I saw numbers like 40% of sales were down lol. This is conservatism running into the unexpected reality that most Koreans think the Gwangju massacre was real, a tragedy, and a quintessential aspect of Korean identity. This is conservatism losing, and losing badly.
sarah jeong
One article I read said Park Jong-chul’s death is a common point of mockery on a conservative troll forum the article referred to as the Korean equivalent of 4chan.
If it’s actually just conservatism, what do you make of all the apologies after the fact?