Stranger Things

2003
Oct. 1: Let Us Prey

QuoteMany new students starting university are curious and idealistic. Which makes them vulnerable to the increasing number of cults targeting campuses, reports Lynne Wallis ...

2012
Aug. 25: Dangerous Traits of Cult Leaders (Psychology Today)

Dec. 2: The Psychology of Cults (ABC Radio)

2013
Sept. 26: How Cults Gain Power Over an Individual: a True Story (The Huffington Post)

2016
Jan. 4: How To Spot A Spiritual Sexual Predator (Hevria)

July 11: With Coercive Control, The Abuse Is Psychological (New York Times)

2018
June ??: 10 Signs You're Probably In A Cult (Zelph On The Shelf)

Aug. 11: How Cult Leaders Use Music For Mind Control (Refinery 29)
Why It Took Me Five Years to Realize I Was in a Cult (Vice)

Aug. 13: Think You Wouldn't Be Lured in by a Cult? You May Want to Think Again (Elpais)

July 2: Culture Ministry Urged to Impose Stronger Penalties for Sex Crimes (The Korea Herald)
Seoul Verdict in Favor of Fired Policeman Engaging in Lewd Acts (The Korea Herald)

July 3: Ex-Governor's Rape Trial Starts (Chosun Ilbo)

July 6: #MeToo Movement Spreads to Sports (The Korea Times)

July 7: K-pop Girl Group Apink Banned From Dating (The Korea Times)
South Korean Women Protest in Seoul Over Hidden Sex Cameras (BBC News)

July 9: Teenager Among Hidden Camera Upskirt Suspects (The Korea Times)
Suspect in Nude Photo Case Commits Suicide (The Korea Times)
Sex Scandals Hit Military (The Korea Times)
Army General Sacked for Sexual Misconduct (The Korea Times)
Is it Safe to Wear a Bikini in Korea? (The Korea Herald)

July 10: Suzy Blamed for Suspect's Suicide in Photo Leak Case (The Korea Times)
YouTube Accuser Called Murderer & Liar After Studio Owner's Suicide (The Korea Times)
Police Apprehend Suspect in Attempted Child Kidnapping (Yonhap News)

July 11: Petition Calls for Execution of YouTuber Embroiled in Sex Abuse Probe
Tragic End to Sex Abuse Scandal? (The Korea Herald)
Suzy Blamed for Suspect's Suicide in Photo Leak Case (The Korea Times)

July 18: Teenage Feminists Call for Protection at School (The Korea Times)

July 19: Torment of Young South Korean Athletes Raped and Beaten by Coaches at Training Camps (South China Morning Post)
Rapes & Beatings: The Torments of South Korea's Young Athletes (The Straits Times)
Principal Found Dead After Teacher Revealed Raping Disabled Students (The Korea Herald)
Suspect Shot 20,000 Motel Videos Over 4 Years (Korea JoongAng Daily)

July 20: Korea's Feminist Voices Go from the Classroom to the Street (Korea JoongAng Daily)

July 26: Poet Ko Un Files 1 Billion-Won Suit Against #MeToo Accuser (The Korea Herald)

July 27: S. Korean Women Show Up at Courtroom to Support #MeToo Victims (The Korea Times)
Former Tennis Pro Shines Light on Rapes & Beatings Many Young South Korean Athletes Endure in Silence (The Japan Times)

July 30: At South Korean Beaches & Swimming Pools, a War Against Tiny Spy Cameras (The Washington Post)

July 31: Misogyny in Korean Online Communities a Serious Concern (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 3: Spycam Porn Sparks Record Protests in South Korea (Yahoo News)
Getting Raped Is a Must if You Want to Become an Artist (Korea Daily)
South Korea's Spy Cam Porn Epidemic (BBC News)
#MeToo Movement Encourages Female-Led Activism in South Korea, Sparks Record Protests Against Spycam Pornography (First Post)
Reported Sex Crimes on the Rise (Choson Ilbo)

Aug. 5: #Metoo at Schools (The Korea Times)
Five Men Jailed for Gang Rape of Woman (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 7: Underwater Sexual Harassment Gets Scuba Instructor Two Years Behind Bars (The Korea Times)
Middle School Student Admits Raping 13-Year-Old (The Korea Times)

Aug. 8: Filmmaker, Actor Face New Sexual Misconduct Allegations (The Korea Times)
16 Teachers Accused of Sexually Harassing Girls (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Aug. 9: How One of The World's Fiercest Fights for Women's Rights was Sparked in South Korea (Quartz)

Aug. 10: Doctor Probed as Police Reopen Hospital Spycam Case After 3 Years (The Korea Times)
South Korea's Online 'Bamboo Forests' Take Center Stage in #MeToo Movement (The Diplomat)

Man Fined for Posting Photos of Naked Girlfriend (The Korea Times)

Aug. 14: Opposition Parties Slam Court Decision on Ex-Governor in Sex Abuse Trial (Yonhap News)
Spycam is Big Money Operation in S. Korea's Porn Industry (The Korea Times)

Aug. 15: South Korea's First Big #MeToo Trial Left Many Disappointed (Quartz)
#MeToo Anger as Politician Found Not Guilty of Rape (The Guardian)
College Student Handed Suspended Jail Term for Revenge Porn (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 19: South Korea is No Country for Women: Women's Groups Protest Acquittal of Top Politician (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 20: Ruling in Ex-Governor's Rape Case Fuels #MeToo Fire in South Korea (The Korea Herald)
Debate Rises Over Changing S. Korea's Sexual Abuse Laws (The Korea Times)
Prosecution Appeals Not-Guilty Verdict for Ex-Governor Accused of Sexual Abuse (Yonhap)

Aug. 21: Prosecutors Launch Appeal in An's Rape Case (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Aug. 22: Unauthorized Naked Photo Sharing Goes Unpunished (The Korea Times)
Man Fined W6 Million Over Women's Toilet Spycam (The Korea Times)

Aug. 23: Woman Dies Two days After Assault by Boyfriend (The Korea Herald)
Man Arrested on Charge of Raping 90-Year-Old Woman Living Alone (The Korea Herald)
Female Poet Vows to Fight Back After Ko Un Files Damage Suit Over Sexual Abuse Accusations (Yonhap)

Aug. 24: S. Korea to File Complaint Over Chinese Athlete's Assault on Swimmer (The Korea Times)
South Korean Poet Vows to Fight in #MeToo Battle (UPI)

Aug. 26: Chinese Swimmer to be Investigated for Allegedly Assaulting Korean (The Korea Times)

Aug. 27: Man Says He Killed Wife & Three Children After Living With Overwhelming Debt (The Korea Herald)
Arrest Warrant Sought for High Schooler for Spycam at SNU (The Korea Times)
Crime Rate Soars Among Elderly in South Korea (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 29: Incheon Rape Suspects to be Tried as Juveniles (The Korea Herald)

Sept. 1: South Korea & The Question of Justice: Ahn-hee Jung Not Guilty of Rape (Asia Media International)

Sept. 2: Seoul City to Inspect Public Restrooms for Hidden Cameras (The Korea Herald)
17.7 Cases of Spycam Crimes Occurred Daily Last Year (The Korea Herald)
Abortion Crackdown Leaves Women on Edge (The Korea Times)

Sept. 3: Is There a Spy Camera in That Bathroom? In Seoul, 8,000 Workers Will Check (New York Times)

Sept. 4: 8 in 10 Multicultural-Family Violence Victims are Women (The Korea Herald)

Sept. 4: Teen Kills Herself in Fear of School Violence (The Korea Times)

Sept. 6: Man Threatens to Set Himself Alight to Prevent Daughter's Divorce (The Korea Times)

Sept. 7: Seoul to Inspect Thousands of Toilets for Spy Cams, But Women Say Not Enough Being Done (CNN)

Sept. 7: Father on Death Row Receives Life Sentence (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Sept. 9: Court Upholds Permanent Entry Ban on Chinese Tycoon (The Korea Times)

Sept. 10: Female Migrant Workers Can Change Jobs to Head Off Sexual Violence (The Korea Times)

Sept. 10: Middle School Boys Accused Of Rape & Blackmail (The Korea Herald)

Sept. 11: Chinese Tycoon Banned from South Korea After Sexually Assaulting Two Korean Employees on Private Jet (Shanghaiist)

Sept. 12: Former South Korea Ambassador Guilty of Sexual Abuse (UPI)

Sept. 15: Arrest Warrant Sought for Two Teens After Rape Victim Found Dead (The Korea Times)

Sept. 16: Teachers Accused: #MeToo Movement Gains Momentum in Schools (The Korea Times)

Sept. 17: Stars Suffer Due to Book Backlash: Due to its Feminist Themes (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Sept. 18: Spycam Detected in Shin Se-kyung, Yoon Bo-mi's Room (The Korea Herald)

Sept. 19: Renowned Play Director Lee Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison (The Korea Times)

Sept. 21: Actress Long Been Stalked by Actor (The Korea Times)

Rick Ross has a collection of articles here, and there is a testimony on Steven Hassan's site.

There is also a public Facebook group mainly populated by expats living in Korea who have encountered SCJ.

I'll have a lot more articles and links bookmarked, plus some primary materials. I'll add those below sooner or later.

Feb. 15: Bill for North's Participation in Games Mounts (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Aussie Kim Impersonator Shows Up NK Cheer Squad (Herald Sun)
British IOC Member Assaults Security Guard in Pyeongchang (The Korea Times)
NK Taekwondo Team Heads Back Home After Four Shows (Korea Herald)
Olympics Brings Focus on SK's Dog-Meat Culture (Haeryun Kang for Al Jazeera)
NBC Insists On Saying Pyeongchang Incorrectly Because 'It's Cleaner' (The Huffington Post)

Feb. 16: Two Swiss Athletes Contract Norovirus (Yonhap News)
Vomiting Shiffrin Complains of Virus at Olympic Slalom (The Korea Herald)
Why NK Shouldn't Have Even Been Allowed To Participate In The Olympics (Forbes)
SK Doesn't Want Olympic Visitors To See What It Does To Dogs (The Dodo)
Olympics Plus Lunar New Year Adding up to 'Nightmare' Travel (CBC News)

Feb. 17: NK Cheerleaders Visit Exhibition, Perform in Pyeongchang (Yonhap News)
Gangneung Media Village Worker in 50s Found Dead (Yonhap News)
261 People Infected With Vomit-Inducing Norovirus in Pyeongchang; 44 Quarantined (The Korea Times)

Feb. 18: 'SNS Terror' at Olympics (The Korea Times)
Korean Olympic Committee Accused of Belittling IOC (The Korea Times)
NBC, Read My Lips - It's Pyeongchang (The Korea Times)
SK Olympic Committee Under Fire Over Alleged Verbal Abuse (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 19: McDonald's Wins Hearts of Athletes & Spectators (The Korea Times)
Ivanka Trump to Visit South Korea This Week (The Korea Herald)
Olympic Fans Touched by Lee Sang-hwa's Friendship With Japanese Rival Nao Kodaira (The Korea Herald)
Keeping Olympics Safe: SK Gun Laws Make a Mass Shooting Nearly Unfathomable (USA Today)

Feb. 20: Petition Calls for Ban for South Korean Speed Skater 'Bullies' (BBC News)
Speed Skater Kim Bo-reum Apologizes For Blaming Teammate (Yonhap News)
Dutch Man Caught Stealing Olympic Mascots (The Korea Times)
Forget Tourism: Pyeongchang's Legacy Probably Debt & Anger (ABC News)
In Pyeongchang, Maintaining Olympic Venues Relies on a Poor & Aging Workforce (The Washington Post)
There's a Dark Underbelly to These Winter Olympics (But Not Much of One) (The LA Times)

Feb. 21: Gov't Urged to Kick 'Skater Bullies' Out of National Team (The Korea Times)
Did this NK Cheerleader Accidentally Cheer for an American? (Yahoo Sports)

Feb. 22: NK is Sending the Suspected Mastermind of Deadly Attacks to the Olympics (Quartz)
South Korean Speedskaters Left A Teammate Behind; Now Fans Want Them Off The Team (NPR)
Dutch Speed Skater Jan Blokhuijsen Ignites Backlash After Telling South Koreans to 'Please Treat Dogs Better' (Fox News)
Dutch Speed Skater Makes Controversial Remark After Team Pursuit (Yonhap News)

Feb. 23: What's Trending: Dog Meat, Racism and Sewol-Disaster (The Korea Herald)
South Korean MPs Demand Execution of North's Olympic Delegate (Yahoo Sports)
Figure Behind Cheonan Attack Leads Delegation (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Ivanka Trump Faces Backlash Over Olympic Closing Ceremony Gig (The Huffington Post)

Feb. 24: The Story Behind The Infamous Winter Olympics Streaker (Yahoo Sports)
Canadian Athlete, Wife, & Manager Allegedly Steal Car, Drive Drunk at Olympics (The Globe & Mail)
NK's Winter Olympics Cheerleaders are Being 'Forced into Sexual Slavery (South China Morning Post)
Moon Slammed for Accepting North's Visitor (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Canadian Skier Apologizes for Behaviour After Arrest in Pyeongchang (CTV News)

Feb. 25: Case of Misogyny? 'Bully' Skater Wins Silver, Yet Dispute Lingers (The Korea Herald)
NK Delegation Diverted to Avoid Protest on Way to Seoul (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 27: Visiting Athletes Less Stony As They Head Home (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Members of NK's Cheerleading Squad Reflect on Their Olympic Experience (Hankyoreh)
NK to Send Athletes to Paralympics Next Wednesday (Yonhap News)

March 13: Suspicions About N. Korean Paralympic Athletes Raised by North Koreans (The Korea Herald)

March 15: PyeongChang Skiers Banned for Life Over Sexual Violence (The Korea Times)
Scandal-Hit Olympic Skater Hospitalized for Mental Problem (The Korea Times)

Jan. 24: NK Gearing up for Massive Military Parade (The Korea Herald)
Ex NK Spy Kim Hyon-hui Casts Doubt on Kim Jong Un's Olympic Motives (NBC News)
SK Conservatives Call for NK to Suspend Military Parade (UPI)
NK Ice Hockey Players to Visit Seoul Thursday (The Korea Times)

Jan. 25: SK's $100 Million Winter Olympics Stadium Will be Used Exactly 4 Times (Quartz)
Call For Reunification: NK Sends Rare announcement to all Koreans (Reuters)
NBC Host Duped by NK After Reporting From Staged Ski Resort (Yahoo)
Checking Those NK Dancers (Donald Kirk for The Korea Times)

Jan. 26: Defectors' View on NK Music Troupe Leader's Visit to SK (Casey Lartigue Jr. for The Korea Times)
Pyongyang Olympics? Burning Tensions Ahead of Games (Korea Expose)
2018 Pyongyang Olympics (Oh Young-jin for The Korea Times)
N. Koreans Visit Olympic Venues for Second Day (The Korea Times)
Ex-NK Spy Recounts Olympic Plot to Blow Up Plane (CNN)

Jan. 27: NK's Masikryong Ski Resort Kept Open by Work Gangs (NBC News)

Jan. 28: Guests Face Deep-Freeze Conditions at Roofless Pyeongchang Opening (The Korea Times)
SK Gets Cold Shoulder as Chinese Tourists Shun Olympics (South China Morning Post)
Olympic Dreams of a United Korea? Many in South Say, 'No, Thanks' (The New York Times)

Jan. 29: NK Apparatchiks Startled by K-Pop Gig (Chosun Ilbo)
Charm Offensive Kim to Wield Soft Power at Winter Games (Andrew Salmon for Asia Times)
Reuters Spoils Pyeongchang's Olympic Flame Secret (The Korea Times)
Koreas to Have Hectic Joint Training Sessions Ahead of Olympics (The Korea Times)
NK Fuel Request Puts SK in a Quandary (Korea JoongAng Daily)
NK Calls Off Joint Cultural Event With SK (The Korea Times)
Hanwoo Burger: McDonald Korea's Pyeongchang Tribute (The Korea Times)
NK Likely to Stage Large Scale Military Parade on Eve of Pyeongchang Olympics (Hankyoreh)
SK's Chilly Response to a Joint Olympic Team (The Atlantic)
Cultural Olympiad Runs Parallel to Olympics (The Korea Times)
Unified Teams Date Back to 1991 (The Korea Times)
Bow to NK But Don't Bend (Andrew Salmon for The Korea Times)

Jan. 30: NK Drops Out of Joint Cultural Event at Mount Kumgang (Korea JoongAng Daily)
26 World Leaders to Converge on South Korea for Pyeongchang Olympics (Hankyoreh)

Jan. 31: NK's Cancellation Overshadows Future Talks (The Korea Times)
Despite Olympics, Trump is Moving the Western Debate on NK to the Right (The Lowy Institute)
Reuters Banned from Opening Ceremony for Leaked Rehearsal Photos (The Straits Times)
Stop Pandering to Pyongyang (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Feb. 1: NK Athletes Arrive in South to Affirm Olympic Detente (Bloomberg)
Bracing for Post-Pyeongchang (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Protecting an Olympics Held in NK's Nuclear Shadow (New York Times)
NK Athletes' First Night at Olympic Village (The Korea Times)
The Anxiety of The Olympics in Korea (The New Yorker)
Olympic Villages Open to Athletes (The Korea Times)
Viewers React to Tampa NBC Affiliate Saying Scientology is Sponsoring Winter Olympics (The Underground Bunker)

Feb. 2: 2,000 Volunteers Have Already Dropped out of the Pyeongchang Olympics (Haps Magazine Korea)
Koreas' Unified Women's Hockey Team has Exposed a Key Difference Between South & North — Their Language (LA Times)
Trump Tries to Pressure NK Prior to Olympics (USA Today)
NK Short Track Skater Injured in Training (The Korea Times)
Two NK Staffers Have No IOC Accreditation (The Korea Times)
SK Lavishes Money on NK Olympics Delegation (Chosun Ilbo)
Fever for Pyeongchang Grows as Opening Nears (The Korea Times)
Olympic Village Stocked with 110,000 Condoms (CNN)
NK Art Troupe to Play SK Songs During Performances (Yonhap News)
Art Biennale Related to Pyeongchang Games Highlights Reality Gap (Yonhap News)
No Samsung Phones, Nike Uniforms for North Koreans? Sanctions Cloud Olympic Perks (Reuters)
Flashback to the 2016 Olympics: NK Stripped its Olympic Athletes of Free Cell Phones Given by Samsung (Sputnik News)

Feb. 3: Pyeongchang May Be No Game Changer for Nuclear Standoff (Oh Young-jin for The Korea Times)
Defectors: Training Was Tougher in North Korea (Reuters)
Pyeongchang Sponsors Compete For Golden Opportunity (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Getting to the Winter Games Is an Olympic Headache (Wall Street Journal)
NK Defends Army Anniversary Parade Slated For Day Before Olympic Opening (Yonhap News)

Feb. 4: IOC Vows to Protect Athletes from Harassment, Abuse in Pyeongchang (Yonhap News)
SK Hockey Goalie Not Pleased With IOC Ban on Admiral's Image on Mask (Yonhap News)
Father of Otto Warmbier Will Be Mike Pence's Guest at Opening Ceremony (Time)
Protests erupt before 2018 Winter Olympics (CNN)
NK Coach, Player Have Faith in Power of Joint Hockey Team (Yonhap News)

Feb. 5: Pyeongchang Volunteers Struggle With Crude Working Conditions (The Korea Herald)
IOC Refuses Russian Athletes' Request to Join Winter Olympics (CNN)
NK Hits Back at Criticism of Military Parade (Chosun Ilbo)
NK Ski Resort Overflowing with Luxury Goods (Chosun Ilbo)
Hopes For Talks Grow With NK's Ceremonial Leader to Visit SK for Olympics (Reuters)
36,000 Foreigners Banned From Entering Korea Over Potential Danger to Olympics (The Korea Times)
150,000 Apply to See Samjiyon Orchestra (Korea JoonAng Daily)
Moon to Meet with NK's No 2 During Olympics (The Korea Times)
Freezing Weather Causes Chaos in Pyeongchang (Korea JoongAng Daily)
She Killed 115 People before the Last Korean Olympics: Can My Sins be Pardoned? (The Washington Post)
Enjoy The Olympics But Talks With NK Will Fail
Olympic Staff Hospitalized After Drinking Virus Infected Water In Pyeongchang (Korea Boo)
As Pyeongchang Prepares for The Olympics, a Nearby Ski Resort Sits Abandoned (The Atlantic)
Will PyeongChang Olympics Pave Way for NK-US Talks? (Yonhap News)

Feb. 6: Ivanka Trump to Attend Pyeongchang Olympics' Closing Ceremony (The Korea Times)
Moon Says Pyeongchang Olympics Will Boost Inter-Korean Peace (The Korea Times)
Half-Naked Bunny Girl Freezes Tail off in Olympic Fur Protest (The Strait Times)
Seoul to Provide Food, Fuel, Power for NK Art Troupe on Ferry (The Korea Herald)
41 Olympics Security Staff Ill With Norovirus (The Korea Times)
Excluded Skiers Cry Foul Against Olympic Quota (The Korea Times)
NK Ferry Carrying Art Troupe Arrives Amid Protests (The Korea Herald)
How South Korea Left the North Behind (The New York Times)
Germany Surprised by Pyeongchang's Cold Weather (The Korea Herald)
SK President's Winter Olympics Peace Dream Faces Flak From All Sides (Haeyoon Kim for South China Morning Post)
Excluded Skiers Cry Foul Against Olympic Quota (The Korea Times)

Feb. 7: The Olympics Returns to SK 30 Years On – & So Do The Protests (Donald Kirk for South China Morning Post)
NK Asks SK to Provide Fuel For Ship That Transported Art Troupe (The Korea Herald)
Pyongyang Slams SK Conservatives' Rally Against NK Art Troupe (The Korea Herald)
Interesting Companion Piece: NIS: NK Stole Cryptocurrency From SK (The Korea Herald)

NK Sends Clear Message with Missile Parade on Eve of Olympics (CNN)
NK Art Troupe Rehearses for Rare Performances in SK (The Korea Herald)
NK Cheerleaders Return After 13 years (The Korea Herald)
K-Pop Concerts Across Korea During Olympics (The Korea Herald)
VIP Seating Plan a Headache for Pyeongchang's Opening Party (Reuters)
Kim Jong Un Sending Younger Sister to SK. That's a Big Deal (Vox)
Defector Discusses Joint Ice Hockey Team's Shot (Korea JoongAng Daily)
North Nixes Plan to Invite Foreign Press to Military Parade (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Parliament Adopts Resolution to Refrain from Political Strife During Olympics (the Korea Herald)
Pyeongchang Employs Bleeding-Edge Anti-Doping Tech (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Kim's Sister Will Be Delegate to SK for Olympics (The New York Post)
State-of-the-Art Technology for Security of Olympic VIPs (The Korea Times)
Pence's Attendance at Pyeongchang Olympics May Create Difficulties for SK Government (Hankyoreh)
Pro-Pyongyang Body's Cheering Squad Not Allowed to Join NK Cheerleaders (Yonhap News)
Korean Air Nut Rage Heiress Resurfaces as Olympics VIP While Her Former Target Scrubs Toilets (The Washington Post)
More about Nut Gate here.

Feb. 8: NK Leader's Sister Kim Yo-jong to Come to SK This Week (The Korea Herald)
Anti-Islam Protest Derails plan for Muslim Prayer Rooms (The Korea Times)
NK Cheerleaders Travel to SK Ahead of Olympics (The Korea Times)
NK Orchestra Serenades South Koreans Amid Protest (Reuters)
UNSC Permits Sanctioned NK Official to Visit South for Winter Olympic (Yonhap News)
Figure Skaters Rekindle Friendship (Korea JoongAng Daily)
A Tale of Three Koreas: A Nation Finds its Swagger Through Sport (Andrew Salmon for Asia Times)
Muslim Prayer Room Plan Scuppered by Islamophobes (Korea Expose)
Scrambled in Translation? Norway Olympics Team Orders 15,000 Eggs by Mistake (The Guardian)
Gay Olympic Athlete Turns Down Pence Meeting (CNN)
The United States & SK Now Openly Disagree on NK (The Washington Post)
Pyeongchang Restaurants Serving Dog Meat During Olympics Despite Officials Ordering Them to Stop (Fox News)
Cheering Squad of Japan-Based Pro-Pyongyang Body Arrives in SK (The Korea Herald)
Banned from the Winter Olympics - Russia still Showed Up in Full Force (Yahoo Sports)

Feb. 9: Fear, Surveillance, Vetting: How NK is Guarding Against Olympic Defections (CNN)
How Olympic 'Diplomacy' Normalizes North Korea (The Hill)
Securing Pyeongchang Takes an Olympic Effort (Korea JoonAng Daily)
Pence Skips Dinner with North Koreans (BBC News)
Pence Skips Olympics Dinner in Snub to North Korean Officials (The Guardian)
Awkward Diplomacy on Show as 'Peace' Games Begin (James Pearson for Reuters)
NK Defectors Speak Out on Pence, Kim Yo-jong Olympics Visit (The Korea Times)
From Ballet to Bust, SK's Olympic Venues Face Uncertain Fate (James Pearson for Reuters)
Intruder Ejected from Opening Ceremony (The Daily Mail)
Will The Winter Olympics Ease Tension on The Korean Peninsula? (The University of Melbourne)
Norovirus Is Spreading Like Crazy at the 2018 Winter Olympics (Time)
The 'Perfect Human Pathogen' Is Spreading at the Winter Olympics (Live Science)
NK Got What it Wanted From Winter Olympics (BBC News)
Firms Pin Hope on Olympics for Restarting Kaesong Complex (Yonhap news)

Feb. 10: Pence Meets Defectors, Tours Cheonan Wreckage (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Moon Fails to Bring Pence, Kim Together at Reception (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Olympic Phone Snub Angers Iran (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Kim Jong-un Invites SK President for Talks in NK (USA Today)
NBC Mistakenly Calls NK Host of Pyeongchang Games (The Korea Times)
Pyeongchang Organizers Cyber-Attacked During Opening Ceremony (The Korea Herald)
Watch the North Korean Cheerleaders at Work (USA Today)
North Korea's 200-plus Cheerleaders Command Spotlight at 2018 Winter Olympics with Synchronized Chants (ABC News)
Norovirus Emerges As A Tough Competitor At The 2018 Winter Olympics (Forbes)
Protesters Tear NK Flags, Leader's Photos in Seoul (Yonhoa News)

I think I've bitten off more than I can chew with this thread! There are just too many interesting incidents, tidbits, mishaps, and related articles. I might have to slow down a bit and then revisit this thread, adding links gradually over the coming months.

Feb. 11: Korail Hit for Lack of Tickets to Pyeongchang (The Korea Times)
Ski Resort Abandoned in Olympic Shade (The Korea Times)
Kim Jong Un's Sister Is Not Your New Fave Shade Queen. She's A Garbage Monster (BuzzFeed)
Unification Ministry Denies Report about Masks Worn by NK Cheerleaders (Yonhap)
NBC Analyst Under Fire in Korea over Ignorant Comment (The Korea Times)
NBC Analyst Relieved From Olympic Coverage for Offending Koreans (The Korea Times)
NK Heads for Diplomacy Gold Medal at Olympics (James Pearson for Reuters)
NK Cheerleaders Sing 'We Are One!' in Games Culture Clash (James Pearson for Reuters)
NK Leader's Sister Wraps Up Whirlwind Olympics Tour (Korea Herald)

Feb. 12: 177 Cases of Norovirus Infection Confirmed in Pyeongchang (The Korea Herald)
NK Athletes Under 24/7 Surveillance (The Korea Times)
Spaniard Tries To Enter Olympic Village With False ID (The Korea Times)

Feb. 13: The Pyeongchang Olympics is North Korea's Winter Offensive (The National Interest)

Feb. 14: NK Leaves the South to Pick Up Its Olympics Tab (The Wall Street Journal)
NK Cheerleaders Caught Off Guard by Fake Kim Jong Un (James Pearson for Reuters)
Angry SK Fans Attack Canadian Skater Following Controversial Short-Track Results (Korea Herald)
SK Fans Shower Canadian Skater With Threats, Abuse After Olympic Controversy (Yahoo Sports)
NK Cheerleaders Baffle IOC  (The Korea Times)
Barstool Sports Host Makes Tasteless Comment About Underage Olympian Chloe Kim (The Huffington Post)
Ire Grows Over Controversial Judgements in Short Track (The Korea Herald)
Dutch Man Caught Stealing Olympic Mascots (The Korea Times)

2018
Jan. 2: Olive Branch from North Korea (The Korea Times)

Jan. 5: Defectors Speak Out on Games & The Dear Leader (Casey Lartigue Jr. for The Korea Times)

Jan. 7: Pyeongchang Olympics to Only Accept Visa Cards (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 8: Foreigners Rail at Korail's Two-track Olympic Booking Discrimination (Korea Expose)
Grasping The Olive Branch (The Korea Times)

Jan. 9: No Such Thing as Bone-Chilling Cold in Pyeongchang (The Korea Times)
Travel Agents Exploit Elderly With Fake Pyeongchang Tours (Korea JoongAng Daily)
NK's 'Gift' to SK: Winter Olympics Participation (Andrew Salmon for Asia Times)

Jan. 11: NK's Army of Beauties' Set to Invade South (Channel News Asia)
Korail Puts Pyeongchang Passengers Second For Seollal (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 15: NK to Send 140-Member Orchestra to SK for Concerts in Seoul & Gangneung (The Korea Times)
Pyongyang to Pyeongcfhang (Andrew Salmon for The Korea Times)
Can South Korea Stomach NK's Girl Band? (Oh Young-jin for The Korea Times)

Jan. 16: Sports Minister Who Knows Little About Hockey (The Korea Times)
NK Demands Grow in Talks With South (USA Today)
NK Demands Return of Defectors (Chosun Ilbo)

Jan. 17: SK Hockey Coach Says Damage Inevitable (The Korea Times)
NK Imposes More Demands on SK Over Olympics (MSN)
Moon Says Pyeongchang Olympics Will Lead to Improved Inter-Korean Ties (Yonhap News)
NK's Army of Cheerleaders Needs to Stay Home (Chosun Ilbo)
NK's 'Army of Beauties' Will Be Under Close Scrutiny at Winter Olympics (The Guardian)

Jan. 18: Women's Ice Hockey Roster Announced Amid Public Outcry Against South-North Team (The Korea Herald)
SK Divided Over Use of Single Flag During Two Koreas' Olympic March (Yonhap)
The Pyongyang Games? Backlash Deepens Against SK's Outreach to NK Ahead of Olympics (South China Morning Post)
NK to Compete in Four Sports at Pyeongchang Games (The Korea Times)

Jan. 19: Korea's Olympic Compromise Is Fool's Gold (Bloomberg)
SK Working on NK's Olympic Participation Not Running Afoul of Int'l Sanctions (Yonhao News)
Short Track Star Shim Suk-hee Allegedly Assaulted by Coach (The Korea Herald)
Gangneung Hopes to Promote Peace Through Winter Olympics (Yonhap News)

Jan. 20: NK Athletes Will Compete at Winter Olympics (CNN)
IOC Approves Joint Ice Hockey Team (The Korea Times)
SK Demands Explanation For Cancellation Of NK Team's Planned Visit (The Korea Times)
NK's Advance Team For Olympic Art Performance to Visit SK Sunday (The Korea Times)

Jan. 21: NK Delegation Inspects Venues in SK (The Korea Herald)
Meet Hyon Song-wol, NK's 'Spice Girl' Whose Execution Was Greatly Exaggerated (The Telegraph)
NK May Televise Pyeongchang Olympics (The Korea Times)

Jan. 22: Moon Urges Support for NK's Participation in Olympics (Yonhap)
Prayers For Peace, Hopes For Unity at DMZ (Andrew Salmon for Asia Times)
The Precarious Politics of the Joint Korean Hockey Team (The Atlantic)
Protesters Burn Picture of NK Leader in Rally Against Olympic Participation (Yonhap News)

Jan. 23: NK: SK Must Apologize for Monday's Anti-NK Rally in Seoul (NK News)
Why Are We paying for North Korea? (Michael Breen for The Korea Times)
NK May Hold large Military Parade Day Before Olympics (The Korea Herald)
Administrative Oversight Costs Speed Skater Olympic Berth (The Korea Herald)
S. Koreans Burn Kim's Photo as NK Band Leader Passes (LA Times)

On the afternoon of January 23, I stumbled upon a small protest against North Korea's involvement with the Olympics. There was no burning of Kim Jong-eun's photo while I was there, which was unfortunate as the temperature was around -15. It was so cold in fact that when 2 female cultists (probably from Shinchonji) approached me and asked me to attend a cultural event that was taking place that afternoon just for me, I said no.

I took a few photos (Will add later) mainly to note the fact that there were as many (if not more more) reporters than protesters. I'm sympathetic to their cause, so I hope more people get involved in future protests.

The Winter Olympics don't usually capture my attention - I was barely aware of them while growing up in Australia. The 2002 Winter Olympics were only of interest to me because John Williams wrote a piece of music for the games that was sung by the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It's not so often that my interest in music and cults combine:


Incidentally, John Williams also wrote a piece, "The Olympic Spirit", for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. I much prefer it to the 2002 Winter Olympics piece. He also wrote themes for the 1984 and 1996 Olympics. Here's "The Olympic Spirit" since it has some connection to Korea:


Living in Korea, I developed somewhat of a passing interest in the upcoming Olympiad from reading some articles about the preparations and missteps, but it was the announcement that North Korea would be sending athletes, musicians, handlers, etc. that really sparked my interest. I started bookmarking interesting articles, and have finally found the time and energy to collect them here for those interested and to be honest, mainly for myself as I love collecting links. I've highlighted articles I think are especially interesting or just funny.

Let the games begin!

2011
July 25: Questions Raised Over Unification Church's Involvement in 2018 Winter Olympic Venue (Japan Today)

2016
April 20: SK Rounded up, Abused Vagrants Before 1988 Games (Yahoo Sports)

April 21: The 1988 Seoul Olympics Were a Horror Show of Human Rights Abuses. Will Rio Be the Same? (The Nation)

2017
June 21: North Korea Could Co-Host 2018 Winter Olympics (The Guardian)

Sept. 20 SK President Hopes Olympics Brings Inter-Korean Peace (CNN)

Sept. 27: North Korea's Athletic Ambassadors (The New York Times)

Oct. 30: Culture Ministry Pulls Down Sexist Olympics Video & Apologizes (The Korea Herald)

Nov. 3: Russians Threaten to Boycott 2018 Winter Olympic Games (Edmonton Journal)

Nov. 10: Visa Offers Olympic Fans & Athletes Innovative Payment Experience (The Olympics)

Nov. 23: SK Considers Scrapping Exercise With US for Olympics (Reuters)

Dec. 5: Visa Procedures Eased for Winter Games (Korea Net)

Dec. 26: 17 Foreigners Deported Over Potential Threat to Olympics

2018
Jan. 1: Park Geun-hye to be Indicted on Additional Bribery Charge (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 5: Park Indicted on New Charges for Taking Bribes from NIS (KBS World Radio)

Jan. 23: Ex-Culture Minister, Presidential Chief of Staff Get Jail Term for Artist Blacklist in Appeal Ruling (The Korea Times)

Jan. 27: Ousted Park Regrets Being Duped by Choi: Her Lawyer (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Feb. 13: Choi Soon-sil Gets 20-year Jail Term, Fined W18 billion (The Korea Times)

Feb. 27: SK Prosecutors Seek 30 years' Jail for Ousted Park as Supporters Demand Her Release (Reuters)

March 20: Park Geun-hye Refuses to be Questioned on Sewol (The Korea Herald)

March 27: Chronology of Events Leading to Park's Arrest (The Korea Times)

May 17: As Park Rallies Rage On, Turf War Ignites (Korea JoongAng Daily)

July 15: Military Prosecutors to Launch Special Probe into Martial Law Allegations (The Korea Herald)
Did S. Korea Army Plot Coup to Keep Ousted Leader in Power? (The Korea Herald)

July 20: Impeached President Park Gets Additional Prison Term (The Korea Times)

2017
Jan. 1: President Denies All Allegations (The Korea Times)
Chung Yoo-ra's Prof. to be Arrested for Grading Irregularities (The Korea Times)

Jan. 2: Choi Soon-sil's Daughter Arrested in Denmark (The Korea Times)
Park Meets Press, Pleads Innocence (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Korean Reporter Instrumental in Chung Yoo-ra's Arrest in Denmark (The Korea Times)

Jan. 3: Extradition of Choi's Daughter May Drag On (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil's Daughter: "I Don't Know. Mom Did Everything" (The Korea Times)

Jan. 4: Chung Yoo-ra Pins Blame on Mother (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Danish Court Rejects Chung Yoo-ra's Request for Release (The Korea Times)

Jan. 5: Professor Questioned about Choi's Daughter (Yonhap News)
Choi Dodges Questioning Again (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Park Denies All Charges (Korea Herald)
Park's Lawyers: Candlelit Protests Led by N. Korea Sympathizer (The Korea Times)
Ewha Professor Grilled Over Favors for Choi's Daughter (The Korea Times)
Probe Team Says Culture Minister, Former Park Aide Linked to Blacklist of Cultural Figures (The Korea Herald)
Woman at Center of Scandal Pleads Not Guilty at First Court Hearing (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 6: Confidante's Daughter Refuses to Return Back Home (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 7:

Jan. 8: Man Sets Himself on Fire in Anti-President Rally (The Korea Times)
Korean Envoy Asks Denmark for Swift Decision on Chung Yoo-ra's Extradition (Yonhap News)

Jan. 11: Court Commands Park be More Forthcoming (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Jan. 15: South Korea Prosecutor Weighs Economic Impact of Arrest of Samsung Chief (Reuters)
Choi Soon-sil to Appear at Park's Impeachment Trial (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 16: Choi Blasted for Shameless Court Appearance (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 18: President Park's Aide Admits Leaking Secrets to Choi (The Korea Times)
Samsung Chief Awaits Court Decision on Arrest (The Korea Times)

Jan. 21: Fresh Turmoil in South Korea as Minister Arrested Over 'Arts Blacklist' (The Guardian)

Jan. 24: The History of a Scandal: How South Korea's President Was Impeached (The Diplomat)

Jan. 25: Park: Scandal is Made Up of Lies (The Korea Times)
Disputes Grow Over Naked Picture of Park (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 26: Choi Soon-sil Screams Blue Murder (Chosun Ilbo)
Choi Soon-sil Fights Back (The Korea Times)
Key Figures in Choi Scandal Probed (The Korea Herald)

Jan. 27: Park Claims Her Rallies Bigger Than Vigils (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Jan. 28: Denmark Wary of Extradition of Choi Soon-sil's Daughter (The Korea Times)

Jan. 31: Pres. Park Vows Retaliation If Impeachment Overturned (The Hankyoreh)
Diehard Park Supporter Jumps From Building (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Battle Between Prosecutors & Police Flares Anew (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Korean Ambassador to Myanmar Named at Choi Soon-sil's Recommendation (The Korea Times)
Investigators Close in on Choi, Seek Park grilling (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 2: How North Korea depicts the political upheaval in the South (The Economist)
Park's Impeachment Motion Revised with Blacklist Allegations (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 3: Search of The Blue House Foiled (The Korea Times)
Park Adds Two More Lawyers to Impeachment Defense Team (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 5: Impeachment Trial Recap: It Started With A Kiss? (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 7: Indie Counsel Intends to Question Park (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Feb. 8: Park Rejects Face-to-Face Questioning Scheduled for Thursday (The Korea Herald)

Feb. 9: How Park Geun-hye Plans to Outlast Enemies, Beat Impeachment & See Out Term as SK President (South China Morning Post)

Feb. 14: South Korean Far-Right Rises Up to Defend Impeached President (VOA)

Feb. 15: Court Holds Hearing on Presidential Office's Rejection of Prosecution Raid (Yonhap News)

Feb. 17: Samsung Heir Arrested on Bribery Charges in Corruption Probe (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Feb. 18: Protesters Hold 16th Rally Against Park (Yonhap News)

Feb. 25: Samsung Heir Grilled Again in Corruption Scandal (Yonhap News)

Feb. 26: Protesters Clash Over Park's Impeachment (The Korea Times)

Feb. 27: Right-Wing Protesters Make Death Threats as Opposition to Impeachment Intensifies (The Hankyoreh)

Feb. 28: Park Absent From Closing Argument (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Impeachment Deliberation Kicks Off (The Korea Times)

March 6: Park Confirmed as Suspect in Multiple Cases as Prosecution Releases Probe Results (Yonhap News)

March 7: Indie Counsel Announces Outcome of Investigation (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Eight of 10 Koreans Back Jail for Park Geun-hye (The Korea Times)

March 8: High School Cancels Diploma of Choi Soon-sil's Daughter (Yonhap News)

March 9: Park's Final Ruling to Come Friday (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Court in Final Preparations to Rule on Park Impeachment (The Korea Herald)
All Eyes on the Constitutional Court's Historic Ruling (The Korea Times)
Pro & Anti-Park Rallies to Reach Peak After Impeachment Ruling (The Korea Times)
President Waits For Decision in Solemn Manner (The Korea Times)

March 10: Constitutional Court Removes Park Geun-hye From Presidency (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Deaths & Injuries in Protest After Impeachment Decision Riles Park Supporters (The Korea Times)
Will Park Be Put Behind Bars? (The Korea Times)
Choi Shaken After Park's Impeachment Upheld (The Korea Times)
Park Refuses to Leave Cheong Wa Dae (The Korea Times)
Tragic Stories of the Park Family Continue (The Korea Times)
Court Centers on Park's Assistance of Choi (The Korea Herald)
Park Geun-hye: A Life Stranger Than Fiction (The Korea Herald)
Chicken Tonight: Many South Koreans Celebrate Removal of President (Reuters)
Park Geun-hye Latest on List of Disgraced Leaders (The Korea Times)
SK Judge Becomes Internet Sensation After Showing up to Court with Curlers Still in Her Hair (South China Morning Post)
Korean Judge Hair Rollers Seen as Sign of Hardworking Women (The Washington Post)
Lawyer: Choi Soon-sil Apologizes to Park Over Impeachment (The Korea Times)

March 11: Park Accused of Illegal Occupation of Cheong Wa Dae (The Korea Times)

March 12: Park May Be Banned From Leaving Country (The Korea Times)
Park Refuses to Accept Ruling (The Korea Times)
The President Who Got Impeached for Being Embarrassing (CNN)

March 13: Police Chief Vows Action Against Violent Pro-Park Protesters (Yonhap News)

March 14: South Korea's Ex-President Hounded Over Dogs Left at Blue House (Reuters)
Park's Abandonment of Pet Dogs Causes Uproar (The Korea Times)
How Sparks at S. Korean Women's University Led to Anti-Park Fire (Associated Press)

March 15: After Park Abandons Her 9 Dogs, Officials Deny Responsibility For Their Care (Korea JoongAng Daily)

March 16: Cheong Wa Dae Suspected of Destroying Evidence Linked to Corruption Scandal (The Korea Times)

March 20: Danish Lawyer for Choi Soon-sil's Daughter Dead Mysteriously (The Korea Times)
Daughter of Park's Confidante Appealing Danish Extradition (Yonhap News)

March 21: Park Could Face Up to 45 years in Prison (The Korea Times)

March 22: Three Teachers To Be Dismissed for Undue Favors to Choi's Daughter (Yonhap News)

March 23: Park Returns Home After 22 hours of Questioning (Korea JoongAng Daily)

March 27: Arrest Warrant Sought for Ousted Park (The Korea Herald)

March 28: Choi Soon-sil Scandal to be Cinematized (The Korea Times)

March 30: Park Spends Hours in Court Arguing Against Going to Jail (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Ousted South Korean Leader Park Geun-hye Arrested On Corruption Charges (NPR)

April 1: Prisoner Park's Life On The Inside (The Korea Times)

April 13: Prosecutors Allege Horse Laundering in Samsung Bribery Trial (Bloomberg)

April 20: Denmark to Extradite S.Korea 'Rasputin' Daughter (Associated Press)
Chung Yoo-ra Appeals Danish Court's Extradition Order (The Korea Times)

May 15: Park Geun-hye Refusing TV & Newspapers in Cell (The Korea Times)

May 31: Choi Soon-sil's Daughter Returns to Korea (The Korea Herald)

June 1: Prosecutors to Seek Warrant for Chung Yoo-ra (The Korea Herald)

June 3: Court Frees Daughter of ex-president's Confidante in SK Corruption Scandal (South China Morning Post)
Court Rejects Arrest Warrant for Chung Yoo-ra (The Korea Herald)

Aug. 25: Samsung's Lee Jae-yong Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail for Bribery (Korea Joongang Daily)

Sept. 29: 'You Are Like Choi Soon-sil' Defamatory, Court Rules (The Korea Times)

Oct. 13: Park Geun-hye's Detention Extended (The Korea Times)

Oct. 16: Park Calls Trial 'Political Vendetta,' Attorneys Resign en Masse (The Korea Herald)
Were Park Geun-hye's Seven 'Missing Hours' Actually More? (Korea Expose)

Oct. 18: Ministry Denies Alleged Mistreatment of Jailed Ex-President (The Korea Herald)

Oct. 19: Ousted SK President Suffering in Jail, Lawyers Say (CNN)
Park Geun-hye Attempts to Get International Sympathy (The Korea Times)

Nov. 15: Choi Soon-sil's Three-Year Sentence is Upheld (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Nov. 21: Prosecutors Raid Home of Park Loyalist Amid Scandal (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Nov. 26: Daughter of Former President's Confidant Avoids Being Murdered (The Korea Times)

Nov. 28: Park Fails to Show up for Trial (Chosun Ilbo)

Nov. 29: Park to Be Tried in Absentia (Chosun Ilbo)

Dec. 14: Prosecutors Demand 25-year Jail Term for Ex-Leader Park's Friend for Peddling Influence (Yonhap News)

Nov. 13: A Million protesters Demanding Park's Resignation (Korea Times)
Park Faces Imminent Questioning by Prosecutors in Corruption Scandal (Yonhap News)
President Faces Questioning This Week (The Korea Times)
Korean Shamans Enraged by 'Female Rasputin' Scandal (Yahoo News)

Nov. 14: Prosecutors Get Ready to Interrogate the President (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Nov. 15: Did Park Order "Attack" on Critical Media? (The Korea Times)

Nov. 16: President's Lawyer Begs for More Time Before Questioning (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Text Message Highlight Park's Reliance on Choi Soon-sil (Chosun Ilbo)
Choi Soon-sil's Daughter Given Dubious Favors by High School (The Korea Times)

Nov. 17: Park Got Free Vitamins With A Silly Pseudonym (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Prosecutors Mull Friday Grilling (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Choi Soon-sil's Daughter to Lose High School Diploma (Chosun Ilbo)
Chung Yoo-ra Cheated Her Way Through High School (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Choi Soon-sil is Sullying Tradition, Shamanism (The Korea Herald)
President Park Geun-hye Will Face Prosecutors Next Week (The Korea Herald)

Nov. 18: Park's Sewol Disappearance Gains New Focus (The Korea JoongAng Daily)
Matriarch of Ewha Steps Down Amid Investigation (The Korea JoongAng Daily)
Global Press Has Field Day with Korea's Crony Scandal (Chosun Ilbo)

Nov. 19: Chung Barely Went to Ewha Classes (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Prosecutors Arrest Choi's Niece (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Anti-Park Protests Flare Up Across The Country; 600,000 People Gathered in Seoul (The Korea Times)

Nov. 20: Kim Yu-na May Be Another Scandal Victim (The Korea Times)
President Cited as 'Criminal Suspect' (The Korea Times)
President a Suspect in Choi Case (The Korea Herald)
Park's Attorney Rejects Prosecution's Interim Investigation Results (The Korea Herald)
Opposition Vows to Impeach Park (The Korea Herald)
Presidential Office Expresses Regret Over Investigation Result (The Korea Herald)
Public Anger Boils Over (The Korea Times)
Park Geun-hye Was Accomplice in Extortion, South Korean Prosecutors Say (The New York Times)
Government Stops Officials from Watching Anti-President Rally (The Korea Times)
President Rejects Investigation (The Korea Times)
Choi Scandal Opens Floodgates for Political Mockery (The Korea Times)

Nov. 21: President Park, A Liar (The Korea Times)
Battle for Impeachment Begins (The Korea Herald)
President Hiring More Lawyers (The Korea Herald)
Editorial: Ex-prosecutors in Blue House (The Korea Herald)
Swimmer Park Claims He is Another Victim of Choi (The Korea Times)

Nov. 22: Prosecutors Raid University Over Influence-Peddling Scandal (The Korea Times)
Ex-vice Culture Minister Arrested Over Influence-Peddling Scandal (The Korea Times)
ZARA Korea Chief Attacked for Ridiculing Anti-Park Protesters (The Korea Times)
Crony Scandal Taints Sports World (Chosun Ilbo)
Impeachment Motion Will Pass, If Voted Now (The Korea Times)
Park's Impeachment Looms Large (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Nov. 23: President's 'Time-Reversing' Visage Wrinkles a Few Brows (The Korea Times)
Prosecution Requests Park Questioning by Tuesday (The Korea Times)
Make President Park Resign, Get A Free Drink (The Korea Times)
Ewha Womans University Raided in Crony Scandal (Chosun Ilbo)
University Student Councils Planning Class Boycotts Seeking Pres. Park's Resignation (The Hankyoreh)
Prosecution Raids Samsung, State Pension Service Over Park Geun-hye Scandal (The Korea Times)
Compensation suit planned against President (The Korea Times)
S. Korean Leader Under Fire Over Huge Viagra Order (CBS News)
Why did President Park Need Viagra? (The Korea Times)
Blue Pills in Blue House: SK Leader Explains Viagra (The Washington Post)
SK Leader Defends Purchase of 360 Viagra Pills (CTV News)

Nov. 24: President 'a BITCH' in New Hip-Hop Song? (The Korea Times)
Court Reject Arrest Warrant for Ex-Presidential Aide Accused of Pressuring CJ Group (The Korea Times)
Countdown to Impeachment Motion Begins (The Korea Times)

Nov. 25: Impeachment Schedule Falling Into Place (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Prosecution Zeros in on Bribery Allegations (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil Linked to Lockheed Martin (The Korea Times)

Nov. 26: Anti-Park Vigils Across Korea to Pull 2 Million (Korea JoongAng Daily)
1.9 MILLION Take to Streets in Nationwide Anti-President Rally (The Korea Times)
Protests Intensify as Parliament Moves to Impeach Park (The Korea Herald)

Nov. 27: Protesters Caught Trying to Trespass Presidential Office (The Korea Times)
Prosecutors Label President Park Incompetent (The Korea Times)

QuoteA prosecutor involved in the case recently told reporters that "only 10 seconds of an audio file would be long enough for people to storm the streets with torches, instead of candles." The prosecutor was referring to nearly 50 audio files found on two confiscated smartphones of Jung Ho-sung, Park's close aide, who was arrested recently for allegedly leaking confidential presidential documents to Choi.

Nov. 28: Will Audio Files Deal Final Blow to President? (The Korea Times)

President Again Rejects Questioning Request (The Korea Times)
Medicine Purchase by Presidential Office Doubles Under Park (The Korea Herald)
Park Loyalists to Ask President to Step Down  (The Korea Herald)
Prosecutors Zero in on Choi Soon-sil's Sister (Chosun Ilbo)

Nov. 29: Cha Claims to Know Kim Ki-choon (The Korea JoongAng Daily)
Park Allows Her Justice Minister to Resign (The Korea JoongAng Daily)
Lockheed Martin Denies Link to Park's Confidante (Yonhap News)
Opposition Parties to Seek Impeachment Vote Friday (The Korea Herald)
Ex-Presidential Senior Aide Questioned Over Corruption in Construction Project (The Korea Herald)

Park's Third National Address:
South Korea's Park Expected to Offer to Relinquish Some Powers (Rueters)
Park Calls on Parliament to Determine Her Fate (Yonhap News)

Nov. 30: The President Who Never Takes Questions (The Korea Times)
Melee Erupts at Memorial for Park's Mother (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 1: When Will Choi's Daughter Return? (The Korea Times)
Ex-Presidential Secretary Attempts Suicide Amid Bribery Scandal (The Korea Times)
Former Presidential Aide Slits Wrist Twice After Questioning (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 2: Hanyang University Disciplines Kim Chong (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 3: In the Toilet, so Park Misses Group Photo With Leaders

Dec. 4: South Koreans Battling 'Soon-sil Syndrome' (The Korea Herald)

Dec. 5: Park Could Face Up to Life in Prison (The Korea Times)
Nurse Linked to Seven Missing Hours Under US Military Protection? (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil's Daughter Stripped of High School Diploma

Dec. 6: How Million-Strong Candlelight Demonstrations Are Organized (The Hankyoreh)
Plan to Encircle National Assembly on Day of Impeachment Vote (The Hankyoreh)

Dec. 7: Is Park a Collector of Lavish Bags, Outfits? (The Korea Times)

Dec. 8: Man Tries to Set Fire to National Assembly (The Korea Times)
Park Keeps Silence Ahead of Impeachment Vote (The Korea Times)
Woo Continues to Stay in Hiding (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 9: Toilet-Sensitive President Park (The Korea Times)
Park Geun-hye Impeached: Did a puppy Bring Down SK's President? (BBC)

Dec. 10:

Dec. 11:

Dec. 12: SK's President Impeached. This is What it Means & What Comes Next (The Washington Post)
W11 Million Offered for Woo's Whereabouts (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Choi Confesses to Visiting Park (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 13:

Dec. 14: Choi Attempted to Falsify Testimonies (The Korea Herald)
Court to Raffle Admission Tickets to Choi Soon-sil Trial (Chosun Ilbo)

Dec. 15: Park's Doctors Smuggled into Blue House (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Chung Found to Receive Special Treatment (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Another Bounty Offered to Clean President of Suspicion (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil: Distort Testimony Or We Will Be Dead (The Korea Times)
The Blue House Spied on Supreme Court Chief (The Korea Times)
Former Newspaper CEO Testifies Government Spied on Top Justice (The Korea Herald)

Dec. 16: Lawyers for South Korea's Park Say Impeachment Vote is Groundless (Reuters)
Park's Clean Toilet Obsession Led to Diplomatic Blunder (The Korea Times)
Tape of Choi Scolding Aide Over Scandal Played at National Assembly (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 17: Outrage Over Spying on Judges (Korea JoongAng Daily)
President Denies Charges to Constitutional Court (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Dec. 18: Travel Ban Imposed on Samsung, SK, Lotte Heads (The Korea Herald)
Park: Impeachment Flawed, Charges Untrue  There's No Evidence (The Korea Herald)

December 19: Choi Soon-sil Appears at First Court Hearing (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil Denies Collusion with President (The Korea Times)
Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Presidential Office From Destroying Documents After Impeachment (The Korea Times)
Rep. Yi Accused of Telling Witness to Lie About Tablet (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Park's Impeachment Inspires Young Protesters (Korea JoongAng Daily)
770,000 People Protest Nationwide (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Truck Slams into Broadcasting Firm at Center of Park's Impeachment (Yonhap News)
Has Park Lost Her Grip on Reality? (Chosun Ilbo)
Pro-Park Lawmakers Abetted Perjury (The Korea Times)
Constitutional Court Speeds Up Impeachment Ruling (The Korea Times)

December 20: Special Investigation Team Begins Probe Wednesday (The Korea Times)
Woo Hindered Sewol Probe (The Korea Herald)
Independent Counsel May Probe Perjury Allegations (The Korea Times)

December 21: Choi's Germany Trip was on Samsung (Korea JoongAng Daily)

QuoteThe expenses report showed that Choi and Chung charged Samsung even for the smallest expenses. The details ranged from 2.1 euros for a cup of coffee and 4.9 euros for ice cream.

SK Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Daughter of President Park's friend Choi Soon-sil (The Straits Times)

Dec. 22: Seoul to Confiscate Passport from Choi Soon-sil's Daughter (The Korea Times)
Choi Suspected of Hiding W800b in Germany (The Korea Herald)
Ex-Presidential Secretary & Nurse Quizzed Over Park Geun-hye Scandal (The Korea Times)
Unexpected Hurdle of Corruption Scandal Probe: Inept Lawmakers (The Korea Times)
Dispatch From Gumi: Park Geun-Hye's Sins Taint Father's Legacy (Korea Expose)

Dec. 23: Where is Choi Soon-sil's Daughter? (The Korea Times)
Woo Displays Arrogant Attitude Again at Assembly Hearing (The Korea Times)

Dec. 24:

Dec. 25:

Dec. 26: Choi Denies All Wrongdoings (The Korea Herald)
Choi Soon-sil Defends Herself with Lies & Excuses (The Korea Times)

Dec. 27:

Dec. 28: Choi Questioned in Jail Cell But Remains Uncooperative (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Cho Yeo-ok's Trip to US was 'Unusual' (The Korea Times)

Dec. 29: Desperate Chung Yoo-ra Ditches 10 Pet Dogs in Frankfurt (The Korea Times)
Choi Soon-sil Scandal Spreads to Military (The Korea Times)

Dec. 30: Ambassadors' Gifts to President Kept at Choi Soon-sil's Home (The Korea Times)

Dec. 31: