El que ha desconcertat els sud-coreans és que, malgrat la batuda policíaca a l’estudi de Park l’any passat i les dures crítiques de l'opinió pública a internet, les últimes notícies han arribat principalment de mitjans internacionals.
What has baffled South Koreans however, is that although the police raided Park's studio last year and there has been quite strong opposition against the case online (including the creation of Internet photo memes of Park), recent updates have mostly come from the international media.