Dear Reporter Waiting Park

Dear Reporter Waiting Park

Updated Oct 09, 2016 at 09:04AM EDT by RandomMan.

Added Jan 11, 2010 at 10:05PM EST by Brad.

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Dear Reporter Waiting Park is an internet phenomenon based on a news report about a blizzard that swept across the Korean peninsula on January 4th, 2010. At the center of this snowstorm was Park Dae-ki (박대기), the KBS field journalist reporting from outside while trembling in subzero weather with a pile of snow on his shoulders.

Further feeding the exploitability of this scene was his ironic e-mail address displayed on screen: WAITING@kbs.co.kr. Although it was a clever pun on his name "Dae-Ki" (a homonym for the Korean verb "to stand by" / "to wait"), the satellite broadcast came off as highly entertaining and evoked much sympathy from the viewers at home. By next morning, Park apparently received over 2,000 fan e-mails in his inbox.

Origin

Transcript
Studio Anchorwoman: Seoul Metropolitan Area has been hit with a blizzard today, beginning around 5 a.m. this morning and it still hasn't stopped. We'll go live with our reporter Day-Ki Park, who's out in the storm as we speak. Mr. Park, it looks like the condition hasn't improved much, how are things over there?

Park Dae-ki: Yes--at this moment, it's coming down so heavy in downtown Seoul that it's hard to stand here with my eyes open. (determined silence)"

(Suddenly Cuts Back to Studio)

Sympathetic Response

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