[theqoo] TODAY’S JTBC ANCHOR’S CLOSING REMARKS, REFERENCING HA YOUNG’S FATHER

The independence activist Hong Jae-seol once set fire to the home of pro-Japanese collaborator Lee Wan-yong (T/N: the person who allegedly had ties with Ha Young’s great grandfather). His son, Hong Jong-wook, was also arrested after taking the lead in the March 1st Movement.

After his release, he was branded a “ringleader,” which made it difficult for him to earn a living, and he eventually died in poverty.

His grandson recalled:

“When I was young, I wondered why my grandfather lived like a wreck and why he didn’t work. I didn’t even know that he had been an independence activist.”

He added:

“The family fell apart because of his involvement in the independence movement.”

The symbol of the March 1st Movement, independence activist Yu Gwan-sun.

One of her relatives reportedly lived as a wage worker in her 80s, cleaning houses and earning just over 1 million won a month (~$705 USD).

Kim Sang-deok, who led the February 8th Declaration of Independence and later spearheaded the effort to purge pro-Japanese collaborators after liberation, served as chairman of the Special Committee for Investigation of Anti-National Activities.

His son is said to have survived by delivering milk and newspapers.

Recently, writings from the past by the father of a celebrity who is a descendant of a pro-Japanese collaborator have become controversial.

Could it be that, for her, the passage of time was not a catalyst for remorse, but an accomplice that helped bury her sense of guilt?

But time can never truly be on the side of injustice.

“If you fight for independence, three generations will suffer. If you collaborate with Japan, three generations will prosper.”

We must make sure that this heartbreaking “rule of thumb” ultimately becomes the wrong answer.

That was the anchor’s closing remark.

“Word from the anchor:

Ancestors who fought against Japanese Colonial rule, descendants who fought against poverty”

1. It’s because we’ve never ceased their assets properly…

2. F*ck, this is so frustratingㅠ I hope that traitorous Japanese collaborator, Ahn’s family, goes completely under. Don’t even dream of coming back on TV Ahn Ha Young

3. It’s disgusting how she can’t even handle a little criticism and is whining about collective punishment

4. Ah, this made me cryㅠㅠ

5. I really wish they would root out all pro-Japanese traitors. Seriously, please, I hope they confiscate their assets and distribute them to the descendants of independence activists…

6. This makes me so sad and mad

7. All assets must be recovered

8. It might be too late but still, we must confiscate all their assets

9. Ah, this is too sadㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’m honestly f*cking frustrated

10. If this really gets swept under the rug, it’ll feel like we’re living in a country of pigs and dogs, I feel so powerless and angry.