Seoul Sonagi
@seoulsonagi.hksong.net
Just a dude wittering on about Korea, semi-retired academic, straight outta Gangnam
https://seoulsonagi.hksong.net
"비온다... 비온다..." 선우정아
https://seoulsonagi.hksong.net
"비온다... 비온다..." 선우정아
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.
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.
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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.
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
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#世襲政治 #세습정치 #hereditarypolitics
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Dauphins at the Gate (or the genetics of Japanese politics)
One youtube channel I enjoy watching is called . It's a husband-and-wife team (she's Japanese, he's Korean), they live in Japan - mostly, I think, in the sno...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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
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#世襲政治 #세습정치 #hereditarypolitics
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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
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#kdrama #폭싹속았수다 #whenlifegivesyoutangerines #IU #parkbogum
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When life gives you a mysterious writer
A short note about Im Sang-choon (임상춘), the writer for the hit kdrama 폭싹 속았수다 (When Life Gives You Tangerines) starring IU and Park Bo-gum. Very little is a...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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
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#kdrama #폭싹속았수다 #whenlifegivesyoutangerines #IU #parkbogum
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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 🙄
""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 🙄
'옥중 생일' 尹 "청년들 자녀처럼 느껴져 계엄" 성탄메시지
옥중에서 65세 생일을 맞은 윤석열 전 대통령이 "저는 고난 속에 있지만 대한민국은 청년들이 보여준 희망을 얻었다"며 '옥중 성탄 메시지'를 내놨다. 18일 윤 전 대통령의 변호인인 김계리 변호사는 사회관계망서비스(
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December 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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 🙄
""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
#asura #hirokazukoreeda
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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
#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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLn...
Conan & Steven Yeun Visit A Buddhist Temple | CONAN on TBS
YouTube video by Team Coco
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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...
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)."
"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)."
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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)."
"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)."
I wrote a little more about this here:
seoulsonagi.hksong.net/what-she-said/
seoulsonagi.hksong.net/what-she-said/
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I wrote a little more about this here:
seoulsonagi.hksong.net/what-she-said/
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/
seoulsonagi.hksong.net/the-big-jo/
The Big Jo
The special prosecutor for the insurrection - Jo Eun-seok (조은석) - held a yesterday to report on the results of his team's investigations. On the whole he's ...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The special prosecutor - Jo Eun-Seok (조은석) reports on his team's insurrection investigations.
seoulsonagi.hksong.net/the-big-jo/
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__...
He reads everything in advance and asks pointed questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN__...
보는 사람도 손에 땀이 나는 현장..."아는게 없네요" "말이 기십니다"이 대통령, 이학재 인천공항사장 질타 [현장영상]
YouTube video by MBN News
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December 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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__...
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...
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...
“김건희, 계엄뒤 ‘너 때문에 망쳤다’며 尹과 크게 싸워”
12·3 비상계엄 관련 내란·외환 혐의를 수사한 내란 특검(특별검사 조은석)이 윤석열 전 대통령의 부인 김건희 여사가 비상계엄에 관여했다는 의혹에 대해 사실이 아닌 것으로 결론내렸다. 또 지난해 12월 3일을 비상계엄 선포일로 정한 데 대해선 “미국의 개입을 차단하기…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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...
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).
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#netflix #kdrama
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#netflix #kdrama
자백의 대가 결말 범인 정체, 진짜 범인은 따로 있었다는 반전의 무게
자백의 대가 결말 범인 정체, 진짜 범인은 따로 있었다는 반전의 무게 남편의 갑작스러운 죽음 이후, 피해...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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).
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#netflix #kdrama
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#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/
I have more details here:
sonagi.bearblog.dev/new-post/
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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/
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
#김현태
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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
#김현태
Reposted by Seoul Sonagi
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
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVwl...
"국민 불신 자초"...문형배, 대법원에서 사법부 직격
YouTube video by JTV뉴스
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December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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...
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...
I thought this one was a bit too gloomy... and...
December 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I created several different possible banner images for this account:
I thought this one was a bit too gloomy... and...
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.
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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.
