Ms. O Sonfa's story 1/9 Q & A 1, 2, 3 Kimchi, Cheer, President Moon

Host:

Today we are inviting a special commentator.

It is Ms. O Sonfa from Takushoku University International department of this program first appearance.

Nice to meet you.

Thank you for your consideration today.

Here, I would like to introduce Ms. O Sonfa's profile to the viewer.

Ms. O Sonfa was born in Jeju, Korea.

After that, she was in the military for four years as a volunteer.

She came to Japan in 1983.

She entered and graduated from Daito Bunka University.

After that, she finished for the master's course at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Graduate School of Area Studies.

Naturalized to Japan in 1998.

She has written many books such as " The Wind of Skirt", which became a bestseller written during graduate school days, and "exclusionism Korea, the opening of Japan," which received the Yamamoto Shichihei Award.

Currently, she is active as a professor at Takushoku University International department in various fields, including writing activities and lectures.

Thank you for your consideration today.

I have five questions to Ms. O Sonfa.

Question 1

Do you like kimchi more than Japanese pickles?

I like both of them.

Question 2

Do you cheer Japan in Japan-South Korea sports rivalries?

Japan

Question 3

Like a past President, Do you think President Moon will be unhappy?

Yes

Question 4

Do you think Korea is a country of a system based on the rule of law?

No

Question 5

If you are reborn, are you want to be Japanese?

Yes

Thank you for your cooperation.

2:36~

Host:

Today's theme is "The troubled neighbor, Republic of Korea"

We will proceed with the program with Ms. O Sonfa who was refused entry into a country twice, and with Naoki Hyakuda who wrote the book "Let's apologize to Korea now". Mr. Hyakuta has been seen as a person on the Korean blacklist.

I will confirm the answers to the five questions to Ms. O Sonfa.

Question 1

Do you like kimchi more than Japanese pickles?

I like both of them.

Hyakuta:

Does this mean "I like both?"

O Sonfa:

Well, before, I did not think that Japanese pickles were delicious, "the taste was not enough and no juice".

I like Japanese food now.

I also liked the kimchi.

Before, I could not eat rice without kimchi.

When I was in Japan for a long time, I was worried about the smell of kimchi and I stopped eating.

Now, I do not eat more than the Japanese.

When I stay abroad for a long time, I want to eat Japanese food.

From ten years ago, kimchi has the largest consumption among pickles.

Japan consumes more than Korea.

Students also like kimchi.

in contrast, I am away from kimchi.

Sometimes I want to eat kimchi.

However, when I eat spicy food, my stomach hurts.

5:33~

O Sonfa:

I heard that it hurts the stomach when the Japanese eat kimchi in Korea.

Recently I am in the same state.

Sometimes I feel pain in my stomach when I return home.

Recently, I eat kimchi which reduced spicy.

6:06~

Question 2

Do you cheer Japan in Japan-South Korea sports rivalries?

Japan

Host:

Do sports-Japan-Korea games support Japan?

O Sonfa:

Well, Korea is like a war when fighting Japan.

Korea thinks that "we must beat Japan by any means".

Their emotions are too intense.

6:25~

Hyakuta:

I want Korean people to follow the rules.

6:44~

O Sonfa:

In Korea, it is "The result is everything".

There is an idea that "you can use any method, but you just have to win".

Hyakuta:

There is a lot of rough play in soccer.

Mostly violent.

O Sonfa:

The battle with Japan must be won absolutely.

There is a word in Korea "just go to Seoul".

In Japan, the process is important.

The process does not matter.

Japanese people have important things about the process, but Korean has to win anyway.

In Korea, if you lose to Japan, you are a traitor.

Japanese players who are beautifully fighting according to the rules is wonderful.

Hyakuta:

O Sonfa:

I do not want to see ugly things, I want to see beautiful things.

9:02~

Question 3

Like a past President, Do you think President Moon will be unhappy?

Yes

Host:

Were you not perplexed?

O Sonfa:

Yes, this is a tradition.

In South Korea, there is a way of thinking "I'll reform society" when a new administration is formed.

They deny all the previous administrations.

9:25~

Hyakuta:

In "Let's apologize to Korea now", I wrote about the successive Korean presidents.

The first generation, Syngman Rhee, was exiled to Hawaii.

The second generation Yun Posun, was sentenced to three years in prison.

The third generation Park Chung-hee was assassinated during the presidency.

The Fourth generation Choi Kyu-hah resigned in eight months due to a coup.

The fifth generation Chun Doo-hwan is sentenced to death.

The seventh generation  Kim Young-sam's second son was arrested by for tax evasion and bribery.

Eight generation Kim Dae-Jung's three sons arrested in bribery.

The ninth generation Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide just before his arrest.

The teen generation, Lee Myung-bak was charged with breach of trust and abuse of his authority.

The real brother is also a prison sentence for mediation and taking bribes.

The 11th generation Park Geun-hye is currently arrested.

Almost all 11th presidents were in prison, killed, and sons were arrested.

O Sonfa

Traditionally, past administrations are considered bad regimes.

There is a Confucian way of thinking called "to reform society".

The present president also denies the past.

Host:

The Moon administration is deep-rooted evil.

Hyakuta

Curiously, presidents get hurt after they quit.

So why do they become a president?

O Sonfa:

They only think that they are "safe".

Hyakuta:

There is no one safe.

O Sonfa:

They are happy only when they became president.

After that, they have difficult experiences.

Hyakuta:

Do Korean people not think about the latter?

O Sonfa:

They think only Themselves is safe.