The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is moving to launch an official news program called DPK TV as new chairman Kim Min-seok seeks to shift party communication away from broadcaster Kim Ou-joon. The program is expected to air early next month on the party’s YouTube channel, with Kim likely to appear often. Party officials say the goal is to give members a direct channel for party positions without relying on outside media personalities, though some see it as a move to curb Kim Ou-joon’s influence.
In the left photo, then-Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks during a luncheon hosted by President Lee Jae Myung for the heads of Korea’s five constitutional institutions at the presidential office in Seoul’s Yongsan District, Dec. 3, 2025. In the right photo, Kim Ou-joon, a progressive broadcaster and YouTuber, appears as a witness at a National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee hearing, Dec. 13, 2024, concerning then-President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 martial law declaration. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seog
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) appears to be distancing itself from Kim Ou-joon, a progressive broadcaster and YouTuber who has long been an influential voice for the ruling bloc, following a bitter leadership race that deepened factional divisions within the party.
