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μ νκ΅ λν΅λ Ή μ κ±°κ° κ°μκΈ°? – μ κ±° μ λμ νκ΅λ§μ νΉλ³ν μ κ±° λ¬Έν
Why Is Korea Having a Presidential Election All of a Sudden? – The Voting System and Unique Korean Election Culture
μλ νμΈμ! ν°λμ€μ΄μμ.
5μμ λ§μ§λ§ μ£Ό, μ§κΈ νκ΅μ μμ μ₯λ―Έκ½λ€μ΄ μ¬κΈ°μ κΈ° νμ§ νΌμ΄ μμ΄μ
μλ¦λ€μ΄ μ₯λ―Έκ½μ²λΌ μ°λ¦¬λλΌμλ λ°μ λ³νκ° μ€λ©΄ μ’κ² μ΄μ. πΉ
μ€λμ μ κ° μ‘°κΈ μΌμ° ν¬ννκ³ μ¨ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ‘ μμν΄ λ³Όκ²μ.
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Here’s my early voting selfie! |
μ λ μ€λ μμΉ¨, μ¬μ ν¬νμμ λ€λ μμ΄μ.
μ¬μ ν¬νλ λ§ κ·Έλλ‘, 미리 ν¬ννλ κ±°μμ.
μ κ±° λΉμΌ μ μ 미리 ν¬νν μ μλ μ λλλλ€!
μ΄λ κ² ν¬νλ νκ³ , μ₯λ―Έλ λ³΄κ³ , μ€λμ μ°Έ μλ―Έ μλ ν루μμ.π
μ, κ·ΈλΌ μ€λμ μ΄μΌκΈ° μμν΄ λ³ΌκΉμ?
μ νκ΅μμ λν΅λ Ή μ κ±°κ° κ°μκΈ° μ΄λ¦¬κ² λμμκΉμ?
Hello everyone, it’s Tina!
Right now in Korea, at the end of May, beautiful roses are blooming everywhere.
I hope, just like these lovely flowers, a bright and hopeful change will come to our country too. πΉ
Let me start with a little story from this morning—I went to vote early!
That’s right, I took part in early voting, which simply means voting before the official election day.
It’s a system that lets you cast your vote in advance!
So, today I got to vote and enjoy the roses.
What a meaningful day. π
Now, shall we get into today’s topic?
Why is Korea holding a presidential election all of a sudden?
πΉ μ μ΄λ κ² λΉ¨λ¦¬ μ κ±°λ₯Ό νλμ?(Why is the election happening so early?)
λ³΄ν΅ νκ΅μ λν΅λ Ή μκΈ°λ 5λ μ΄μμ. κ·Έλμ λν΅λ Ή μ κ±°λ 5λ μ ν λ²μ© μ΄λ €μ.
κ·Έλ°λ° μ΄λ²μλ μμ λ³΄λ€ ν¨μ¬ λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ κ±°κ° μΉλ¬μ§κ² λμμ΄μ.
μ κ·Έλ΄κΉμ?
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λ°λ‘, μ λν΅λ Ήμ΄ νν΅λμκΈ° λλ¬Έμ΄μμ.
μ¬κΈ°μ μ κΉ!
νν΅μ΄λ 무μμΌκΉμ?
νν΅μ λν΅λ Ήμ΄ λ²μ μ΄κΈ°κ±°λ μλͺ»λ μΌμ νμ λ, κ·Έ μ리μμ λ¬Όλ¬λκ² νλ μ λμμ.
νκ΅μμλ νλ²μ¬νμκ° μ΄ νν΅μ κ²°μ ν΄μ.
νν΅μ΄ μΈμ©λλ©΄, λν΅λ Ήμ λ°λ‘ μ§λ¬΄λ₯Ό μκ² λΌμ.
κ·Έλμ μ΄λ² λν΅λ Ή μ κ±°λ μκΈ°κ° λλκΈ° μ μ μλ‘ λ½λ ‘μ‘°κΈ° λμ ’μ΄μμ.
Normally, the term of a Korean president is five years, and elections happen once every five years.
But this time, the election is happening much earlier than expected.
Why?
It’s because the previous president was impeached.
Wait—what does “impeachment” mean?
Impeachment is when a president breaks the law or does something seriously wrong, and is forced to step down.
In Korea, this decision is made by the Constitutional Court.
Once impeachment is upheld, the president immediately loses their position.
That’s why this election is called an early presidential election—it’s being held before the regular term ends.
πΉ νκ΅μ μ κ±° μ λλ μ΄λ»κ² λμ΄ μμκΉμ?(How does the Korean voting system work?)
νκ΅μμλ κ΅λ―Όμ΄ μ§μ λν΅λ Ήμ λ½μμ.
μ΄κ±Έ μ§μ μ κ±°λΌκ³ ν΄μ.
λͺ¨λ κ΅λ―Όμ΄ ν μ¬λμκ² ν νμ© ν¬νν μ μμ΄μ.
λμ΄, μ§μ , μ¬λ κ³³μ μκ΄μμ΄ λͺ¨λ νλ±νκ² ν νμμ.
μ΄κ±Έ 1μΈ 1ν μ λλΌκ³ ν΄μ.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νκ΅μλ νΉλ³ν μ λκ° νλ λ μμ΄μ.
λ°λ‘ μ κ° μ€λ μ΄μ©ν μ¬μ ν¬ν μ λμμ! π
μ¬μ ν¬νλ μ κ±°μΌ μ μ 미리 ν¬νν μ μλ μ λμμ.
μ΄λ² μ κ±°μΌμ 6μ 3μΌμ΄μμ.
νμ§λ§ μ¬μ ν¬ν μ λ λλΆμ, κ·Έλ³΄λ€ μμ 5μ 29μΌκ³Ό 30μΌμ 미리 ν¬νν μ μμ΄μ.
κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ£Όμμ§μ μκ΄μμ΄, κ°κΉμ΄ ν¬νμ μ΄λμμλ ν¬νν μ μμ΄μ!
μ€λΉλ¬Όλ μμ£Ό κ°λ¨ν΄μ.
π μ λΆμ¦ νλλ©΄ μΆ©λΆν΄μ!
μ΄λ° μ λ λλΆμ, λ°μκ±°λ μ κ±°μΌμ μκ°μ΄ μλ μ¬λλ€λ μμ€ν ν νλ₯Ό κΌ νμ¬ν μ μμ΄μ.
μ λ§ νΈλ¦¬νκ³ μ’μ μ λμ£ ? π
In Korea, the people directly elect the president.
This is called a direct election.
Every eligible citizen gets one vote, no matter their age, job, or where they live.
This is called the “one person, one vote” system.
There’s also another special system in Korea—it’s what I used today: early voting! π
Early voting lets people cast their vote before election day.
This year’s election day is June 3rd.
But with early voting, you can vote ahead of time—on May 29th and 30th.
And the best part? You can vote anywhere, not just in your home district.
All you need is one thing:
π Just bring your ID!
Thanks to this system, even people who are busy or unavailable on election day can still make their voices heard.
It’s such a convenient and helpful system, isn’t it? π
πΉ νκ΅μ μ κ±° λ°©μ‘, λ¨μν κ°ν κ·Έ μ΄μμ΄μμ!(Election broadcasts in Korea—more than just vote counting)
νκ΅μμ μ κ±°κ° μλ λ , TV λ°©μ‘μ νΉλ³ν λΆμκΈ°λ‘ κ°λν΄μ. λ°λ‘ ‘κ°νλ°©μ‘’ λλ¬Έμ΄μμ.
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(source: Image captured from MBC news) |
ν¬νκ° λλλ©΄, λ°©μ‘κ΅λ€μ μ€μκ°μΌλ‘ λκ° λͺ νλ₯Ό λ°μλμ§, μ΄λ€ μ§μμμ μ΄λ€ νλ³΄κ° μμλμ§λ₯Ό 보μ¬μ€μ. κ·Έλ°λ° μ΄κ±Έ λ¨μν μ«μλ‘λ§ λ³΄μ¬μ£Όλ κ²μ΄ μλλΌ, λ€μνκ³ μ°½μμ μΈ λ°©μμΌλ‘ ννν΄μ.
μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄, μ λͺ ν μΊλ¦ν°κ° λ±μ₯ν΄μ “μ΄ νλ³΄κ° 1μμ λλ€!“λΌκ³ μΈμΉκΈ°λ νκ³ , μ λλ©μ΄μ μ²λΌ μ°μ£Όμ μ νκ³ κ°κ±°λ, μν μ₯λ©΄μ ν¨λ¬λνκΈ°λ ν΄μ. μ΄λ° μ°μΆμ μμ²μλ€μκ² μ¬λ―Έμ ν₯λ―Έλ₯Ό λν΄μ€μ.
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Coverage of the previous presidential election by each broadcaster (Source: Screenshots from each broadcast) |
νμ§λ§ νκ΅μ κ°νλ°©μ‘μ λ¨μν μ λ¨Έλ¬μ€ν μ°μΆλ§ μλ κ²μ΄ μλμμ. μ¬νμ λ©μμ§μ μλ―Έλ₯Ό λ΄μ μ₯λ©΄λ€λ λ§μμ.
μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄, μΈμνΈ μ°Έμ¬ ν¬μμλ€μ μΆλͺ¨νλ μ₯λ©΄μ΄ λ°©μ‘λκΈ°λ νμ΄μ. μ΄λ λ¨μν μ μΉ μ΄λ²€νΈκ° μλλΌ, μ¬νμ μνκ³Ό κΈ°μ΅μ ν¨κ» λλλ μκ°μΌλ‘μμ μλ―Έλ₯Ό 보μ¬μ€μ.
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μ΄μ²λΌ νκ΅μ κ°νλ°©μ‘μ μ μΉμ μ¬ν, λ¬Ένκ° μ΄μ°λ¬μ§ λ νΉν λ°©μ‘ λ¬Ένλ‘, μΈκ³μ μΌλ‘λ μ£Όλͺ©λ°κ³ μμ΄μ.
On election day, Korean TV channels have a very unique vibe.
That’s because of election result broadcasts!
After the voting ends, TV stations begin reporting how many votes each candidate is getting, and which regions are leaning toward which candidate.
But it’s not just numbers on a screen—Korean broadcasters get very creative.
You might see a popular cartoon character announcing, “This candidate is in the lead!” Or spaceships flying through animated galaxies.
Some even parody scenes from famous movies!
These fun and imaginative visuals make election night exciting and engaging.
But it’s not all just for laughs—many broadcasts also include thoughtful social messages.
For example, some have shown moments of remembrance for the victims of the Sewol Ferry tragedy—a reminder that elections are not only political events, but also reflect the heart and struggles of society.
This blend of politics, culture, and meaning makes Korean election broadcasts truly one of a kind—and something the world is starting to notice.
πΉ μ μΉμ νκ΅μ΄, ν¨κ» λ°°μ°κΈ°!(Let’s learn some Korean election-related words together!)
μ, κ·ΈλΌ μ€λ λμ¨ μ΄μΌκΈ°λ€ μμμ μ μΉμ κ΄λ ¨λ λ¨μ΄λ₯Ό ν¨κ» λ°°μ λ³ΌκΉμ?
νκ΅ λ΄μ€λ₯Ό λ³΄λ€ λ³΄λ©΄ μ΄λ° λ¨μ΄λ€μ΄ μμ£Ό λμμ.
νλνλ μ½κ² μ€λͺ ν΄ λ릴κ²μ. λ°μλ κ°μ΄ μ°μ΅ν΄ λ΄μ. π
If you watch Korean news, you’ll often hear certain political words.
Let’s go through them together—slowly and clearly. π
Repeat after me to practice your pronunciation, too!
π μ κ±° (seon-geo) [μ :κ±°] — Election
‘μ κ±°’λ λν΅λ Ήμ΄λ κ΅νμμμ²λΌ λλΌλ₯Ό μ΄λ μ¬λμ λ½λ κ±°μμ. κ΅λ―Όμ΄ ν¬νλ‘ μ§μ μ ννλ κ±°μ£ .
This means choosing leaders, like a president or a member of the National Assembly, by voting.
π ν¬ννλ€(tu-pyo-ha-da) [ν¬ννλ€] — To vote
ν¬νλ λ΄κ° λ½κ³ μΆμ μ¬λμκ² νλ₯Ό μ£Όλ κ±°μμ. ν¬νμ©μ§μ λμ₯μ μ°μ΄μ μμ¬λ₯Ό νμν΄μ.
Giving your vote to the person you support. You usually stamp a ballot paper to do this.
π λν΅λ Ή ν보(dae-tong-nyeong hu-bo) [λΛν΅λ ν보] — Presidential candidate
‘λν΅λ Ή ν보’λ λν΅λ Ήμ΄ λλ €κ³ μ κ±°μ λμ¨ μ¬λμ΄μμ. μ΄λ² μ κ±°μλ μ¬λ¬ λͺ μ λν΅λ Ή νλ³΄κ° μμ΄μ.
These are the people running to become the president. There are several candidates in this election.
π κ°ν(gae-pyo) [κ°ν] — Vote counting
κ°νλ ν¬νκ° λλ ν νλ₯Ό νλνλ μΈλ κ²μ λ§ν΄μ.
After the election, each vote is counted one by one.
π λΉμ λλ€(dang-seon-dwe-da) [λΉμ λλ€] — To be elected
λΉμ μ μ κ±°μμ κ°μ₯ λ§μ νλ₯Ό λ°μ μ¬λμ΄ λλ κ±°μμ.
This means someone has received the most votes and won the election.
π λΉμ μΈ(dang-seon-in)[λΉμλ] — President-elect
‘λΉμ μΈ’μ μ΄λ―Έ μ κ±°μμ μ΄κ²Όμ§λ§, μμ§ κ³΅μμ μΌλ‘ μΌμ μμνμ§ μμ μ¬λμ λ§ν΄μ.
A person who has won the election, but hasn’t officially started their job yet.
λ°λλ§μ
The opposite of this word is:
π λμ μΈ (nak-seo-nin)[λμ¨λ] — Defeated candidate
This refers to someone who ran in the election but did not win.
π μλΆμΈ(yeong-bu-in)[μλΆμΈ] — First Lady
‘μλΆμΈ’μ λν΅λ Ήμ μλ΄λ₯Ό λ»ν΄μ. μμ΄λ‘λ “νΌμ€νΈ λ μ΄λ”λΌκ³ νμ£ . 곡μ νμ¬μ ν¨κ» μ°Έμνκ±°λ, λ°λ‘ μ¬ν νλμ νκΈ°λ ν΄μ.
This is the wife of the president. She often joins official events and takes part in public activities.
μ΄λ κ² μ€λ λ°°μ΄ λ¨μ΄λ€μ μκ³ μμΌλ©΄, νκ΅μ μ κ±° λ°©μ‘μ λ³Ό λ ν¨μ¬ λ μ μ΄ν΄ν μ μμ κ±°μμ.
Now that you know these words, you’ll be able to understand Korean election broadcasts a lot better!
π¬ λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬νλ©°(To wrap up)
μ€λμ νκ΅ λν΅λ Ή μ κ±°μ λν΄ μμλ΄€μ΄μ.
μ μ κ±°κ° λΉ¨λ¦¬ μ΄λ¦¬λμ§, νκ΅μ ν¬ν μ λμ μ¬μ ν¬ν, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°νλ°©μ‘κΉμ§!
μ¬λ¬λΆμκ² μ μ΅ν μκ°μ΄μκΈΈ λ°λμ. π
λ€μ μκ°μλ μ κ±° κ²°κ³Όμ μ¬λλ€μ λ°μλ μ΄μΌκΈ°ν΄ λ³Όκ²μ.
μ€λλ λ€μ΄μ£Όμ μ κ³ λ§μ΅λλ€!
κ·ΈλΌ, λ€μμ λ λ§λμ. μλ ! π
Today, we explored the Korean presidential election—why it’s happening early, how voting works, what early voting is, and the unique world of election night broadcasts.
I hope this gave you a helpful look into Korean politics and culture. π
Next time, I’ll talk about the election results and how people are reacting.
Thanks so much for listening today!
See you next time—bye! π
μ νλΈ νμΊμ€νΈμμλ μ΄ μ΄μΌκΈ°, ν¨κ» λ€μ΄λ³΄μ€λμ?
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