This incident is going viral due to the combination of a racist attack on a Korean citizen, the physical assault, and the perpetrator's swift departure from the country, which many Koreans perceive as an injustice and a failure of the legal system.
The terms 'Baka-yaro' and especially 'Chosennin' carry significant historical weight due to Japan's colonial rule over Korea, making their use deeply offensive and inflammatory in Korea. This incident taps into long-standing historical tensions between the two nations.
An incident sparking widespread outrage across Korean online communities involves a Japanese tourist who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver and hurled racist slurs. The taxi driver reported that the passenger refused to pay the fare, then verbally abused him with terms like "Baka-yaro" and "Chosennin" before physically attacking him. While the Japanese national was arrested as a ํํ๋ฒ (on-the-spot offender), the public is furious that they were allowed to leave Korea the very next day after police questioning, seemingly avoiding further legal consequences.