The South Korean president ousted after martial law? In a four-choice quiz... #BehindTheNews / JTBC Newsroom
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Yes. I'm here with Lee Sung-dae for Behind the News. Shall we start? Yes. Let's look at the first issue. A quiz from a British newspaper. The British daily, The Guardian, on the 25th of this month, ran a quiz summarizing this year's current affairs issues, and it recently became a hot topic. Take a quick look. It's quiz number 9. So, what was the question? It asked: What is the name of the South Korean president who was ousted from office early this year after being impeached in South Korea following the declaration of martial law? And the options included names like Park Geun-hye, Moon Jae-in, and Yoon Suk Yeol. Anyone from Korea would naturally get this right. Out of the total 28 questions, most were about current issues in the UK and the US. Issues concerning our country or Asia were practically the only ones. The answer is C, right? Yes, it's easy. Well, South Korea has certainly emerged as a country drawing global attention. So, I suppose even unfortunate issues made it in. But then, one of the options became a topic of discussion again. Take another look. Option D is read as "wild boar" in Korean. It seemed like a random option, and there was much debate about what it meant. When the newspaper revealed the answer, they added an explanation below it. They stated that "wild boar" was a direct translation of a Korean phrase using Google Translate. They added an explanation that was also somewhat unclear: "Be careful, as 30 to 50 wild boars might invade your yard in about 3 to 4 minutes." Because of this, some speculated that it might be a satire of the deployment of the martial law troops to the National Assembly. Yes, it seems like satire, but it's rather bitter. For reference, this newspaper, The Guardian, has been sharply critical of President Yoon's illegal martial law among Western media. This was right after the martial law declaration. The martial law declaration...