AND THE WHITE HOUSE THINKS KANYE WEST IS UPPITY

George Bush doesn't, we imagine, relax with very much Korean folk singer as he slips off his shoes and enjoys a good, stuff drink of a late afternoon. Which might be just as well, as the US comes in for a bit of a bashing from the genre. Park Seong-hwan has just released a song calling General MacArthur a murderer, calling for his statue in Icheon Freedom Park to be pulled down.

The statue is currently a totem for trouble, providing a focus for groups still fighting over the legacy of the Korean War and the role played by foreign powers in the conflict; it's not entirely surprising that Park has decided to get involved. Back in 2002, when the US Army crushed two teenage girls to death in a sort-of accident, Park released a single called Fucking USA. His demands for the statue to be removed are based on a quote from MacArthur which he repeats in a spoken passage in the new song:

"Seize Seoul. There are girls and ladies there. For three days, Seoul will be yours -- UN Commander Douglas MacArthur, September 1950."

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