tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post4107834913569918503..comments2024-03-18T07:07:53.346-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: The Ultimate Choi Soon-sil-gate Explainer (Part 2)T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-16134574238131604352016-12-27T23:04:48.767-05:002016-12-27T23:04:48.767-05:00ipl2017highlights.com
ipl2017highlights.com<a href="https://ipl2017teams.com" rel="nofollow">ipl2017highlights.com</a><br /><a href="https://ipl2017highlights.com" rel="nofollow">ipl2017highlights.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680299374904527042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-44828770122576711292016-12-14T02:03:45.703-05:002016-12-14T02:03:45.703-05:00Interesting. Great fodder for whipping up a frenzy...Interesting. Great fodder for whipping up a frenzy of anti-Park popular sentiment.<br />It will be interesting to see 1) what of these allegations have any substance, 2) which of these are criminal, 3) which of these were the President's "fault," and 4) whether Park is actually responsible for the 3.3 earthquake in Gyeongju last night.<br />Monk wannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303984671319113783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-61985257870006018532016-12-13T11:36:48.650-05:002016-12-13T11:36:48.650-05:00It's "commendable" in financial sens...It's "commendable" in financial sense. You see Samsung only pay her US$9.7 million instead of original $15 million to the 2 foundation. <br /><br />And yet that cheaper "investment" is gaining them huge favour in making a supposedly independent Korean Retirement Fund board to support Samsung Family in their problem even though the country retirement fund loses $300 million. <br /><br />If that is not a good buy I don't know what is. <br />Samsung family most prob will have to lose tens of millions of not hundred if Korean retirement fund doesn't support them. Because they need to pay the smart hedge fund handsomely for their well research investment. <br /><br />But Samsung outplayed the hedge fund with their smart investment. <br /><br />Not that all of that matters nowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711811444615898405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-61018107501329846672016-12-13T11:35:44.391-05:002016-12-13T11:35:44.391-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711811444615898405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67614905772114702462016-12-13T02:49:24.455-05:002016-12-13T02:49:24.455-05:00Woah great!! Thank you T.K.!! Oh may I ask somethi...Woah great!! Thank you T.K.!! Oh may I ask something? I wanna ask, there's something happened in Korea in around 1999. Some people said that this was similiar with Sewol tragedy. It's about Fire Tragedy in a camping school that killed 23 children. Cause of both cases also didn't reveal / clear till now. Do you think, is there a possibility that this case is also a "present" for Choi Taemin?? Reports said that this case is also weird and till now no one know how it's happened, just like Sewol one. Here are the link of the news:<br />http://mobile.nytimes.com/1999/06/30/world/23-children-killed-in-south-korea-fire.html & http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9906/30/korea.fire.02/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724498030036699632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-891950565001775562016-12-11T02:42:45.269-05:002016-12-11T02:42:45.269-05:00Wasn't there are also a film festival in Busan...Wasn't there are also a film festival in Busan that was defunded for showing a film on the ferry disaster?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682148923201795830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-5375494715029947922016-12-10T21:15:59.994-05:002016-12-10T21:15:59.994-05:00Excellent post!!! Quite informative and entertaini...Excellent post!!! Quite informative and entertaining!!!SmeltitDealtithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747769994477690672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31476383078881249722016-12-10T09:15:59.209-05:002016-12-10T09:15:59.209-05:003000 pills of viagra all for evil Kim Gi Choon who...3000 pills of viagra all for evil Kim Gi Choon who has no working memory whatsoever according to the national assembly open hearings. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215833688369405018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-74561875663084851632016-12-10T09:10:23.417-05:002016-12-10T09:10:23.417-05:00Brilliant and incredibly enjoyable article. Korean...Brilliant and incredibly enjoyable article. Korean, I think you missed your calling. You may be great at your job, but if you want my opinion, your gift for informative satire is solid gold. I'd like to see you host some sort of Bill Maher type show, and enjoy your quips. <br /><br />I know this is a long shot and maybe my tin-foil hat talking, but do you think your recent issue with Facebook blocking sharing of your posts is in any way related to these Choi Soon-sil Explainers? Was the spreading of this info on SNS flagged? Sounds silly but after you extensive catalog of crimes and influencing, I wouldn't put it past certain groups. Sam Nordberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860631468502504144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-68851997749632078932016-12-09T18:18:04.828-05:002016-12-09T18:18:04.828-05:00Wow, this is such a fantastic write up. Thank you!...Wow, this is such a fantastic write up. Thank you!<br /><br />When you update, would you mind mentioning what was updated at the top of the page? May be hard to find otherwise. <br /><br />This is incredible, how long did this take you?minkwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615558730406563759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-20726282930341808982016-12-09T17:15:04.422-05:002016-12-09T17:15:04.422-05:00I am trying to address it. Thanks for letting me k...I am trying to address it. Thanks for letting me know.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-63816777215893640322016-12-09T14:10:24.201-05:002016-12-09T14:10:24.201-05:00Thank you for the detailed and thorough explanatio...Thank you for the detailed and thorough explanation! I wanted to let you know that I tried sharing this on facebook but it flagged it as spam (both on my own wall in a comment on my husband's) and says that your site is considered a source of spam or something. Hope that can get resolved cause people should read this, it's great! :)Sara M-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873119908164582164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-21084404057456519452016-12-09T13:03:48.048-05:002016-12-09T13:03:48.048-05:00Just curious after reading all this . I understand...Just curious after reading all this . I understand the face on the Winter Olympics advertisements it is a now athlete, to my understanding an actor, what is kind of odd, but with all that I have read the lights are kind popping out now. Is this actor somehow related to Choi or President Park. Maybe friend doing a favor, son in law, or something more deep? Nothing to loose by ask.i am extremely disgusted .Curiousbee16https://www.blogger.com/profile/11636709032440744418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-68693403125090028972016-12-09T12:34:18.034-05:002016-12-09T12:34:18.034-05:00This is so excellent. I tried to share on Facebook...This is so excellent. I tried to share on Facebook, but it's blocking the link as unsafe. :-/Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615380112473279583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-22121557090852020962016-12-09T11:44:05.448-05:002016-12-09T11:44:05.448-05:00I don't think it's genuine praise in a mor...I don't think it's genuine praise in a moral sense - more like if you knew a bunch of people in your class were cheating on a test by passing notes, but then found out that another kid had watched for a week for the teacher to leave the test out accidentally and quickly read the entire thing, you'd be kind of impressed that that one cheater was so much more efficient and savvy than the others.<br /><br />That's not to praise any cheater for cheating, it's just recognition of skill in achieving an end goal. Here, most of the conglomerates seem to have thought "well, we have to follow this road to stay on Choi's good side, I guess" whereas Samsung decided to do the extra homework and target those funds for best ROI.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946699724147822195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-14048144738423736222016-12-09T04:00:24.783-05:002016-12-09T04:00:24.783-05:00i'm not korean but i was interested in the sca...i'm not korean but i was interested in the scandal so i searched for info and came across this page. the article is so thorough and full of sources that i am honestly impressed. great job thereqweqqihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989040730929571023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-5113883584060105852016-12-08T19:47:24.758-05:002016-12-08T19:47:24.758-05:00How much do you wanna bet they were running some s...How much do you wanna bet they were running some sort of brothel somewhere, if not at the Blue House. That is the only explanation I have for that bulk order of Viagra and such.Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223578282980156449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-6241010531044080942016-12-08T14:52:42.937-05:002016-12-08T14:52:42.937-05:00TK, what do you think is a bigger national embarra...TK, what do you think is a bigger national embarrassment? This or the 1997 IMF bailout?Peter the Eagles Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992502970689519100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-90676262856123966242016-12-08T09:31:00.926-05:002016-12-08T09:31:00.926-05:00Wow. Thanks so much for putting this together.Wow. Thanks so much for putting this together.sphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363667071018941733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-23464229984980459432016-12-08T07:06:09.397-05:002016-12-08T07:06:09.397-05:00Wow, this is excellent. You seriously deserve an ...Wow, this is excellent. You seriously deserve an award for putting together 2 extremely comprehensive summaries of all of these shenanigans. Kudos and thank you so much for all your hard work. Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709114210707661423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-82458395649999269222016-12-08T01:02:54.909-05:002016-12-08T01:02:54.909-05:00Ah, I think the most disturbing part of this scand...Ah, I think the most disturbing part of this scandal is that Choi bought beds for the Blue House main hall. I don't even want to think about what they could have been used for *shudder*. The implications with her drug habit is not pleasant to think about... Not pleasant at all.Charmanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740037586127509304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-6809900857543915172016-12-08T00:59:00.457-05:002016-12-08T00:59:00.457-05:00Wow, thank you TK for this post! (Must have been a...Wow, thank you TK for this post! (Must have been a lot of work to gather and summarize all the news surrounding this scandal.) I had no idea Choi Soon Sil's control of government operations, the president, and even corporations was so thorough. Charmanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740037586127509304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-2115446068439845032016-12-08T00:51:39.631-05:002016-12-08T00:51:39.631-05:00Which she was not... since her riding wasn't e...Which she was not... since her riding wasn't even that good.Charmanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740037586127509304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-67172370263887178282016-12-07T23:58:02.397-05:002016-12-07T23:58:02.397-05:00Thank the lord for JTBC and the independent Korean...Thank the lord for JTBC and the independent Korean youtubers for cutting out the key segments. <br /><br />"Elliott Management, a U.S. hedge fund, attempted to play the spoiler in Cheil’s attempt to acquire Samsung C&T. Elliott, which managed to quietly acquire a significant portion of Samsung C&T, opposed the merger with Cheil unless Cheil was willing to pay significantly more for Samsung C&T’s shares. The decision came down to Korea’s National Pension Service. The NPS is the fourth largest pension fund in the world, and was the second largest shareholder of Samsung C&T. Both Lee Jae-yong and Elliott appealed to the NPS, and the NPS ended up deciding in Lee Jae-yong’s favor and approved the merger, although the NPS was aware that it would lose money as a result of its vote.<br /><br />NPS is supposed to be an independent, quasi-governmental organization with its own board of directors and investment committee that would vote to maximize its returns. But there are now allegations that the NPS did not make its own investment decision in the Cheil-Samsung C&T merger. Rather, former Blue House chief Ahn Jong-beom—one of Choi Soon-sil’s cronies—directed the NPS as to how it should vote. As a result of the merger, the NPS lost nearly US $300 million, but the Samsung Group was able to transfer its control to Lee Jae-yong at a low cost."<br /><br />Is this segment the part about how President Park wanted the NPS money for herself? <br /><br />BTW Yoh Myeungsook (Game Ratings and Administration Chairwoman) is my hero. This lady needs to get an award. <br /><br />Should you undertake the questionable relationship between YG and the Park Administration (you should) seeing that entertainment and K-anything was Choi and Co.'s slush fund, I would be uberly happy. That seemed so hard to keep up with. <br /><br />I sure hope that Jang Yoo Jin's academic records also get properly modified like Chung Yoo Yeon's.<br /><br />Lastly... I am irked by the phrase "victim" when referring to the conglomerates. The victims in my eyes are the ones who legitimately suffered for not being complicit with the Chois. But for every push there is a pull seriously quid pro quo as you said. For example Yonsei received all 8 government research grants in admitting Chung Yoo Yeon to Ewha. The record for securing these grants is unheard of. Each corporation got what it wanted in paying to influence the government (definition of lobbying). These corporations have no sympathy from me. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215833688369405018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-68755123506472673942016-12-07T23:27:29.207-05:002016-12-07T23:27:29.207-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215833688369405018noreply@blogger.com