Korean Politics Debrief

w/ Prof. Song Se-ryun (Kyunghee University) This week, Jang-Ho starts by looking back at President Lee Jae Myung's first month, including a press conference marking 30 days in office, signature achievements in passing a supplementary budget and real estate policies. But then he discusses with Professor Song the uncertain future that the People Power Party and conservative politics in Korea fac...

w/ Prof. Song Se-ryun, Kyunghee University President Lee Jae Myung won the election by an eight-point margin, but uncertainty remains over what his presidency will bring. In this first podcast since the 21st presidential election, we reflect on Lee's “comfortable” yet weaker-than-expected victory. We also examine his first weeks in office, particularly the legal and judicial developments that...

0:00 - Intro 0:38 - No October Surprise 1:20 - TV debate 1 - Slow start 2:02 - TV debate 2 - Lee Jae-myung's wobble 2:50 - TV debate 3 - Lee Jun-seok sullies debates 3:38 - Dirtiest debates ever? 5:06 - Kwon Young-gook's unexpected highlight 6:17 - Lee Jun-seok's merger rejection 7:18 - What to look out for on election day: Turnout? 8:37 - Will Lee Jae-myung pass 50%? 10:30 - Will Kim...

Jang-Ho looks back at an extraordinary few days in Korean politics, led by the People Power Party's attempt forcibly install former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the presidential candidate, despite former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo winning the party primary. The saga involved public negotiations in front of the press, searching for loophole clauses in the party rules, a one-hour candidate re...

w/ Jack Greenberg Substack: https://ggachi.substack.com/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jackwgreenberg.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackwgreenberg/ May 1st was one of the craziest days in recent Korean political history. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling in Lee Jae-myung’s election law violation case, Acting President Han Duck-soo resigned ahead of his pres...

w/ Michael Breen Founder and CEO of Insight Communications Author of 'The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation' Fmr. Korea Correspondent for The Guardian, Washington Times Fmr. President of Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club Honorary Citizen of Seoul First, Jang-Ho catches up on the latest in the presidential primaries, including the machinations to try and place Acting President Han Duck-soo...

w/ Jeongmin Kim (Korea Pro) https://x.com/jeongminnkim https://koreapro.org/ The nation has moved swiftly on from Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and is now in election-mode. But for this week's podcast, we look back at the historic day with Jeongmin Kim, who was at the Constitutional Court. We discuss the decisive nature of the verdict, why there was no violent backlash from the Pro-Yoon supp...

No interview this week, but a preview of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment ruling, and Jang-Ho's take on the latest developments. 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Will the Constitutional Court uphold Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's impeachment? 06:57 - Will Acting-President Choi Sang-mok be impeached? 10:26 - When will President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment verdict be announced? 12:35 - Previewing Lee J...

w/ Raphael Rashid https://bsky.app/profile/koryodynasty.bsky.social https://x.com/koryodynasty This week, as we continue to wait for the Constitutional Court's verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, I am joined by freelance journalist Raphael Rashid, who has been reporting the martial law crisis extensively, interviewing people close to Yoon, and his supporters at the protests. If you w...

*pending President Yoon's impeachment w/ Subin Kim Author of Korea Kontext newsletter https://koreakontext.com/ Managing Editor of Pado Korea Correspondent for Reporters Without Borders Former Journalist of BBC World Service Korea The South Korean political scene has been left in a tailspin following President Yoon Suk Yeol's unexpected release from detention. But the impeachment trial ver...

w./ Prof. Benjamin Engel (Dankook University) https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminaengel.bsky.social The Constitutional Court has wrapped up its hearings in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial, and a ruling is expected in mid-March. As the nation holds its breath, we take another look back at President Yoon’s incredible decision to declare martial law, how it fits into the context of modern K...

w/ Prof. Cho Hee-kyoung (Hongik Uni.) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14 for his ill-fated attempt to declare martial law 11 days earlier. He now faces the Constitutional Court's ruling on whether to uphold or reject the impeachment. In this episode we look at: - What will the constitutional court justices be making their ruling on? - Wil...

Welcome to Korean Politics Digest! Join me, Kwon Jang-Ho, as I delve into the dynamic world of Korean politics, unpacking the latest developments, with insightful guests.