In 2023, a case was dismissed against then-former President Trump claiming the mishandling of sensitive information, while the same government ignored similar allegations against President Joe Biden. A similar pattern is playing out as the President of South Korea is taking aim at one of the authors of South Korea’s current cultural blitz. South Korean entertainment company HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk is a successful Korean businessperson who has built a billion-dollar company with global influence. As we have witnessed here in the U.S., politically motivated lawfare is being used in South Korea for political persecution. It’s not new to see corruption within the South Korea government — which many insist is really just a branch of Samsung.