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Feb 3, 2024 • 120 tweets • 39 min read • Read on X
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This propaganda webtoon targeting South Korean and diaspora readers was released around Feb 23, 2023 on the now-defunct North Korean website Uriminzokkiri.

See alt text for translation. Webtoon “A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness” Part 1 “Teaching a student means strangling a student” Illustrations by “Harpoon”
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see alt text for translation [Ch’ongong’s house] Ahem -Huh?
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*Ch'on'gong is referring to the First Lady of the Republic of Korea, Kim Keon-hee.
**He uses the North Korean spelling "Ryongsan" rather than the South Korean "Yongsan", where President Yoon Suk-yeol and the First Lady live. Remember. Learning is seeing, & seeing is understanding, so you must watch me carefully to achieve enlightenment. -Yes, Master. -It's about time I got a call from Keonhee* in "Ryongsan"**. Uh-huh!
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*South Korean politician Yoo Seong-min served in the National Assembly multiple times. A former contender for Presidential and Gyeonggi Governor election, he ran for leadership of the People’s Power Party in early 2023 but dropped out on Jan 31.
world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_v…
Teacher! -Speak. -Yoo Seong-min* is leading in the polls. What do I do?
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*The Chinese character 流 has the reading & meaning 흐를 류(유) [ryu/ yoo, meaning “to flow”].
Odd to see Hanja used in a N Korean propaganda comic. His surname is Yoo as in “to flow”, so the flow of time ages a woman. If he becomes Party leader that face of yours is history! -Ack!
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See alt text for translation. Hehehe, did you see my skills? Ok, watch what happens.
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*Politician Lee Jun-seok was prob 1st to use neologism “YoonHaekKwan” in public in S Korea.
**Yoonsim = President Yoon's will. This neologism has appeared in S Korean media, alongside “minsim” the will of the people. namu.wiki/w/%EC%9C%A4%ED…
Core Yoon supporters* amended Party rules to get Yoo Seongmin out of the way. “Yoonsim”** is at the root… -Keonhee operates Sukyeol & I control Keonhee, so basically I'm President.
***There is no evidence that Yoo Seongmin was pushed out of the race for PPP leader by a change in Party rules, nor that Kim Keon-hee controls President Yoon.
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See alt text for translation. Master, you could’ve just told her to get rid of Yoo Seongmin. Why’d you make it so complicated?
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*Dogpublic of Korea - translation of 개한민국, wordplay on 대한민국 (Republic of Korea). This wordplay was part of the name of a 2004 album by the rock band N.EX.T. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXT_(Kor…
Fool! Doubting me means you're in your right mind. Nobody in their right mind can live in the “Dogpublic of Korea”*!
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See alt text for translation. Yes, make this child’s soul into a slavelike one, just like the people of the Dogpublic of Korea, slave state of the United States. Doubt means a change of heart, and if you change your heart, you lose your slave state.
010301 [ring] [10 million won has been transferred into your account from The Keonhee.] [ring]
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*But politician Na Kyung-won did not run for PPP Party leader in Feb 2023 due to a clash with the Presidential office, throwing her support behind Kim Gi-hyeon, the ultimate winner of the contest. koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/202…
Well done. I knew that my disciples are different. What’s up this time? -It’s about Na Kyungwon… -No! The Na in Na Kyungwon means “well”. If Na Kyungwon’s well swallows your husband’s body, what then?
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*The male disciple’s name appears to be a play on words of Han-guk (S Korean word for Korea). That b*tch Na Kyungwon. I’ll… -Did you see that, Han Kungno*? -Yes, really good! Haha.
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*RyongWaDae: N Korean spelling of Yongwadae, a portmanteau of Yongsan (location of the President’s office since 2002) with Ch’eongwadae (Blue House, previously the President’s office) “RyongWaDae”* has dismissed Ra Kyung-won from her position as Ambassador for Climate Issues & Vice-Chair of the Committee on Low-Birthrate & Ageing Society. With the onset of intensive attacks by Yoon’s base, she dropped out of the race... -Keonhee is a little dim. Kungno, don't you feel it?
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See alt text for translation Dimness is a sign of slavery, a slave must only obey, & an obedient slave who makes mistakes means that their master is stupid. -What? What? What? I taught you well & now I'm the fool? You punk! [slap!] Why, you idiot!
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See alt text for translation Die! You fool! Clearly the Dogpublic of Korea is a world of fools. Where do you get off... I’ll give you just one more chance. -Ow, I'm dying!
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*Ahn Cheol-soo was never in the lead in the race for PPP Party leader. Kim Gi-hyeon was already in the lead in early Feb and won the election in early March.
koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
[10million won has been transferred into your account from the Keonhee.] [ring] [The Keonhee] What’s the matter now, Keonhee? -Teacher, now Ahn Cheolsoo* is ahead in the polls.
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*安/안/an = Sino-Korean character for peacefulness, calm. It looks like the character for woman under a roof.
**The ROK system counts presidential terms, not people who served as President, so Yoon Suk-yeol is serving term #20, and is the 13th Korean to be President. No! No! Ahn Cheolsoo's “An”* means a woman should stay at home. Do you know why I told your husband to run for President in 2021? He became the 20th President** & your dream is to be the 21st. But who knew that your dream would be ruined by Ahn Cheolsoo? -Ack!
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See alt text for translation “RyongWaDae” has designated Ahn Cheolsoo as an “enemy”. The threat feels palpable. -Master, please tell me your secret.
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See alt text for translation Fortunetelling is all trickery. People who want to know their futures are stupid, & stupid people are easily fooled. -Aha! I think I get it. That’s also why people who become disciples all have money & power. [Hehehe. You’re finally catching on.]
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See alt text for translation In this land, only a sinner can make money & live a good life. If a sinful person is anxious & fretful, she becomes foolish, so of course she comes to me.
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See alt text for translation I think I understand. But Master, why tell me the secret so openly?
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See alt text for translation Hehehe. I can share my rice not my rice bowl. Anyone with eyes on my rice bowl is my enemy!
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See alt text for translation This is how I make sure that only I control “RyongWaDae”. [hack hack] Hahaha! I got rid of another punk. Teaching a student means strangling a student. I got some seed money from Keonhee, so today’s a nice earner. This shitty world is a world of fools. It's easy to get rich in a fools’ world.
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*A reference to candlelight protests, especially those that brought down the presidency of Madam Park Geun-hye. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_o…
[Children chanting outside: Ch’on’gong is a con artist dominating Ryongsan The candles are burning* Ch’eon’gong’s world will end] -Roar! Little shits! Who do you think you are? Where do you go to school? Where do you live? I’ll tell RyongWaDae & make you all pay!
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See alt text for translation You call yourself a great fortuneteller with a hotline to the divine, but you don't know where we live? Try and guess! Hahaha! -You say you know everything, but you don't even know which school we go to? Hahaha!
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See alt text for translation [Ch’on’gong knows If he controls Keonhee He can get rich Ch’on’gong doesn't know the candlelights How bright & scary they are Ch’on’gong doesn't know The day of his death The day when “RyongWaDae” goes down The candles know that Ch’on’gong’s world is coming to an end. The candles are burning. The world of Ch’eon’gong will end.]
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See alt text for translation Oh no! Ack!
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See alt text for translation Slam!
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 2 “A World of Hurt”
Illustrations by “Harpoon”
Originally posted around 7 April 2023 on (now defunct) uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptyp…
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See alt text for translation Webtoon “A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness” Part 2 “A World of Hurt” Illustrations by “Harpoon” [Ch’on’gong’s house]
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See alt text for translation [Oh my aching head. All because of those kids…] Why have you come here? -I got fired from my job. How can I ease my pain? -Haha. Everybody hurts in this life.
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See alt text for translation [Catching those little shits who mocked me will ease my pain. Where are the NIS guys?] [Around Ch’on’gong’s house] Jackal. This is NIS. If you see those kids who teased Ch’on’gong, arrest them immediately. It’s what RyongWaDae wants. [Don't be funny. My daughter’s one of them]
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See alt text for translation Huh? -And you, miss? -A lot of hurt in my life too. I got thrown out of the school that my parents’ money helped me get into…
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*Deutsch Motors case
**Call for a special counsel probe: english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/09/nat…
What’s stronger than money is power. If you have power, all is well... -The main culprit in the Deutsch Motors case* has been found guilty. But the Prosecution is now paying attention to accomplice Kim Keonhee. The Opposition* is asking for a special counsel probe…
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*검찰 = prosecution, made up of Chinese characters 檢 investigate & 察 examine. Sword is a different character 劍 but sounds the same. This is wordplay.
**Kim Keon-hee’s thesis & “YUJI” blueroofpolitics.com/post/kookmin-u…
Hahaha! Funny! The “kom” in prosecution means “sword”.* It's the sword of RyongWaDae. No sword betrays its master! -In Kim Keonhee's PhD dissertation, she wrote “maintenance” as YUJI,** romanising the Korean word. This created There was confusion at schools. -Well, the boss of RyongWaDae did get her doctorate that way… So I’ll pass it. [Money means ability].
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*권력 = power, made up of Chinese characters 權 authority and 力 strength. Fist is a different character 拳 but sounds the same. Wordplay Right! The fist is closer than the law. The “kwon” in power means “fist”.* Nothing anyone can do about that. [BAM] -So why was Park Geunhye impeached when she held power?
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*On Choi Soonsil seen as a shaman. koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
She didn’t have a shaman's dress. Choi Soonsil is a stupid shaman.* So clumsy in her abilities. On top of that, the candlelights were too strong for her. Power is a sword, & a sword is iron. Fire melts iron, so it's all useless...
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See alt text for translation [Special counsel probe for Kim Keonhee! Down with Yoon Sukyeol! By order of the candlelights] Then what are they shouting about now? [ring] [The Keonhee] Keonhee. What's going on?
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See alt text for translation Teacher, the candlelights are too much. -You kill a flame with running water. We need to find the source for water to flow. What else is there but the NIS? -Ok. I'll give instructions to the NIS. -See that?
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See alt text for translation If Park Geunhye had done that 7 years ago, she would have survived… That's why Choi Soonsil is a fool. The American masters even put a cartoon about her in their newspaper.
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*Cartoon originally appeared in the New York Times November 6, 2016:
#NewYorkTimes nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opi…
I on the other hand am clever. [Kim Keonhee]
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*On Yoon as prosecutor of Park koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/04/12/nat…
7 years ago, when Keonhee's husband was special counsel, he came and asked me to teach him. -And then? -And he got rid of her. And her quack shaman, too. [Yoon Sukyeol a righteous prosecutor? Hah!]
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See alt text for translation Why do you hate Shaman Choi? -What’s not to hate? So many fortunetellers suffered back then. Nobody went to see them. They all just held up candles.
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See alt text for translation Hahahaha! So that’s why you got Choi Soonsil 25 years in prison! -Sure. I said to Keonhee. Send that quack shaman to jail and let her rot. Heehee!
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* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Yoo…
What? You senile old bastard! -Hey, aren’t you Shaman Choi’s daughter Chung Yoo-ra?*
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See alt text for translation Right, it’s me. If my mum is a quack shaman then you’re a conman. My mum went to jail because of you! Senile old bastard! -You bitch! -Have fun, you two. Ugh. What a dirty world!
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See alt text for translation Jackal, come in. Did those kids turn up? What's all that noise? -Today I'm going to settle a score! -Bitch! It’s your shameless mummy’s fault! -I don’t see any kids. That racket is Ch’on’gong fighting with someone! -Get in there & stop it right away! If Ch’on’gong gets found out, we're doomed! -Understood! -Let's get in there & stop the fight! Hurry!
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See alt text for translation Yuck! With those goons running around, no wonder this is a world of hurt. -Quick, hurry!
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 3 “No sir!”
Illustrations by “Harpoon”
Originally posted at in late April 2023 uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptyp…
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Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 3 “No sir!”
Illustrations by “Harpoon” Image
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See alt text for translation [In front of the traitors’ office] [Zzzz] [Rumble] [Mock summit practice! Do not enter!] Now remember, at tomorrow’s meeting, answer questions about the past with “no sir”, & questions about the future with “yes sir”. -Ok, let's get started.
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*“상” is the Korean transcription of the Japanese pronunciation of honorific “-san” meaning “Mister”.
**Supreme Court finalized rulings in favor of victims of Japan's wartime forced labor in January 2024. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202401…
Yun-san*. Do you intend to uphold the Supreme Court ruling on forced labour compensation?** -Is that because the people keep fussing...? -Silly man. Just say, "No”.
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*S Korea fully restored its bilateral military information-sharing pact with Japan in March 2023. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202303…
But how do I know if it’s past or future? -Oh, good grief. NEXT QUESTION Yoon-san, will GSOMIA be restored to normal operations?*
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See alt text for translation Yes! This is future, right? -Of course! It’s something you’re going to do so it’s future! Stupid. -My head hurts. I’ll do better after a good night’s sleep.
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*This comic strip came out not long after President Yoon's visit to Japan and summit meeting with Prime Minister Kishida.
edition.cnn.com/2023/03/15/asi…
[Zzzz] He only knows eating & drinking, nothing about politics. [Buzzz] [Master Ch’on’gong] Keonhee. How’s the coaching going? -Terrible. He can't tell the past from the future.
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See alt text for translation Listen, what’s your past and what’s your future? -Our past is ruining people’s lives, faking resumes, plagiarising dissertations, stock price manipulation, & conspiring to defraud. -And what do you answer when someone asks about that? -No! -And what’s your future? -Repeating the past.
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See alt text for translation That's exactly right. The same is true for Prime Minister Kishida. So let's do this. When Kishida says something ending in "-ka", say No, & when it ends in "-so" say Yes.
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See alt text for translation [En route to Japan] [In the plane] Ok, let’s give it a try. Yoon-san, want another drink?* -Yes! *-so
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See alt text for translation [Gulp gulp] The Master is so wise.* [Hack hack] No! Correct! Keep that in mind “-ka” is No. “-so” is Yes. *-ka
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*
*** edition.cnn.com/2023/03/15/asi…
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
[Summit with Japan’s Kishida]* Yoon-san, how do you feel?** -Yes! Good. -Yoon-san, I won’t pay that forced labour compensation. And stop being stubborn about Dokdo.*** -Yes, yes. **-so
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See alt text for translation [Gulp gulp] And restore GSOMIA right away!* -Huh? [Oops, I did it wrong.] -You should restore GSOMIA.* -Yes. [Why isn’t he using “-ka”?] -Yoon-san, would you like some more beer?*** Er, no. *Neither -so nor -ka **-so ***-ka
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See alt text for translation In a word, we should think about denying the past & looking to the future.* -Yes. -I think you can have more beer.* -Yes! -Aren't you scared of the public reaction when you go back?** -No! *-so **-ka
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See alt text for translation [Aboard the plane] Japan denies all sins of the past & claims Dokdo as its own. It’s feeling triumphant. -Excellency, public opinion is boiling over like a kettle. What should we do?* -No! [Zzzz] -It’s all thanks to you, Teacher, -Kishida sent me a reward. There's some for you, too. -Thank you. You're really so wise!* -No! -What? *-ka
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See alt text for translation [Television] Will this pro-Jap traitor be forgiven?* No! [Television] Can we call such a one “President”?* -No, no way! *-ka
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 4 “A Wrong Proverb”
Illustrations by “Harpoon” Image
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See alt text for translation 040101 Webtoon “A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness” Part 4 “A Wrong Proverb” Illustrations by “Harpoon” RyongWaDae [pant pant]
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*Pres. Yoon’s office is on the 5th floor of the Yongsan building.
**도청 = 盜 도둑 도 + 聽 들을 청
***감청 = 監 볼 감 + 聽 들을 청 english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
[9th floor office] [American overlords are listening. Don’t talk shit!] [US Tour Planning Meeting] It might be old school, but a scrap of paper is safest. [The word “bugging” is made up of “do” as in “steal” and “ch’ong” as in “listen”.**] Instead, use “kam” as in “supervise” and call it “monitoring”.***] Of course. It’s legal for an adult to monitor a child. -American eavesdroppers? Perish the thought!
****US wiretapping of S. Korean presidential office has been an open secret for 40 yearshttps://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1087440
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* Leaked documents put S. Korea in awkward situation ahead of Yoon's state visit to U.S.
** National security advisor’s ouster could afford hard-liner Kim Tae-hyo stronger influence en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202304…
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
[Seoul US embassy basement] [10th floor meeting room] [US Tour Planning Meeting] [American overlords are listening. Don’t talk shit!] So, on the matter of American bugging during the visit to the United States… -Hey! Kim Thae-hyo!
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*尾 꼬리 미 + 國 나라 국 (wordplay: it’s really “mi” 美 as in “beauty”) [Don’t say “bugging”, say “monitoring”.] [Ahem] Right, let’s not talk about the monitoring thing. [9th floor meeting room] [“America” is made up of “mi” as in “tail” and “kuk” as in “country”, so you must diligently follow President Biden’s tail around.*] This is the best way. Hey, take this over, quick. Yes, sir.
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See alt text for translation We must follow the tail of the American overlords on this trip. -Yes, sir! That's the only way to keep them happy. [Meeting room hallway] [Underling’s return home] [Bang!] [Oh my!] Daddy, what happened to you? -I look like this because those Americans are listening in on us all day & night.
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*A Korean proverb meaning “speak quietly: the walls have ears”.
**National Intelligence Service, formerly known as the KCIA. [At school] [Birds hear the words spoken in the day, and the mice those at night.*] Sir! -What? -That proverb is out of date. Nowadays daytime and nighttime words are heard by the NIS.**
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See alt text for translation No, daytime and nighttime words are heard by the Americans. -Huh? -I -At RyongWaDae they can’t even breathe freely, let alone speak freely.
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 5 “What’s the Problem?”
Illustrations by “Harpoon” Image
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See alt text for translation [RyongWaDae] Tell me what else the people are talking about. Um...
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See alt text for translation Out with it! -So what if your daddy’s a chaebol owner & National Assembly member? You lot are halfwits who only know about brawling… [chuckle] -Sukyeol & Keonhee are sweating bullets today! -Yeah, students these days,...
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See alt text for translation They make fun of the dumb kids with the nicknames "Sukyeol” & “Keonhee”. [Ch’on’gong’s House] [Surveillance materials: Recent situation of anti-Yoon Sukyeol satire among students National Intelligence Service]
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*wordplay: Chinese proverb 水火相克 = 수화상극 = water & fire don’t go together.
수(su) = 水water & also 修 study, the first character in 수학(修能), short for 수학능력(修學能力) = scholastic aptitude.
화 = 火fire & also anger Ok, let's say that my husband was always a blockhead. I can't stand people gossiping about *me*. -Water & fire don’t go together (水火相克). The opposite of water is fire. If you provoke the anger of the smart folks, things will work out on their own. Fools & geniuses are separated by the CSAT, so your enemy is precisely those test questions.
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*June 16, 2023 “Yoon did not mean making college entrance exam easier: presidential office” koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/202…
So what should I do? -I'll figure out a way. [the traitors’ office] Make questions that grade the students but keep them simple! Link them to the educational broadcasting teaching materials, but don't use what's not in the textbook! -Yes, Sir.
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See alt text for translation [At school] So if the questions are easy, “Sukyeol” & “Geonhee” can go to uni too? [toss] But I've been studying so hard my nose bled… -Even if the questions are hard, why worry if your parents can get you in?
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See alt text for translation [Office of the Puppet Govt’s Minister of Education] Keep questions simple while having them grade the students? Minister, how can we make soup salty without salt? -Don't ask things that aren't in the textbook while writing educational broadcasting questions? That's like telling us to cook rice with nothing but water! -Sir, it's chaos in the schools. The dumb kids are happy & the smart ones are crying. [RyongWaDae aside, why is the Minister like this? He claims to have studied. [School staffroom] They say to keep it simple, but what's the standard? -Surely so easy that “Sukyeol” & “Keonhe...
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See alt text for translation [NIS Special Agent’s house] Are you playing games instead of studying? Keep that up and you won’t get into uni. -I don't need to study! The exam questions have become easier! [NIS break room] Get this. My son doesn't study, he’s just gaming. -It's all because of that bloody Sukyeol & Keonhee! [sigh] It's all my fault. That report I wrote led to this...
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See alt text for translation [Listening room] [slam] We’re in trouble! [splutter] Why aren’t you in there “monitoring”? Damn...
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See alt text for translation Look at this, all over the country they’re cursing RyongWaDae! -Dad, you supported Sukyeol. Look at what he’s gone & done! -The questions are simpler, the world’s got harder, & Keonhee’s clearly awful! -Let's go out & protest tomorrow! -I was crazy. How could I have known he’d do that? -The real problem is that Ch’on’gong! -We must get rid of those shits to fix this problem!
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See alt text for translation [jab] Let’s all charge in & bust that RyongWaDae! -Right. And let’s end that old man Ch’on’gong! -You don't report this, got that? -Of course. You think I'm an idiot?
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 6 “It’s no coincidence” (1)
Illustrations by “Harpoon” Image
First posted in early August 2023 on

and was reposted here: uriminzokkiri.com/index.php?ptyp…
pressarirang.org/1619
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See alt text for translation 060101 [The traitor’s house] [scrub scrub] [clank!] [puff] [The matter of 000] "Father" was right when he said living with this fool would be good for me. [rush rush]
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See alt text for translation [Ch’on’gong’s house in 2008] First, treat me like your "Father." When no one's around, call me "Father." All other times, say “teacher.” -You'll be my teacher from today. Please teach me a lot. Yes! -[Heheheh]
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*A reference to the late Lee Kun-Hee, former chairman of Samsung and his father, Lee Byung-chul. It is unclear why the N Korean spelling 리 is used rather than 이 for the surname Ri/Lee. Next, change your name & lastly, marry a powerful fool. -A fool? And my name? -Right. Who’s the father of Ri KunHee, boss of the top chaebol?* -Ri Byungchul! -You & I will be rich just like them. -Sounds great!
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“Yoon [...] passed the National Judicial Examination on his ninth attempt in 1991 at the age of 30.” koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
[Ch’on’gong’s house in 2012] He’s dumb. He took the test 9 times in 10 years & only just managed to become a prosecutor.* -It's a harmony of yin & yang! A match made in heaven!
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*The real characters of Yoon Suk-yeol’s personal name are 錫 (주석 석) + 悅 (기쁠 열), so this is only half right. “Suk” meaning evening 夕 & “yeol” meaning happy 悅.* So he'll cook you dinner in the evenings & make you happy. He grew up beaten by his dad so he’s obsequious, but you’re a filly running free since childhood, aren’t you? He's a fool, but you’re smart, right? [A year later at the “National Assembly” hearing] [I don’t follow people’s whims!] Follow only Master Ch’on’gong. Because he's not a man, he's a spirit. -Right, right.
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See alt text for translation [The traitor’s house that evening] I stood up to the Assembly members like you told me to but I was demoted to a general prosecutor. -Hohoho. The teacher says that misfortune leads to fortune. From now on, don't worry about your crime of protecting my relatives & my real estate speculation. -How come? -If you were a district chief prosecutor, the jerks envying your position would go after you, wouldn’t they? -??
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See alt text for translation [Ch’on’gong’s house in 2012] He’s been put in charge of the Choi Soon-sil affair. What should I do? -Stop beating around the bush & ask me directly! [No one’s coming to have their fortune read these days because of that stupid novice shaman!] [sigh]
060204
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*The ROK system counts presidential terms, not people who served as President, so Yoon Suk-yeol is serving term #20, but is the 13th Korean to be President. [Ch’on’gong’s house in 2021] His term as Prosecutor General is almost over. What to do... -Remember what I said 8 years ago about a misfortune becoming a fortune? You were 41 then, weren’t you? -Yes. -Add 21 to 20 & you get 41. Run for the Presidency. Sukyeol will be #20 & #31 will be your turn.*
060205
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* Yoon did do some manspreading in 2021.
** During a tv debate, Yoon had the character for “king” on the palm of his hand. Some said this came from Cheongong: en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202108…
en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202110…
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
[Ch’on’gong’s instructions] When I was training in the mountains I had no money so I ate low quality food…. If elected, he must win people's favour, so he must sit with his legs wide apart like the Chinese character for “person” (人).* And write the character for "king" (王) on the palm of his hand. If he gets elected, I'll send you one of my students who's good at feng shui & have you move the presidential office. Got all that?
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*
** reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
I’ll move the Presidential Office to the National Defense Ministry compound.* -Idiot! -If you are poor, you can eat poor quality food.** -What kind of person is that!
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*
** koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20…
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/202…
[After the election] [Ch’on’gong] Do they complain they can’t work 120 hours? Okay then. You moved to Ryongsan at the age of 51, so subtract 51 from 120, & make it 69 hours for now. And labourers should be gone from this world... [Labour union issue] The workers are desperate! [120/69 hour work-week]* How many times should I change my outfits this time? [Overseas visit schedule 8] You & Sukyeol are opposites, like the numbers 6 & 9. If you write them together in one place, you get 8, right? So 8 outfit changes.**
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*
**살(煞) = a negative energy or force (folklore)
***Won Hee-ryong 元喜龍 & Kim Keon-hee 金建希 have different “Hee” characters, but Won does have the same “Ryong” character meaning “dragon” as Yongsan. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202307…
[scrub scrub] [clank!] [Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway Issue* Won Heeryong] [ring] Won Heeryong is a negative force.** Look at his name. He has the same Hee character as in your name & the dragon characters as in Ryongsan, so there’s nothing that can be done…*** [tut tut] [To be continued in the next instalment]
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Part 7 “It’s no coincidence” (2)
Illustrations by “Harpoon” Image
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*Won Hee-ryong was then Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport.

Map on screen is from a Jul 3, 2023 Hankyoreh article about land that is in the path of the planned Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway. hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/e…
Office of “Minister of of Land, Infrastructure and Transport”* [ring ring] [bzzzz] Reporter from The Daily XYZ
070102
See alt text for translation Um, the Minister just stepped out… -Oh, he went to the bathroom a minute ago. -This is terrible.
070103
See alt text for translation [Minutes later] If we keeping pushing ahead like this something will happen. -But if we quit, “RyongWaDae” will have us for lunch! -The opposition’s like a hungry mutt & “RyongWaDae” will be all over us like a rabid dog! -Shut up!
070104
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*삼십육계 줄행랑이 제일 = Chinese idiom 三十六計，走為上計 "Of the 36 Stratagems, fleeing is best" (Better a live coward than a dead hero or If all else fails, retreat.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-Si…
[Just then at Ch’on’gong’s house] [Public opinion on Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway NIS] I dreamed that I was on trial because of the expressway, then I woke up. -A narrow escape! Multiply 9 by 4 & you get 36! If all else fails, retreat* -Retreat? How?
070105
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*Preselection means nomination by the Party for a given electorate or other position. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomination
Scrapping the expressway proposal is retreating. [Morning of July 6, People Power Party conference room] What’s the word from “RyongWaDae”? -Sigh -If we lose favour, we’ll be cut from Party preselection next year.*
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*Some PPP lawmakers drank from fishtanks in Noryangjin Market in July 2023
**A reference to tanks of irradiated water from Fukushima. Some did in fact give the water that nickname. asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge…
Right. Why do you think I drank all that fishtank water?* [I won’t die from just one mouthful.] [slurp] -On the streets they’re calling it “Fukushima preselection water”.**
070202
See alt text for translation Well, you ate 3 plates of raw fish. [chomp chomp] -I heard they’re calling it “Fukushima preselection sushi" on the streets? -I just want to eat my fill before the ocean water gets contaminated.
070203
See alt text for translation In any case, Minister Won is in trouble. Is it preselection or a demotion? -A demotion would be a relief! I might be going to jail! [“RyongWaDae” #1] Hello? -Scrap the plan for now!
070204
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koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/06/nat…
[I can’t play this Ministerial BS game] Who is it? You like white as a ghost. -We’re scrapping the expressway construction plan.* -Is this an order from “RyongWaDae”?
070205
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살 = a harmful force or energy (folklore) What’s the reason? -Did you know that Kim Keonhee has some land in that construction site? -I made the decision. -It was all going so well, but because of that jerk... - I didn't know. If I’m lying, I'll resign as minister. -I told you so, that guy's a harmful force.
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*Kim Keong-hee's mother did receive a 1-year sentence for forging financial documents. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…
I must fire him right away. -No, let's wait and see for now. -Oh, what about my mother's trial? -Another narrow escape, she’ll only have to go to prison for a year.* -Why?
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*Wordplay: 驅使 (구사, to have command of) is a homophone for 仇死 (enemy + death) It’s “enemy” 仇 + “death” 死. If you want to kill all your opponents, she has to go to jail for a year.* -Good to know! That’s how I can use “principles” to get all my opponents! [bang bang bang]
070303
See alt text for translation The defendant is sentenced to a one year prison sentence! -This is unfair! I'm going to poison myself to death!
070304
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*Oct 26 is “Bang Bang Day” blueroofpolitics.com/post/the-death…
Strange. Doesn't the judge fear "RyongWaDae"? -There must be a reason. Anyway, today is another "Bang-bang Day". -What do you mean, "Bang-bang Day"? The day Park Chung-hee was shot to death!* [bang bang]
070305
See alt text for translation That's pretty good. Because the judge bang-bang-banged with his gavel. -You'll see. The whole inside story will come out someday. Sukyeol & Keonhee will be judged by public opinion. -I wonder when that day will come?
The End
Webtoon
“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness”
Illustrations by “Harpoon”
Parts 1-7 Feb-Sept 2023
Released on Uriminzokkkiri.com
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“A world of shamans, a world of lawlessness” Illustrations by “Harpoon”
Parts 1-7
Released on Feb-Sept 2023
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