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Ex-President Chun Doo Hwan's grandson ends first installment of AI-generated webtoon series

Chun Woo-won, the grandson of former President Chun Doo Hwan, updated his AI-generated webtoon series on his Instagram on Tuesday, revealing his reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Korean history — and his own family’s role in it.

2026-01-13

Chun Doo Hwan's grandson posts more family criticism on Instagram

Chun Woo-won, grandson of Korea's late strongman Chun Doo Hwan, continued criticizing his family with photographs and cryptic messages through his Instagram account.

2025-12-26

Grandson of late South Korean dictator begins webtoon telling of family abuse, repression

The grandson of late strongman Chun Doo Hwan began an AI-generated webtoon series on his Instagram account, seemingly based on his story of being abused by his father and oppressed by his grandparents.

2025-12-15

Late President Chun Doo Hwan's grandson indicted for drug use

The indictment by the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday comes six months after Chun's return to Seoul from New York, where he livestreamed explosive accusations against his own family on social media.

2023-09-21

Grandson of Chun Doo Hwan apologizes to victims of May 18 Gwangju Uprising

Chun Woo-won, grandson of the late military dictator and former President Chun Doo Hwan, apologized to the victims of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising and their surviving families on Friday, saying that his grandfather was a “sinner.”

2023-03-31

Chun Doo Hwan grandson heads straight to Gwangju after release

He said he will continue to apologize to the people of Gwangju regarding the atrocity committed by his grandfather during the pro-democracy uprising in 1980. Chun confessed to the police on taking drugs - marijuana to Dimethyltryptamine (DMT).

2023-03-29

Grandson of former president Chun Doo Hwan arrested at Incheon airport

Police arrested Chun Woo-won, grandson of former president Chun Doo Hwan, upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday over alleged illegal drug use.

2023-03-28

Chun Doo Hwan's grandson discharged from hospital after livestreaming drug usage

Ex-president Chun Doo Hwan's grandson Chun Woo-won said he left the hospital Friday, a week after a drug-using broadcast ruckus.

2023-03-24

Grandson of late president Chun dishes dirt on family

The grandson of late former president Chun Doo Hwan has been setting tongues on fire with a series of revelations about his family, including accusation that it used ill-begotten money to sustain a luxurious lifestyle.

2023-03-16