Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank explained

Jang Sung-min's Current Affairs Tank (Korean: 장성민의 시사탱크) was a Korean television program of TV Chosun. It was started on 4 June 2012 and finished on 20 May 2016. On 21 March 2016, the name was changed to Current Affairs Tank (Korean: 시사탱크).

The cast was Jang Sung-min, a politician of South Korea, but later changed to Kim Kwang-il.

Controversy

Jang was involved in controversies about the reporting of the Gwangju Uprising. It was supported by North Korea. Although he denied it, the controversy was serious.[1]

He declared that he would run for president as a member of People's Party.[2] He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his candidacy due to the issue mentioned above.[3] Because of that, he created a new party with the name of Grand National United Party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 장성민 "5.18 폄훼 발언 한적 없다".
  2. http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=261456 장성민, 그는 누구?…‘DJ정부 비서실 정무비서관’ 트위터로 보내기 핫이슈 포토 슬라이드 기사최
  3. Web site: 장성민, 국민의당 입당 거부당해...˝5.18 민주화운동 폄훼˝.