Incheon Asian Games 2014
- Korean national character-


This site clarifies Korean national character based on the facts.
Generally speaking Korea is the country of "Emotion" and "Kenchanayo" mind.
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What kind of country is Korea?
Why South Korea is so obsessed with Japan (Robert E Kelly, associate professor at Pusan National University in Korea)
Korean national character
Korea in amazement
Korean Fakes
You Korean should learn the history!(Kent Sidney Gilbert)
The Korean does not think logically(Maarten Meijer)
How to distinguish Japanese from other Orientals
Corporate culture in South Korea (The economist)
Korean prostitution (Korea・Weekly Kyunghyang)
The Nobel Prize in Literature to South Korea (Newyorker)
Korean illegal immigrants in Japan (Korea・NAVER)

The Thai warns serious concern for the case that Korean insulted image of the King of Thailand. (Yahoo news) October 19, 2014

  1. Though the lodgings for foreign players were hot, there was not even the electric fan much less the air-conditioner. And players were forced to spend time there without even a window being opened in intense heat, because there was not a screen door.
    In addition, the meal for players was very simple, and, besides, Salmonella was detected in the lunch, and there was the danger to cause food poisoning.
    Because neither the proper locker room nor the shower was installed, the player changed his/her clothes in a tent of inferior quality.
    The games were too poor to be the international games.
  2. There were many questionable judgments that took sides with Korea and were unfair in the games.
    When an Indian player was defeated by a Korean in an unfair judgment in a game of the boxing women, she refused the receipt of the bronze medal in the commendation ceremony.
    In addition, a North Korean player was thrown out because he hurled a plastic bottle for the referee who made a mysterious judgement in the soccer game.
    There are many voices to criticize the judgment of the PK which Korea was given in Korea vs Japan game just before fulltime.
    The wind that was advantageous to a Korean player blew unnaturally during Japan vs. Korea game in badminton in a gymnasium.
    There were many situations that injustices were doubted.
  3. Over the judgment that the referee gave Korea PK in a soccer game of Korea vs. Thailand performed on September 30, many Thais wrote in comments to criticize Korea on the Internet.
    Then the Korean net users who were distracted by this coments made the images which insulted the Thai king and contributed it to a net.
    On October 11 after the games closing, it was found out that the sidewalk of the design which stamped on a Thai national flag was made by Korean and it was reported in the news of each country.
    Thai public opinion protested vehemently, and Thai Ambassador in Korea asked the Korean government for the fact and protested formally.
    The unpleasant Korea mood in Thailand increases.

The gentle Thais flew into a rage very much. October 4, 2014 (Wikipedia - Men's football)

  • The Thai is too amazed in the way of trickery of Korea and flies into a rage very much.
    The umpire performed a funny judgment in the soccer game of Thailand and Korea and gave Thailand a penalty.
    Korean team got a penalty kick and controlled the pace of the game, and Korea won by result 2 to 0.
    Many Thais contribute criticism and a Korean slander photograph to "Facebook", and originally the bad unpleasant Korea mood of Thai people spreads. Gentle Thais cannot gain anger.

Lighting declined for the reason "the manager went home. (Yahoo news) October 2, 2014

  1. Incheon Asian Games 2014 was held in Korea, but many questions were added to the administration, and many countries said "it is not the level for the international games".
  2. A sports newspaper reporter talked, "On September 20 the Iran team participated in the games without being able to take the meal, because their lunch arrived late for two and a half hours from planned time in the KoJan gymnasium where fencing was carried out". On 21st Salmonella was detected in the lunch which was going to be delivered to the Okyon international firing range. Protests rushed in Korea from many teams". On September 20 Thai baseball team called for lighting for their exercise in the stadium because a lighting did not work in the dark, but it was declined for the reason "the manager went home."
  3. The Taiwanese media reported, "The timing of the drug test was put off, and Taiwanese baseball team was not able to get time for warm-up". On the midnight of 20th, the sacred fire of the Inchon sports stadium which was a main meeting place disappeared for 12 minutes. The organizing committee lighted it by the source fire of the lamp kept by a sacred fire management room again.
    (from the "Weekly Post", September 10, 2014)

Mysterious judgments occurred (Yahoo news) October 2, 2014 (Wikipedia - Boxing officiating)

  1. Mysterious judgments occurred successively in the boxing competitions of the Inchon Asian Games.
    The judgment of the doubt was given in the semifinals of the girl lightweight class on September 30.
    It was the game between Indian Ricelam Salita Debbie(32) and Korean Pak jin-a(25).
    It was Debbie to have been thought to be superior through the whole game, and she gave many punches thought to be effective. As for Pak, she showed a lot of clinches to run away and the rabbit punches so often.
    But the judgment was victory of Pak in 0-3. Three umpires were from Italy, Tunisia and Poland.
    Boos happened for this result from the audience except the Korean promptly. Debbie showed an expression surprised at the judgment, and shed tears after the game.
    She claimed that the judgment was not accepted and the Indian team also protested on the same day.
    Salita Debbie expressed her disapproval of the judgment of the semifinals and refused the bronze medal in a commendation ceremony.
  2. The American net users praised the courage of the Indian player, and a lot of comments to criticize Korea were written in.
    They said, "Korea has too much injustice", "This is Korean standard". "This is the same as in Seoul Olympics 1988 and Japan-Korea World Cup 2002." "This is the prologue of the Dong-gye Winter Olympics 2018". "Global new slang was born, 'Do not korea'(this means 'do not do wrong'".
  3. Another doubt is the judgment of the quarterfinals of a boy bantamweight class on September 30.
    The Mongolian player who faced Korean Ham Sammyon was seen with superiority, but lost the game by the judgment in 0-3.
    Then he sat down on the ring and went for protest. According to the news, the Mongolian team protested formally, but it was not accepted by international boxing association.
    Asashoryu(the former yokozuna of Grand Sumo Tournament) watched the game and updated Twitter and he gave utterance to his rage, "Game of Asia Inchon! Three rounds of boxing. Though Mongolia wins, a hand of the Korean player goes up! Let's do kimchi!"

"Wind" problem occurred. October 1, 2014 (Wikipedia - Badminton)

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  • In the badminton men's team competition quarterfinals Japan vs. Korea, a "wind" problem occurred.
    Tago Kenichi won the first game, but the head wind for the Tago blew by the second game.
    A court was changed in the third game, but a head wind blew again. Tago lost by a reversal after all. The team lost, too.
    Japanese coach Keita Masuda who noticed a headwind in the second game presented a question to the umpire, but it was declined.
  • Questions to "wind" were presented from not only Japan but also China, Indonesia and Malaysia to panel of judges.
    The situation was same as Asian Games Pusan 2002. In the finals of Indonesia vs. Korea, Indonesia protested that the judgments of the linesman were arbitrary, and the game stopped for one and a half hours.
    The facilities maintenance person concerned of the gymnasium said, "I attached air conditioning by manual operation for power saving and turned it off".
    Although he denied the intentional operation to the game, he had the ON/off operation by at least manual operation.
  • Chinese national coach defeated by Korea in the finals grumbled, "we were defeated because of something which was not a badminton technique" in the interview after the game.

Japanese players fight the bath, the elevator and the air conditioner. (Yahoo news) September 15, 2014

  1. Japanese player said, "Though somebody seems to come for repairing the bath, it is not sure that he repairs the bath. Then the elevator is broken, I go up and down the stairs to the 22nd floor".
  2. It was hot and humid more than temperature 25 degrees centigrade, but there was no air conditioner. Only electric fan was available.
  3. Korean players did not use the athletes' quarters of course.

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