Park Chan-wook: "I Enjoy Watching Videos Covering Yoon Suk Yeol’s Corruption" in U.S. Media Interview

[Financial News] Renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook revealed that he enjoys watching YouTube videos addressing the alleged corruption of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. He selected these videos as his "comfort show," content he repeatedly watches to relieve stress.
According to an interview published on the 1st (local time) by Vulture, a pop culture outlet run by New York Magazine, Park was asked what content he finds himself watching over and over. He responded, "YouTube videos about various corruption allegations involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol." New York Magazine is currently featuring a project where 50 influential figures in arts and culture select their "Works of the Year." The interview with Park was published under the title "What Park Chan-wook Watched, Read, and Listened to in 2025."
Park has been a prominent figure in the film industry who has criticized the December 3 insurrection and supported the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. On December 7 last year, just after the insurrection, he joined an emergency statement signed by 8,007 filmmakers demanding the removal of Yoon from office. The statement read, "Events that would have seemed delusional even in the wildest cinematic imagination have become reality," and emphasized, "Removing him from the presidency is the most urgent task to protect our democratic republic."
Later, in an interview with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)'s investigative program Exploration Planning Straight, Park explained, "With the impeachment vote approaching, I thought it was necessary for as many people as possible to participate and put pressure on People Power Party lawmakers." On December 14, the day of the second impeachment vote, it was reported that Park purchased all the bread from a bakery in Yeouido to support citizens gathered at a rally calling for impeachment.
Meanwhile, Park named "One Battle After Another," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, as the most impressive film of the year. Set in a fictional America under an extremely right-wing government, the film follows the story of a protagonist who was once a member of a radical leftist group. Park commented, "As someone who attended university in Korea during the 1980s, seeing the life of a failed revolutionary depicted on screen was deeply moving." Leonardo DiCaprio, the film’s lead, was praised for delivering "the best performance of the year."
hsg@fnnews.com Han Seung-gon Reporter