Asia-Pacific 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea Thread

[Zachowon]

Korea is in an interesting place governmenttally

 

[49ersfootball]

Korea also has an AWESOME entertainment industry.

 

[Zachowon]

Korea also has an AWESOME entertainment industry.

Mainly in music and live action series.

 

[49ersfootball]

Mainly in music and live action series.

Remember the 2005 MBC TV Series "5th Republic" ?

 

[Zachowon]

I not seen it, but they make great series, be it mikitary or slice of life

 

[ATP]

I not seen it, but they make great series, be it mikitary or slice of life

I remember some korean anime made before 2000 - 24 or 26 episodes,about dude with supernatural powers who eventually meet cool female assasin.There was some hidden mysterious ship,too.It was on Airang.Tv
But i forget title.Do you remember anything like that ?

 

[Zachowon]

I remember some korean anime made before 2000 - 24 or 26 episodes,about dude with supernatural powers who eventually meet cool female assasin.There was some hidden mysterious ship,too.It was on Airang.Tv
But i forget title.Do you remember anything like that ?

That really doesn't narrow it down much

 

[49ersfootball]

I not seen it, but they make great series, be it mikitary or slice of life

5th Republic (TV series) - Wikipedia

https://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/5threpublic/

 

[49ersfootball]

Looks like it's unlikely former Korean Presidents Lee Myung-bak & Park Geun-hye will get pardoned before Moon leaves office on May 10th, 2022:
Pardons for ex-presidents looking unlikely following parole of Samsung heir

 

[49ersfootball]

Check out this special video I made a few years back on the Presidents of the Republic of Korea:

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[49ersfootball]

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[49ersfootball]

Good afternoon Sietch family. Anybody else been to Busan before ?

 

[Zachowon]

Good afternoon Sietch family. Anybody else been to Busan before ?

I had a chance but didn't take it.
Glad I didn't, look up 4th if July Busan 2020

 

[49ersfootball]

I had a chance but didn't take it.
Glad I didn't, look up 4th if July Busan 2020

Seems like you dodged a bullet last year.

 

[Zachowon]

Seems like you dodged a bullet last year.

Heh.
Yeah, I kissed out on bar hopping and potentially getting a Korean or foreign girl, but it was havok

 

[49ersfootball]

Here's information on the Republic of Korea Army:



Republic of Korea Army - Wikipedia

 

[Zachowon]

They have a conscription military, woth up to 18 months of mandatory service.
They have a horrible diffrence between officers and enlisted.

 

[49ersfootball]

Full details of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces:

Republic of Korea Armed Forces - Wikipedia

 

[49ersfootball]

Republic of Korea Navy:


Republic of Korea Navy - Wikipedia

Republic of Korea Marine Corps:

Republic of Korea Marine Corps - Wikipedia

 

[49ersfootball]

Favorite military branch of the ROK Armed Forces:
Republic of Korea Air Force:

Republic of Korea Air Force - Wikipedia