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
Jang Sung-min (; born 5 September 1963) is a South Korean politician. He was formerly the president of the Grand National Unity Party.
Biography
Jang was born in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province. He started his political career under ...
, 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.
He declared that he would run for
president as a member of
People's Party. He registered to enter for the party, however, the party rejected his candidacy due to the issue mentioned above.
Because of that, he created a new party with the name of
Grand National United Party.
References
2012 South Korean television series debuts
2016 South Korean television series endings
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