Joel Kim
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🚨 | 𝐉𝐈𝐍 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐆-𝐎𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐅𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 Olympic legend and National assembly member Jin Jong-oh held a press conference today calling for the entire leadership of the KFA to resign and demanding a full investigation into the appointment process of head coach Hong. Here's the entire translated speech. It's worth the read and also a good primer for those unfamiliar with the problems/corruption of the KFA: "To the people of Korea, football fans, and my fellow lawmakers, I can barely contain my anger. What we are feeling today goes far beyond disappointment—it is devastation. The catastrophic collapse of Korean football at this World Cup was not an accident. It was a tragedy that many saw coming. First and foremost, I want to express my deepest respect and gratitude to our national team players, who gave everything they had on the field. We will never forget your sacrifice, your effort, and your commitment to representing our nation. However, Head Coach Hong Myung-bo, who failed to deliver, and the Korea Football Association, which protected him as a shield to preserve its own power, must now face judgment without excuses. In September 2024, I warned that the appointment of Hong Myung-bo was the product of backroom deals and organized collusion. Yet the Korea Football Association ignored those warnings. It refused to cooperate fully with parliamentary investigations, withheld documents, and misled both the National Assembly and the Korean people. When football fans demanded answers, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu and the entrenched leadership of the KFA responded not with accountability, but with arrogance. They shut out the voices of the people and acted as though they were beyond criticism. Two years ago, they attempted to cover up the crisis by sacrificing a few individuals while leaving the system itself untouched. That arrogance allowed a broken structure to remain in place, and today we have witnessed the inevitable result: Korean football has become the subject of ridicule on the world stage. But let me be clear. This is not a problem that can simply be solved by the resignations of Chairman Chung Mong-gyu and Coach Hong Myung-bo alone. As Park Ji-sung and commentator Park Moon-sung have both lamented, as long as an entrenched cartel that values power over competence continues to dominate Korean football, there is no future for the sport—not even one percent. Let me repeat that. This crisis cannot be resolved through symbolic resignations. The Korea Sports Council must also accept responsibility. No one should be allowed to use the resignation of a chairman or head coach as an excuse to avoid uncovering the full truth or escaping accountability. Even if it means enduring a difficult period while preparing for next year's Asian Cup, the only path forward is the complete dismantling of the Korea Football Association's current structure and rebuilding it from the ground up. Therefore, I strongly call for the following. First, everyone under Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's leadership must immediately resign and accept full responsibility for both this disaster and the subsequent cover-up. Second, everyone involved in Hong Myung-bo's appointment must fully disclose the truth about the backroom negotiations, illegal practices, and unfair procedures that surrounded the hiring process, and cooperate without exception in a thorough and impartial investigation. Third, I call on the government and the Korea Sports Council to immediately launch a comprehensive special audit of the Korea Football Association. Everyone connected to this entrenched system of privilege and favoritism must be held fully accountable under both the law and administrative regulations. Disasters are not repeated by chance. They are repeated when corrupt systems are allowed to remain untouched. We must take Korean football back from the hands of corrupt institutions and return it to where it belongs—with the Korean people. I, too, will not back down. I will continue to fight for a full investigation without sacred cows and for genuine reform. Finally, together with the Sports Corruption Reporting Center, I will establish a dedicated Korea Football Association Corruption Reporting Center to receive reports of misconduct related to the KFA. To root out opaque administration and corruption, and to rebuild Korean football on a foundation of transparency and integrity, I ask for the courage of the Korean people and football fans to come forward with information. Thank you." 🫡🇰🇷
Joel Kim383,649 views • 14 days ago
“I want to take this moment to thank Mexican fans…” 🙏 At press conference coach Hong publicly thanks Mexican fans for all their support! 🇰🇷❤️🇲🇽 He also comments that tonight’s game will be hard against a 🇲🇽 home crowd but expressed confidence we’ll perform well. 🫡🇰🇷
Joel Kim654,232 views • 25 days ago
Who will win tomorrow?! 👏 Very cute Mexikorean baby predicts the winner. 😂 🇲🇽❤️🇰🇷
Joel Kim478,989 views • 26 days ago
🚨 | 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊: "𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄" Our boy Park Ji-sung speaks out against these "insider elections" at the launch of the Innovation committee today. 🗣️ As the KFA attempts to push presidential elections in 60 days, KSOC will look to push changes in the election format such as expanding the electorate to make it a more democratic and representative election. 🙌 Our boys Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo have also removed themselves from consideration for KFA President. The good guys of Korean football. 👍 Cheer them on lads. 🫡🇰🇷
Joel Kim95,994 views • 7 days ago
Just two Koreans lads living their best lives in Mexico. All they were doing was attending fan festival for Mexico vs RSA and next thing you know they get flung into the air, handed babys, alcohol, kiss girls, get pictures taken with…treated like absolute rock stars. 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
Joel Kim280,077 views • 1 month ago
Some people yesterday thought this man in my pfp was being racist by perpetuating a Mexican stereotype. 🇲🇽 His story: “I quit my job in order to go to the World Cup. I’ve always enjoyed experiencing local cultures, so I went to buy a sombrero, a traditional Mexican hat. I found one that I really liked and bought it. When I walked around wearing it, the Mexican people welcomed me warmly. On my way to the stadium, a Mexican fan even gave me a fake mustache, so I put it on right away and wore it around.” 😄🇲🇽🇰🇷
Joel Kim165,672 views • 27 days ago
Video is HILARIOUS Korean vlogger doing his thing and gets mobbed by Mexicans who throw him in the air. He is so confused. 😭😭 He tries to run, they chase him, throw him in the air. He asks “Why? Why?” In captions, “waiting for it to end” before finally escaping. 😂😂 🇲🇽❤️🇰🇷
Joel Kim103,214 views • 20 days ago
🚨 | 𝐒𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 Big development. After stalling for 2 years at the local Jong-no police station, Seoul metro police FCU themselves are taking over the investigation of the appointment of coach Hong. ‼️ This is an escalation that reflects the national significance and attention of this case. 👀 The heat is on and judgement day is coming for Chung Mong-gyu and his cartel. 🔥🫡🇰🇷
Joel Kim53,696 views • 12 days ago
Korean news is reporting on the support a Korean YouTuber received from Mexico after the slant-eyes incident. The individual has apologized. 🙏 Glad to see so many Mexicans recognize how offensive this gesture is and stand with Asians on this. ❤️ The world is healing. 🇰🇷🤝🇲🇽
Joel Kim90,492 views • 29 days ago
