User blog comment:General tiu/Korea: who was he, and can he still be saved?/@comment-1710579-20100605072049

Yeah, I am feeling scared too. I am tired of Turkish nationalist "Gray Wolves" hijacking Sadiq's character and seeing videos of pictures that show him killing Greece. You know, the Greco-Turkish Youtube war is the most voracious of all, even worse than the China-Korea-Japan flame wars, or even the Israel vs. Arabs flame wars. I think that Himaruya needs to research more about Korea, and that's how he offended some sections of Korean society.

The North Korea Himaruya will reveal will be much more respectable. Apparently, Yong-soo's removal in the manga is to retcon his character and how to portray his relationship with the North in a less offensive or more politically correct manner.

I think that the Korean fans wanted Yong-soo. Though not in the way they wanted him to act. So a retcon will be a win-win solution.