Kang Yong-suk
| Kang Yong-suk | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 December 1969 Jung-gu, Seoul South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
| Website | Official Twitter account |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 걍용석 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 康容碩 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Yongseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Yongsŏk |
Kang Yong-suk (born December 3, 1969) is a South Korean lawyer and a current non-partisan politician. He is known for expulsion from the Grand National Party due to his negative sexual remarks on women. He is also known for his antics against Ahn Cheol-Soo's political endeavors.[1]
Experience
- 1985 ~ 1988 - Kyunggi High School
- 1988 ~ 1992 - Seoul National University LL.B.
- 1996 ~ 1998 - Seoul National University LL.M.
- 2001 ~ 2002 - Harvard Law School LL.M.
Controversy
Announcer insult
Kang had desecrated Announcer during a student dinner at Yonsei University on July 20, 2010. This has caused a mass legal action against him. He was later expelled from the Grand National Party in September 2010.[2]
Election Problems
He is involved in spreading a negative impression against a non-partisan candidate for Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, based on a false allegation that Park forged his Harvard Law School degree.[3] This is to support the Grand National Party candidate, Na Kyung-won, the counterpart of Park.
Suing Choi Hyo-jong
He later sued South Korean comedian Choi Hyo-jong for "disrespecting the National Assembly" in a skit in Gag Concert. Chung Doo-un protested against Kang's decision "that could potentially undermine the ruling Grand National Party".[4] Comedian Kim Won-hyo protested against Kang's action on his Twitter account with a humorous remark.[5]
The comedians of the Gag Concert dedicated the November 27th, 2011 episode to lampoon Kang Yong-suk's action of suing Choi Hyo-jong.[6]
Retirement to TV show
he did many TV entertainment show kangjuk-dul(TV Chosun), The Genius(Tvn),Ssul-jeon(Jtbc). but after his immoral relation scandal, he retired all of TV show what he did.[7]
References
- ↑ Kwon (권), Yeong-cheol (영철) (2011-11-11). "[Why뉴스] 왜 강용석은 안철수를 난타할까?". Nocut News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ 강용석 "다 줄 생각 해야 하는데 그래도 아나운서 할래?". 프레시안 (in Korean). 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ Im (임), Byeong-do (병도) (2011-10-23). '박원순 저격수'로 나선 강용석의 '삼일천하'. OhMyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ Kim (김), Beom-hyeong (범현) (2011-11-20). 정두언 "강용석, 개그맨 고소는 與에 악재". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ 개그맨 김원효 "최효종, 야 안돼, 고소하면…". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ ‘개콘’ 고소 개그 독했다…강용석 맞대응 "어우 고소해". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ 남, 지은 (2015-08-20). "'불륜 의혹' 강용석, 모든 프로그램에서 하차".
External links
- (Korean) twitter