Photographs posted on Instagram by Chun Woo-won on Dec. 25 present relations of a Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion sufferer mourning a liked one in 1980, left, alongside a childhood picture of Chun together with his grandfather, former President Chun Doo-hwan. Captured from Chun’s social media
Chun Woo-won, the 29-year-old grandson of former President Chun Doo-hwan, shared photographs honoring the victims of the Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion on Dec. 25, as he as soon as once more expressed guilt over his grandfather’s legacy of violent navy suppression.
On Instagram, Chun posted childhood photographs and movies of himself with Chun Doo-hwan alongside historic pictures of Could 18 victims. He captioned the submit with the phrases “I want I had by no means been born.” Chun Doo-hwan, who died in 2021, by no means apologized for the navy’s bloody crackdown on Gwangju residents in 1980.
Chun Woo-won bows deeply to the households of victims of the Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion as he apologizes on behalf of his grandfather on the Could 18 Memorial Tradition Middle in Gwangju on Mar. 31, 2023. Yonhap
Chun first drew public consideration in March 2023, when he referred to as his grandfather a “assassin” and “felony” on social media whereas dwelling in america, and accused his household of unlawful actions. After returning to Korea, he visited Gwangju, knelt earlier than the graves of victims and their households, and apologized in tears.
His gestures didn’t finish there. Chun has continued to precise remorse, and on Christmas Day he additionally posted photographs of himself spending time open air with ladies believed to be relations of people that died within the Gwangju rebellion. Beneath one picture, he wrote, “Thanks sincerely for embracing an individual like me with love.”
Chun Woo-won, second from left, shares ice cream with ladies believed to be relations of people that died within the Could 18 Gwangju Democratic Rebellion in a photograph he posted on Instagram, Thursday. Captured from Chun’s social media
Chun additionally uploaded photographs associated to his habit therapy and non secular actions. He beforehand live-streamed his drug use on-line earlier than turning himself in, later receiving a suspended sentence of two years and 6 months in jail with 4 years of probation. In his submit, he thanked the individuals who supported him throughout his restoration, saying that they had stayed by him “like a lamp in a time when nothing may very well be seen.”
As well as, Chun has just lately been serializing a webtoon on social media that seems to depict his personal life story, addressing household battle, violence and isolation whereas finding out overseas. The work consists of scenes describing alleged incidents inside Chun Doo-hwan’s former dwelling in Seoul’s Yeonhui-dong reminiscent of being locked in a toilet for not consuming correctly and being overwhelmed after complaining of movement illness in a automotive, in addition to depictions of his father’s extramarital affairs. The webtoon has continued to spark dialog amongst on-line customers.
A webtoon that Chun Woo-won is serializing on Instagram. Captured from Chun’s social media
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Instances.
