The combination of 'mobile phone games' and 'racism' controversy at the National Assembly..Isasmin and Sam Okyere shared 'bad comments' [Star Issue]

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Ijasmin (49), a former lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party (the predecessor of the People's Power), from the Philippines, shared his grievances with Sam Okyere (34), a Ghanaian broadcaster of the "controversy over disparaging and sexual harassment comments by Asians."

Earlier on the 18th of last month, a video of the guest Sam Okyere episode was released on the YouTube channel "K-Story" hosted by Isasmin.

In the video, MC Isasmin told Sam Okyere, "Let me ask you a question that I can't avoid first. I think you must have had a lot of trouble in the meantime. I know better than anyone else. I didn't have such a hard time once or twice," he said.

In response, Sam Okyere said, "I feel comforted because I have someone who has suffered a lot more than me. Thank you, sister," he quivered.

Soon after, Sam Okyere said, "As you said, I suffered more than I thought. Fortunately, I have endured so far with the comfort and love of those people because there are many good people around me who love me. I ran hard because there were fans who still loved and remembered me. Actually, it was really hard. Honestly, there were so many difficult moments that I couldn't express in words. There were many moments when I wanted to give up, but I shouldn't give up on life. When I was discharged from the military, I endured with the spirit of "I can't give up unconditionally." Also, for those who comforted me, of course, I shouldn't have given up," he confessed.

Then Isasmin said, "So do I. What I thought about when it was very difficult was that I could always endure it because I have been loved more than those who hate me. It has been loved by many Koreans. At the time, he agreed, "I have this difficult part now, but I should endure it proudly for that love," and always had this kind of heart.

He then said, "It must have been more difficult than I thought, but I endured it well. In the case of other people, don't they go back because they don't want to worry about it. Why did you decide to stay?"

In response, Sam Okyere said, "I became an adult in Korea. I grew up here when I was 19 years old. Korea is my home," replied Isasmin, and nodded, "I came around the same age."

In the meantime, Isasmin said, "I also received a lot of love before I went through difficult things. In fact, there are many very different aspects between online and the real world. He repeatedly mentioned his past controversy, saying, "I can keep posting comments like that, but the reactions of people I encounter in reality are a little different."

Isasmin was born in Manila, Philippines in 1977, married her husband, a sailor, in 1995 and became a naturalized Korean citizen in 1998. In 2011, he made a public impression by playing the role of a Filipino mother of Yoo Ah-in, the title role, in the movie "Wanduk." The following year, he was recognized for his multicultural representation and entered the 19th National Assembly as the 15th proportional representative of the ruling Saenuri Party, becoming the "No. 1 naturalized member of the National Assembly."

However, Isasmin has emerged as a problematic figure, causing various controversies. In 2011, he appeared on KBS 2TV's "Relaxed" and said, "Like the Korean SAT exam, there is the same test in the Philippines, and I got 99 points out of 100 and went to medical school." But soon, Isasmin came to Athens, PhilippinesSuspicions of "forgery of academic background" arose as he was known to have dropped out of the Department of Biology at Bao University. As the controversy grew, Isasmin gave an explanation, saying, "The misrepresentation that he went to medical school was due to misunderstanding during the interview and editing on the broadcast."

In addition, Ijasmin was caught eating chocolate bars or playing mobile phone games in the plenary session hall when he was a lawmaker. It violates the provisions of Article 148 of the National Assembly Act, "A member shall not bring goods or food that interferes with the progress of the meeting into the conference hall of the plenary session or committee."

On the other hand, Sam Okyere openly criticized Uijeongbu High School students' cosplay of the "corpse boys' group" in 2020, which faced "headwinds" and was strongly criticized. Sam Okyere, who pointed out that "blackface" was "a very unpleasant behavior from a black person's point of view," was discovered to have made an "eye-splitting" gesture, a disparaging gesture for Asians, on past broadcasts. In addition, he was under fire for sympathizing with the "sexual harassment comments" posted on the photo taken with the actress.

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