Broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon urges high school baseball team to apologize in Gwangju over 5.18 mockery

Broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon has spoken out against the Baejae High School baseball team, which is facing criticism for allegedly mocking the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement. Hong stated that the team should travel to Gwangju to offer an apology.

In a video posted to his social media, Hong shared his views on how an apology should be made. He recalled watching television news as a child, around the age of 10, which reported on events in Gwangju. The broadcast, as he remembered it, referred to the Gwangju Uprising as an act by North Korean communists.

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I recall watching TV news when I was about 10 years old. It reported that North Korean communists were in Jeonnam Gwangju.

Hong's comments come amid a growing controversy surrounding the baseball team's actions. The specifics of the team's alleged mockery have not been detailed in the provided text, but the reaction suggests a significant public outcry. Hong's intervention adds a prominent voice to the calls for accountability from the students and the school.

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My thoughts on how to apologize.