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Jake Kwon

@jakekwon.bsky.social

Almost award-winning journalist at BBC / Seoul Producer/ jake.kwon@bbc.co.uk/ Views not mine and all legally-binding.

Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

We are seeing more images from last night. 42 police officers were injured, 7 of them were seriously injured, according to reports.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Hard to ignore the parallel with the US Jan 6 storming of the Capitol. Some of Yoon’s supporters were seen wearing red “Make Korea Great Again” hats. “Stop the steal” has been a popular chant in the past weeks’ protests.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

A pro-Yoon youtuber, @TV-ROCK livestreamed the incident, and his own eventual arrest.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Incredible scene in Seoul tonight as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s supporters are storming the Seoul courthouse in response to his arrest. They are smashing the windows and vandalising the offices.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

There has been emotional reaction from the crowd.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Dog: “Merry Christmas Impeachment”

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Nonsensical/ casual flags are making appearances again. Left: “Committee of warriors who make odd Hyrule recipes” (confirmed Zelda reference) Right: “National Princesses Group”.

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Jake Kwon @jakekwon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The BBC team is on site of impeachment vote against President Yoon. Though vote is not expected for another 4hrs, a large crowd had already gathered. We will report from here all day. Live blog to come on our website. Follow us for updates and analysis!

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