to get more people vaccinated.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

5 years

I was born and raised in Brunei, and I lived there until I was 19. So believe me when I tell you that I know a thing or two about that country. So let me begin by explaining why boycotting a few luxury hotels won't help achieve anything. This thread won't have a happy ending.

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

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George Clooney calls for hotel boycott over Brunei LGBT laws

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Now, let's get back to the Korean language. South Korean society today might be a democratic society, but the language that we speak still betrays its feudal origins. Our nouns and verbs change depending on whom we're speaking to.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

Depending on the context, hyeong is a word that a man would use to address his biological older brother. Or an older man that they are close to. Notice that I didn't say "friend." Friendship is a very unique thing in Korea. Yes, they're friendly, but they're not friends.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

So, it makes sense that Ali would call Sang-woo "sajang-nim." He probably got it beaten into his head (and when I say beaten, there is a good chance that it was literal) that when he speaks to a Korean, he must show absolute deference. Or else.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

So, it's kinda common to hear shopkeepers refer to their male customers as sajang-nim - even if the customer might actually be a school teacher. (Nim might be gender-neutral, but I've never heard sajang-nim being used to address a woman unless she's an actual company president).

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

And if the incorrect nouns and verbs are used, if informal speech is used when formal speech should have been used, our response can range from slightly uncomfortable to uncontrollably enraged.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

5 years

As Korea University students put up posters supporting Hong Kong protesters, Chinese students vandalized the posters. One of the phrases says, "The mother of the person who supports the protesters is a comfort woman." Imagine being Chinese and making a comfort woman joke.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

In the kind of environment where we have unscrupulous employers and undocumented migrant workers, considering that power dynamic, I imagine that the former would be the kind of people who would demand ALL of the societal respect that they think they are due.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

2 years

Starring Song Joong-ki (Vincenzo), "The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate/Reborn Rich" (재벌집 막내아들) is a fascinating K-drama. The first two episodes aired on TV, and the show is streaming on Disney+, Viu, and Rakuten Viki. The show touches on a lot of South Korean hot topics.

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@koreanforeigner

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If it's available on Netflix in your country, give "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" a chance. It's a South Korean dramedy about an autistic woman who is also a lawyer. There are 16 episodes in total, but only the first 4 are streaming now. It's really good. Highly recommended.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

The news reported that 100,000 people were expected to flock to Itaewon, but there was apparently no crowd control. Itaewon is under the jurisdiction of the Yongsan Police Department, which has been complaining about being short staffed since the beginning of the year.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

I like "Hometown Cha Cha Cha" more than "Squid Game" and I'm not ashamed to admit that. 😄

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@koreanforeigner

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This thread explains why South Korean men act the way they do. It's not because they think they're right. It's because they know that whatever they say will become accepted as truth. It's chillingly Orwellian. The only way to counter this is via worldwide shaming and ridicule.

solidarity.kr

@solidarity_kr

3 years

S. Korean men are demanding the Korean Archery Association to take back the gold medals from Olympic record-breaking archer An San, alleging that “she's a short-haired feminist.” And it's only the most recent episode in a barrage of mounting anti-feminist backlash here. Thread.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

I want to recommend a new Kdrama that just started streaming on @NetflixKR . It's called #TwentyFiveTwentyOne . Set in 1998, it's about a high school student who does everything she can to pursue her dream - fencing.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

There isn't a single word in this tweet that is even remotely true.

Spokesperson发言人办公室

@MFA_China

2 years

Unlike some NATO members, China never threatens other countries with force, never creates military alliance, never exports ideology, never meddles in other countries’ domestic affairs and never imposes unjustified oppression on foreign enterprises.

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@koreanforeigner

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Some commentators on TV are concern trolling by saying things like, "I don't understand why so many people were participating in Halloween festivities. Halloween has nothing to do with Korean culture." I wish them all a fuck you very much.

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

Oh look. A SKorean YouTuber who likes to abuse his dog to get all those subscriptions and likes. Please retweet this. Let's make this guy really, really famous.

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I think I'm going to throw up. This picture shows the phone calls and texts a mother sent her daughter, who was in Itaewon. She had her daughter's number saved as "First-born princess." Unfortunately, the daughter died in Itaewon that night.

이태원 참사 유가족 연락 내역 | 연합뉴스

(광주=연합뉴스) 차지욱 기자 = 30일 오후 광주 한 장례식장에서 이태원 참사 유가족이 딸을 애타게 찾았던 내용이 담겨있는 휴대전화 연락 내역...

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@koreanforeigner

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89% of South Koreans view the US favorably. The only country that views the US more favorably is Poland - 91%.

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@koreanforeigner

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There were 14 people in the chatroom that Seungri and Jeong Jun-young used to share their secretly filmed sex videos. They also used the videos in the chatroom to silence and blackmail their victims.

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@joongangilbo

5 years

서로 성관계 영상을 올리며 자랑했고, 심지어 협박 도구로도 사용하려 했습니다.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Look, I don't have an opinion about the slap, and I don't particularly care about it, but this is ridiculous. Has Harvey Weinstein been kicked out or forced to resign from the Academy? Kevin Spacey? Roman Polanski? Woody Allen? Mel Gibson? The whole thing is so ridiculous.

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@SkyNews

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Will Smith resigns from Academy over Chris Rock slap at Oscars

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

A docked ship carrying petroleum products in Ulsan, SKorea, blew up today at 10:51am. The captain and 25 crew members were all rescued. The Coast Guard and the Ulsan Fire Department are investigating the cause of the explosion.

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@joongangilbo

5 years

사고 당시 배에는 선장과 외국인 선원들을 포함해 총 25명이 탑승해 있었습니다.

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@koreanforeigner

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@deyoaj A lot of nuance does get lost in translation. It happens.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Seriously considering turning this account into a "Yumi's Cells" stan account.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

This is ridiculous. Hirohito was allied with Hitler and Mussolini. The Imperial Japanese Armed Forces fought and died for their emperor, who was allied with the fascists. Not Tojo!

Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests

Japanese officials say the Ukrainian government has removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Tokyo protested.

apnews.com

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

My most liked tweet is now about a TV show of which I'm not even the biggest fan. 😆 I also saw that a LOT of people are calling themselves Jimtober. Had to Google it. Learned it is a BTS thing. See? Not a Korea expert. Like, at all. Anyway, good morning. Need a good tea.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

If you've watched any disaster flick, you'll have seen cities like New York and Washington DC blown to smithereens many, many times. But you've never seen Beijing or Shanghai go kaboom because the Chinese government forbids such scenes.

Rebecca Davis

@rebeccaludavis

3 years

Huge: Hong Kong has just issued new amendments to its film censorship rules that effectively impose Beijing’s strict censorship standards there overnight, in the name of the National Security Law. They take effect today.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

This new song by Psy featuring Hwasa... I like it a lot. It's giving me heavy 1980s vibes, and I love it! More, please.

ㅌㅂ/TV

@lunaestreIIad0s

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PSY - NOW (ft. HWASA) #MAMAMOO #HWASA #마마무 #화사 @RBW_MAMAMOO

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Let's be real. This five-second clip from "Squid Game" was the most honest depiction of the vast majority of corporations' idea of diversity.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

This is a tragedy. It's understandable for people to feel angry, stressed, and anxious. But those kinds of response are unhelpful to say the least.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Chinese troops entered the Korean War in October 1950. In December 1950, Chinese troops captured Seoul. China also invaded and occupied Tibet in 1949, India in 1962, and Vietnam in 1979.

Hua Chunying 华春莹

@SpokespersonCHN

2 years

#China has the best record for peace among major countries, as it has never invaded any country. The #US and #NATO should learn to respect the real peace-promoter, instead of dividing the world and stoking conflict with their "pride and prejudice".

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Henry Kissinger is proof that evil can never be destroyed. Long after the last nuclear bombs detonate and the world's next apex predators turn out to be cockroaches, Kissinger will still be there, demanding the cockroaches take him seriously.

Henry Kissinger says Taiwan cannot be at the core of negotiations between the U.S. and China

Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger says Washington and Beijing must seek to avoid putting Taiwan at the center of their tense diplomatic relationship.

www.cnbc.com

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

A delivery worker who works for Coupang, a SKorean online retail, died while he was delivering customers' packages. Delivery workers' workload increased drastically since the coronavirus began to spread. Many delivery workers have complained of being overworked.

KBS 뉴스

@KBSnews

4 years

쿠팡 배송 노동자가 새벽 배송을 하다 쓰러져 숨진 사실이 확인됐습니다. #KBS 뉴스 #KBS

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

5 years

In the first round of testing of Shincheonji cult members from their church in Daegu, 82% of 1848 members tested positive for the coronavirus.

연합뉴스

@yonhaptweet

5 years

신천지 대구교회 "1차 검사 결과 신도 82% 코로나19 양성" 신종 코로나바이러스(코로나19) 검사를 받은 신천지예수교 대구교회 성도 1천848명 가운데 833명이 확진 판정을 받은 것으로 나타났습니다.

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

4 years

This is a very moving story. A disabled man in his 20s who lives in Busan left a package at a police station. In the package, there were 11 masks, some candies, and a handwritten letter. The letter reads:

YTN

@YTN24

4 years

파출소에 마스크·손편지 담긴 봉투 놓고 사라진 장애인 남성

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

SKorean police have arrested a 20-something-year-old SKorean man who operated an illegal file sharing service that depicted dozens of women and girls being sexually assaulted.

"악마를 보았다"…미성년자 성착취 보여주는 'n번방' - 아시아경제

[아시아경제 이정윤 기자] 몸에 칼로 '노예'라는 글씨를 새긴 여성과 알몸의 여아들을 돌려보며 수천명이 "강간하자"는 표현을 서슴지 않는다. 중학생 또래의 여...

www.asiae.co.kr

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

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Naturally this will upset a lot of conservatives/nationalists. But this is a good step to ensure that everyone gets treated. The virus doesn't discriminate. Neither should treatment.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

South Korea has dispatched 118 people - a combination of emergency response and military personnel - and $5 million in aid to Turkey in response to the devastating earthquake that happened there. The latest death toll exceeds 7,800 and could go up higher.

[튀르키예 강진] 한국 긴급구호대 118명 출정식 후 현지로 출발 | 연합뉴스

(서울=연합뉴스) 하채림 오수진 기자 = 튀르키예 강진 피해 구조 및 구호 임무를 수행할 대한민국 해외긴급구호대가 7일 밤 출정식을 하고 현지로...

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

BTS' Jimin isn't the only one who has a birthday today. It's my birthday, too. So, happy birthday to me. Celebrating it the traditional Korean way with a bowl of 미역국.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

입대는 언제 할건데?

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

Wen news of their chatroom broke, Seungri told all the people in the chatroom to throw away their phones and get new ones. Jeong Jun-young, who was in the US when news broke, threw his phone away there and submitted a new phone to the police as evidence.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Keep in mind that when the French government said that French citizens have to prove they're vaccinated (the dreaded vaccine passport) to go to cafes, 3 million people applied to get vaccinated. So, there's an idea.

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@koreanforeigner

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There are so many people who are blaming the victims. "Why did they go? They should have known better." There are people spreading unsubstantiated claims about how it was started by drugs. And there are those who are using it as a political cudgel before we know all the facts.

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This Netflix TV show, DP, has gotten so popular and has gotten so many people talking that the South Korean Ministry of Defense has felt the need to make public statements about its reform plans for the military.

Military to abolish 'deserters pursuit' position next year | Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Rank-and-file soldiers will not be assigned the job of tracking...

en.yna.co.kr

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

Watch a movie starring a Chinese American citizen who sides with an autocratic government against a freedom-seeking people while she pretends to be a folk hero onscreen? I wouldn't watch it even if the coronavirus weren't going around. #BoycottMulan

Mulan

@DisneysMulan

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The legend arrives. See Disney's #Mulan in theaters March 27!

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Many of them were likely young people in their 20s and 30s. And if they haven't been notified yet, their parents are soon going to find out that their children are dead after they went out for a night of fun.

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59 people are dead in Itaewon, Seoul, authorities just said. I am here at the press conference. Shocked.

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4 years

Today marks a personal milestone for me. I'm an alcoholic. I've been one for a long time, and much of it in denial of the fact. Today, I've been sober for 100 days. It hasn't been easy, but I'm taking it one day at a time. As in the past 100 days, I will not drink today either.

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@koreanforeigner

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58.7% of South Korean men in their 20s voted for Yoon Seok-yeol. 58% of South Korean women in their 20s voted for Lee Jae-myeong. This country is divided.

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@koreanforeigner

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I can't speak for anyone else, but I stand with the people of Hong Kong.

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

One man with COVID-19 walked into a few nightclubs in Seoul. Now, 1,900 people need to get traced-and-tested. 47 people tested positive. 1,309 people can't be found. 2,000 bars and nightclubs have to shut down after they reopened. Reopening too soon has unpleasant consequences.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

If you think "small penis" whenever you see images that have nothing to do with penises, then you might be saying something about yourself.

Raphael Rashid

@koryodynasty

3 years

Viral in Korea: convenience store GS25 accused of misandry for camping campaign with ad featuring hand reaching for small wiener. Netizens claim imagery resembles logo of radical feminist site Megalian, which symbolises Korean men's "small" penis. Now deleted. GS has apologised.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Scotland literally had a referendum concerning its independence from the United Kingdom in 2014. I don't recall the British launching Trident missiles around Glasgow back then.

Spokesperson发言人办公室

@MFA_China

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Would the UK remain calm and show restraint if Scotland split itself from the UK?

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

@dino_comics 's Korean translation of "Dinosaur Therapy" and pouch arrived in the mail! I am so delighted!

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

I'm seeing a greater frequency of my name being mentioned on Twitter, which really excites me until I find out that people aren't talking about me but rather about a two-bit Hong Kong thug.

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

Another clash between SKorean and Mainland Chinese students. This time in Hanyang University. Chinese students wrote notes saying "Long Live Kim Jong Un" and "Dokdo is Japanese territory." Suddenly, KJU isn't a fat pig, and the Chinese are pro-Japanese.

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@koreanforeigner

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In other words, Brunei is using this jacked up Sharia Law to quash dissent and consolidate power to ensure that the Sultan keeps getting to sit on his throne. So, no, this isn't about religion. It's about power. So what can the rest of the world do? Honestly? Nothing.

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@koreanforeigner

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Seungi says that he, too, is a victim, and claims that he tried to stop Jeong Jun-young from secretly filming sex videos. Honestly, the only thing more unbelievable is that he didn't give the press conference while sitting on a wheel chair.

승리, 언론 인터뷰 "버닝썬 마약·탈세? 나도 피해자..정준영 몰카 말렸다"

[매일경제 스타투데이 김소연 기자] 클럽 버닝썬을 둘러싼 여러 혐의를 받고 있는 승리가 입장을 밝혔다. 조선일보는 23일 승리와 진행한 인터뷰를 공개했다. 승리는 "저 자신이 한심하고 부끄럽다"면서 "공인으로서 부적절하고 옳지 않은 사업체(버닝썬)에 관여한 것 자체가 잘못이었다"고 자책했다. 그러면서 "지금 내가 무슨 말을 해도 아무도 안 믿을 것이고,

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

"Reborn Rich" is a 16-episode miniseries where the first 15 episodes are great and awesome and the last episode makes you regret you watched the whole thing. Obligatory spoiler warning.

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

The British troops have not left since then. And though I say British, they're actually an infantry battalion of Gurkhas. If you've never heard of Gurkhas, let me put it this way. Never get in a fight with a Gurkha. It'll be the last thing you ever do.

Who are the Gurkhas?

Gurkhas have been fighting as part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters?

www.bbc.com

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Two years ago today, I committed to getting clean. Still going strong one day at a time.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

The number of product placement ads for Kopiko in Kdramas is too damned high!

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Jesus Christ. Something really bad happened in Itaewon tonight. Apparently, there have been multiple injuries and deaths, and some were crushed to death. There were many, many people in Itaewon for Halloween festivities.

[1보] "'핼러윈 인파' 이태원서 호흡곤란 등 81건 신고"<소방당국> | 연합뉴스

(서울=연합뉴스) 김계연 기자 = 29일 오후 서울 용산구 이태원 일대에서 호흡곤란 등으로 인한 신고가 81건 접수됐다고 소방당국이 밝혔다.

m.yna.co.kr

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

2 years

Special disaster area, financial compensation, national mourning. But (1) How has moving the Presidential Office to Yongsan affected the police force and how much of it was a factor, and (2) Why wasn't more done if the huge surge in people was expected?

Itaewon declared special disaster area, subsidies to be disbursed

The government has declared Yongsan District, where Itaewon is located, as a "special disaster area" and will provide subsidies to those who have been injured and to the families of people killed in...

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

In my head canon, at the end of "My Name," Ahn Bo-hyeon wakes up from a nightmare in a cold sweat. He then sees he got a text message from Yumi. He texts back saying, "I had the craziest dream. No more police procedural dramas and midnight snacks for me. Want to get breakfast?"

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

So, in short, boycotting some hotels won't change anything in Brunei because: 1) it has billions of dollars worth of oil money, 2) the Royal Family is connected with the rich and powerful in every country in the world, 3) it's geopolitically valuable to other powerful nations.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

Today in South Korea, we commemorate the March 1st Movement. On March 1st, 1919, armed with only homemade flags, thousands of Koreans protested against the Japanese Occupational Government to demand their freedom. For that, tens of thousands were arrested, tortured, and killed.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Prior to 1950, South Korea had never been vital to US interests, either. Also, people who use the phrase "Woke War III" unironically should never be taken seriously.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

This Iranian athlete came to Seoul to compete. She defied her tyrannical government's demand and competed without her hijab. Several hours ago, she was reported as missing. This happened in South Korea! This is an outrage! Seoul must demand her safe return.

Iran International English

@IranIntl_En

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In a historic move, Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who represented Iran at the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul, competed without hijab, disobeying the Islamic Republic's restrictions for female athletes.

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

The Royal Family didn't get into the hotel business to make money. They bought the hotels for 3 main reasons. 1) They wanted a place for the royals to crash when they went traveling, 2) It was a vanity project, and 3) Because they could. The Royal Family is also well protected.

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

the Sultan provides the people with certain comforts. Those comforts include: public housing, free education, practically free health care, very minimal to no taxes, government jobs, subsidized food, and pension straight from the government's coffers.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

XXX refers to the victim's name, which was blurred for privacy. 2:35am - Where are you? 2:36am - I'm losing my mind. XXX. Please. 2:39am - XXX. 2:42am: Where are you? XXX. Where? Please. 3:08am - XXX. Please. 3:47am - XXX

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

According to SKorea's SBS News, there are now 47 confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of the young people who went nightclubbing in Itaewon. Health authorities aren't able to reach up to 1,309 people who might have had contact in the nightclub.

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@koreanforeigner

4 years

ⓘ About a million Uyghurs would disagree.

Chinese Mission to UN

@Chinamission2un

4 years

China is a country with multiple religions, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism & Protestant Christianity. China has nearly 200 million believers & 380,000 clerical personnel, 144,000 places of worship & 92 religious schools. The freedom of religious belief is well protected.

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

"Of the dead, 97 are women and 54 are men. Early reports said that most of the victims were in their 20s. "Nineteen foreigners died, including citizens of China, Uzbekistan, and Norway."

Crush in Korea's Itaewon claims 156 lives, 26 foreign deaths reported

Halloween celebrations quickly turned to tragedy Saturday night in Seoul as crowds in Itaewon converged in a deadly crush.

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

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John Lee

@koreanforeigner

3 years

"Kingdom: Ashin Of The North" starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 23. If you don't hear from me for about a day or so when it starts streaming, you'll know why.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

So, I really like "Yumi's Cells," something which I've professed several times already. And I wondered why. So, I spent some time thinking about it, and, it turns out, I have good reasons. So, I'm going to do episodic breakdowns of the show for my podcast! You've been warned!

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

So, naturally, although the Sultan of Brunei has accumulated more power and more wealth, and he and his brothers and their children literally had harems, he pacified the people by making their lives incredibly comfortable.

The sex-obsessed world of Brunei

Last week, celebrities including Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Richard Branson and Clive Davis united for an unlikely cause: a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel, because its owner,...

nypost.com

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@koreanforeigner

2 years

Tell me you've never served in the military without telling me that you've never served in the military. Also, the picture with US Vice President Kamala Harris was taken with US servicemembers in Osan Air Base in South Korea. It's hard to find people more battle ready than them.

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@koreanforeigner

3 years

I heard Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's "Senorita" for the first time just now. For someone who resists listening to new music as much as I do, this is a pretty big friggin deal. And I liked it. It was catchy. I don't think I got some of the lyrics, but it was catchy!

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

Good news, everyone. The dog (the name is Tae-yang) has been rescued. The now previous owner signed the paperwork relinquishing ownership of the dog. Tae-yang is now at an animal protection center.

유튜버 승냥이로부터 동물학대 당한 '태양이' 구조됐다 (영상)

동물보호단체 캣치독 팀, 인스타그램 통해 태양이 공개,동물 학대 유뷰터 승냥이, 소유권 포기 각서 쓰고 태양이랑 격리 조치

m.wikitree.co.kr

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@koreanforeigner

5 years

The SKorean government may be too afraid to stand up to Beijing, but especially younger SKoreans who have experienced first-hand the power of a persistent people-led protest movement understand where their loyalties lie - freedom and democracy.

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@koreanforeigner

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I know these streets. I practically lived there. They're narrow and packed together. The area is cool and chic, and it's where grime and gentrification meet. It's the place where young people flock to get away from their worries for a few hours. I'm heartbroken.

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