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Kyung Yoon Kang

by Claire Huang from Taipei in Taiwan

The victims were in their early twenties at the time of the incidents. I shed tears when I heard their testimonies.

134671Kyung Yoon Kanghttps://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=511935        What first comes to your mind when your hear Korea? Their dramas, movies or K-pop? Most celebrities are beautiful, charming and successful, but do you know the dark side behind it? My hero, Yoon Kang, is a reporter who disclosed the news about some young girls being drugged or candied by some famous actors and singers. Although her life was threatened because of her reports, she wasn’t afraid, and still has the courage to expose the scandals.

134674Lee Seung-Hyun (also known as Seungri)https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=511935          In March 2019, Kyung Yoon Kang released a report on a Kakaotalk chat rooms among some male celebrities that shared illegal images and visions about sexual assault to women. After that, more and more news channels started reporting related news, and it caused a lot of male idols and singers to withdraw from the band they used to stay in. The owner of the nightclub "Burning Sun," Lee Seung-Hyun (also known as Seungri), member of a world famous idol group, BIGBANG, declared to exit the entertainment industry. He is culpable. After Kyung Yoon Kang broke the scandals, she quickly received threats which came from the people who wanted to cover the truth, but she said she would keep investigating Burning Sun, the place where drug problem, sneaking shots and collusion with corrupt police, took place.

134675Gu HaRahttps://www.hk01.com/%E9%9F%93%E8%BF%B7/236997/%E5%85%B7%E8%8D%B7%E6%8B%89-%E5%89%8Dkara%E9%99%B0%E9%81%93-%E5%AD%90%E5%AE%AE%E7%9A%86%E5%87%BA%E8%A1%80-%E8%A2%AB%E7%94%B7%E5%8F%8B%E6%AF%86%E6%89%93%E5%BE%8C%E9%A6%96%E7%8F%BE%E8%BA%AB        In addition to digging out this astonishing scandal, Kyung Yoon Kang also made a lot of buried truths public. In September 2018, a female idol Gu HaRa was accused of beating up her boyfriend. All of a sudden, her reputation was ruined, but Kyung Yoon Kang suddenly published a monitor video, which showed that it was her boyfriend who kicked her first. So HaRa just counterattacked that it was not she that hit him first. What's even worse, her boyfriend used indecent video to threaten her. After that, people started to sympathize with her and condemned her boyfriend. This shows that without Kyung Yoon Kang, these illegal transactions and criminal activities wouldn’t be made public, and those victims who have been bullied or sexually assaulted might now still live in horror.

       Kyung Yoon Kang, a reporter in Korea, a country which has a big part controlled by some chaebols, has the courage to stand up and disclose the truth. If I were her, I wouldn't have the courage to do this kinds of things. I hope she can adhere to her work, keep digging out the dark side of Korea, and make it better place for Koreans to live in.

 

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Last edited 8/28/2020 4:00:13 AM

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