{"id":4498,"date":"2017-03-15T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2017-06-20T22:53:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T03:53:01","slug":"impeached-south-korean-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/impeached-south-korean-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeached South Korean President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what has been going on in South Korea recently?\u00a0Why did South Korea become a hot potato in the media again?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4496\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9.jpg 387w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9-350x324.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s post is a follow-up of my last article, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/a-crisis-in-korean-presidency\/\"><em>A Crisis In Korean presidency<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubc15\uadfc\ud61c<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Park Geun-hye) is a daughter of the third <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub300\ud1b5\ub839\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(president), <span style=\"color: #333399\"><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubc15\uc815\ud76c<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Park Chung-hee), and she became the first female president of South Korea. She served the 18<sup>th<\/sup> presidential term. So called \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucd5c\uc21c\uc2e4 \uac8c\uc774\ud2b8\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Choi Soon-sil gate)\u201d rocked South Korea last year, and Choi\u2019s influence on President Park led millions of Korean citizens to protest for President Park\u2019s <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud0c4\ud575\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(impeachment).<\/p>\n<p>Since Friday, December 9, 2016, President Park has been awaiting a <em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ud310\uacb0<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>(verdict) for her impeachment in the <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad\uc640\ub300\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Presidential Blue House), which was also her childhood home during her father\u2019s presidency. On Friday, March 10, 2017, eight judges of the <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud5cc\ubc95\uc7ac\ud310\uc18c\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Constitutional Court) in South Korea upheld President Park\u2019s impeachment in a <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9cc\uc7a5\uc77c\uce58\uc758\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(unanimous) 8-0 decision. An announcement of this court ruling erupted a violent protest of Park supporters: According to authorities, 3 people were confirmed dead and about 30 were injured. Anti-Park protestors also took to the street after the verdict: They were urging the arrest of Park.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Park Geun-hye removed from office as impeachment motion upheld\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lG-AcV3qlSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new presidential <em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc120\uac70<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>(election) will be held within 60 days, and until then Prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will continue with his role as acting president of the country. Ironically, Park left the Presidential Blue House after her mother and father\u2019s <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc554\uc0b4\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(assassination) during her father\u2019s presidency, and this will be her second tragic departure from this house. Currently South Korea\u2019s future is attracting attention from many people around the world. People are curious as to how South Korea\u2019s new president will deal with the political turmoil and security challenges of the nation. They are also wondering what Park\u2019s future course of action will be since her power has been stripped, and she no longer holds <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uba74\ucc45\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(immunity) from criminal indictment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/Impeached-South-Korean-President.mp3'>Impeached South Korean President<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/Impeached-South-Korean-President.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Impeached South Korean President\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Impeached South Korean President\\\" by KLM. Released: 2017.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"KLM\",\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:43\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\uadfc\ud61c<\/em><\/span> (Park Geun-hye)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub300\ud1b5\ub839<\/em><\/span> (president)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\uc815\ud76c<\/em><\/span> (Park Chung-hee)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucd5c\uc21c\uc2e4 \uac8c\uc774\ud2b8<\/em><\/span> (Choi Soon-sil gate)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud0c4\ud575<\/em><\/span> (impeachment)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud310\uacb0<\/em><\/span> (verdict)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad\uc640\ub300<\/em><\/span> (Presidential Blue House<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud5cc\ubc95\uc7ac\ud310\uc18c<\/em><\/span> (Constitutional Court)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9cc\uc7a5\uc77c\uce58\uc758<\/em> <\/span>(unanimous)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc120\uac70<\/em><\/span> (election)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc554\uc0b4<\/em><\/span> (assassination)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uba74\ucc45<\/em><\/span> (immunity)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9-350x324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9-350x324.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/picture9.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Do you know what has been going on in South Korea recently?\u00a0Why did South Korea become a hot potato in the media again? This week\u2019s post is a follow-up of my last article, \u00a0A Crisis In Korean presidency. \ubc15\uadfc\ud61c\u00a0(Park Geun-hye) is a daughter of the third \ub300\ud1b5\ub839\u00a0(president), \ubc15\uc815\ud76c\u00a0(Park Chung-hee), and she became the first female&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/impeached-south-korean-president\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[2871,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-korean-language","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4498"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4698,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498\/revisions\/4698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}