A 2019 novel called "Made in Gangnam" (메이드 인 강남), written by a Pastor named Joo Won Kyu would play a huge role in the Burning Sun saga, along with the lurid, but unsubstantiated, tales told by its author in numerous opportunistic interviews

Here’s how First we have to start with Kim Sang Kyo. On 24 November 2018 he was ejected from Burning Sun nightclub by staff because he was harassing women. A scuffle with staff ensued outside, police were called and Kim was taken into custody

Kim, however, presented a very different story

Burning Sun ‘whistleblower’ Kim Sang Kyo sexually assaulted/molested a woman in the Burning Sun nightclub on 24 November 2018 and was asked to leave.
She filed a criminal complaint against him on 21 December 2018. Burning Sun provided cctv footage corroborating her complaint 1/ Kim Sang Kyo appeared on the JTBC tv show ‘Spotlight’ on 7 March 2019 and that cctv footage was accepted as truth; however a so-called expert asserted that the victim’s failure to immediately leave the club meant her behaviour was problematic not Kim’s, ie victim-blaming

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#BurningSun Kim Sang Kyo claimed he had been assaulted by a club employee while trying to protect a woman

However, cctv footage from inside Burning Sun corroborated the testimony of a woman who filed a complaint against Kim for sexual harassment, leading to his conviction

+ Kim Sang Kyo claimed he’d been protecting a woman being dragged while visiting Burning Sun on 24 Nov 2018, an incident that actually took place on 1 Dec ‘18, caught on cctv, involving a woman who quickly apologised for causing a disturbance in the club, paying compensation

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Korean males may fulfil their statutory duty to undertake national service through Active Duty Service, Reserve Service, Supplementary Service, Preliminary Military Service or Wartime Labor Service

1/ Length of service is not at all straightforward. Active Duty Service in the armed forces ranges between 28-24 months depending on the branch

Non-active duty ranges between 24 months - 42 months

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