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Ryan Pineda and co-host Brian Davila sit down with Danny Bae to explore how he leveraged 20+ years of direct sales experience and his unique Korean-American background to build a 260,000-person global sales organization that generated over $400 million in Korean skincare revenue outside of Korea, while sharing lessons on leadership, network marketing, entrepreneurship, and scaling through people. ⁣⁣Connect with Danny - ⁣https://www.instagram.com/dannybaeofficial/ ⁣https://www.instagram.com/weareriman/ ⁣⁣Watch the podcast with Brad Sugars - https://youtu.be/nxyAdptUGcw⁣⁣__________⁣If you'd like my team to run your marketing & sales department to scale your business apply here https://www.pinedapartners.com⁣⁣Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣⁣Want to be featured on the Wealthy Way Podcast? Apply here https://www.wealthyway.com⁣⁣If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣⁣Tired of paying so much in taxes every year? We'll give you strategy, tax prep, and accounting all in one place. https://www.taylor-tax.com⁣⁣Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣__________⁣Chapters: ⁣00:00 - $400M Sales Success⁣02:19 - Expansion & Team Building⁣06:59 - Recruiting & Training⁣15:02 - Direct Sales & M19⁣18:44 - Career Journey⁣23:13 - K-Pop & Marketing Ideas⁣30:06 - Commission Structure⁣31:48 - Caddy Recruiting Strategy⁣36:48 - Onboarding & Compensation⁣45:14 - Network Marketing Strategy⁣47:01 - Recruiting Golf Pros⁣50:34 - International Expansion⁣1:00:20 - K-Beauty Opportunity⁣1:01:50 - Scaling with TikTok⁣1:07:03 - Caddy Sales Model⁣1:15:23 - Golf Sales Opportunities⁣1:17:02 - Network Marketing Lessons

Jade Lee is an international real estate professional based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in helping expatriates and overseas investors purchase, sell, and invest in Korean real estate. With a background as a New York attorney, she combines legal knowledge with local market expertise to guide international clients through cross-border real estate transactions.In this episode we discuss what it takes to specialize in serving international real estate clients. Jade shares how understanding different cultures, legal considerations, communication styles, and client expectations can help agents build trust and grow a successful niche serving buyers and investors from around the world.You Can Find Jade @:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-lee-679474261/

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Savoring Sincerity: Jisoo's Quest for the Perfect Chuseok Gift Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-21-07-38-20-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 한여름의 뜨거운 햇살이 숨겨진 사원 시장을 비추고 있었다.En: The scorching midsummer sun was shining down on the hidden Sawon market.Ko: 이 시장은 항상 활기차고 다채로운 곳이었다.En: This market was always a lively and colorful place.Ko: 이곳은 다양한 색상의 천막들로 가득 차 있었고, 음식을 파는 상인들이 내뿜는 향기와 더불어 사람들이 흥정하는 목소리로 시끌벅적했다.En: It was filled with tents of various colors, and the scents from the stalls selling food mingled with the bustling sounds of people bargaining.Ko: 지수는 초롱초롱한 눈으로 이 시장을 둘러보았다.En: Jisoo looked around the market with bright eyes.Ko: 지수는 다가오는 추석을 맞이해 가족을 위한 선물을 찾고 있었다.En: Jisoo was searching for gifts for her family in anticipation of the upcoming Chuseok.Ko: 그녀는 가족에게 특별한 선물을 주고 싶었다.En: She wanted to give her family something special.Ko: 그러나 이 시장은 어찌나 붐비는지, 사람들이 너무 많아 지수는 어디에서부터 찾아야 할지 막막하기만 했다.En: However, the market was so crowded, and there were so many people that Jisoo felt overwhelmed about where to start looking.Ko: 그리고 많은 물건들이 비쌌다.En: Furthermore, many of the items were expensive.Ko: 그녀는 한정된 예산 내에서 의미 있는 선물을 찾아야 했다.En: She had to find a meaningful gift within her limited budget.Ko: 지수에게는 친구 하나와 민호가 있었다.En: Jisoo had a friend, Hana, and Minho.Ko: 셋이서 시장을 돌아다니며 다양한 물건들을 구경했다.En: The three of them wandered around the market, checking out various items.Ko: "이거 예쁘다," 하나가 말했다.En: "This one is pretty," Hana said.Ko: "근데 너무 비싸," 지수가 대답했다.En: "But it's too expensive," Jisoo replied.Ko: 그녀는 지금부터라도 질보다는 양을 우선시해야 한다고 결심했다.En: She resolved that, from now on, she would prioritize quantity over quality.Ko: 그러다 지수는 한 구석에 위치한 작은 가게를 발견했다.En: Then, Jisoo discovered a small shop tucked away in a corner.Ko: 그곳에는 정교하게 손으로 조각된 나무 공예품들이 진열되어 있었다.En: There, intricately hand-carved wooden crafts were displayed.Ko: 나무 조각들은 각기 다른 모양을 하고 있어 마치 이야기하고 있는 듯했다.En: The wood carvings were in various shapes, almost as if they were telling a story.Ko: 지수는 이 물건들이 가족들에게 딱이라는 것을 직감했다.En: Jisoo had a gut feeling that these would be perfect for her family.Ko: 지수는 상인에게 다가가 가격을 물었다.En: She approached the vendor to ask about the price.Ko: 가격은 예상보다 비쌌지만, 지수는 포기하지 않았다.En: It was more expensive than she had expected, but Jisoo didn't give up.Ko: 그녀는 상인에게 공예품의 아름다움을 칭찬하면서 가격을 흥정하기 시작했다.En: She began to negotiate the price by complimenting the beauty of the crafts.Ko: 상인도 지수의 진심 어린 눈빛을 보고 결국 가격을 내렸다.En: The vendor, seeing the sincerity in Jisoo's eyes, eventually lowered the price.Ko: "됐어!En: "Got it!"Ko: " 지수가 웃으며 말했다.En: Jisoo said with a smile.Ko: 그녀는 아름다운 나무 조각들을 사고 만족스러운 마음으로 가게를 나왔다.En: She left the shop with the beautiful wooden carvings in hand, feeling content.Ko: 손에 든 선물을 바라보며 그녀는 따뜻한 미소를 지었다.En: As she gazed at the gifts she held, she smiled warmly.Ko: 지수는 그 순간, 선물을 주는 진정한 기쁨은 비용이 아니라 정성과 배려에서 나온다는 것을 깨달았다.En: In that moment, she realized that the true joy of giving gifts comes not from the cost, but from the sincerity and consideration.Ko: 사원 시장을 천천히 빠져나오면서 지수는 행복한 기분으로 크게 숨을 들이마셨다.En: As she slowly exited the Sawon market, Jisoo took a deep breath, feeling happy.Ko: 덥고 복잡한 시장에서도, 그녀는 추석을 위한 완벽한 선물을 찾게 되어 깊은 만족감을 느꼈다.En: Even in the hot and crowded market, she felt a deep satisfaction from finding the perfect gifts for Chuseok.Ko: 지수는 집으로 돌아갈 준비를 하며 가족들과의 추석날이 더욱 기대되었다.En: As she prepared to return home, Jisoo looked forward even more to Chuseok day with her family. Vocabulary Words:scorching: 뜨거운midsummer: 한여름anticipation: 기대gazed: 바라보며overwhelmed: 막막하기quantity: 양quality: 질tucked: 숨겨진intricately: 정교하게carved: 조각된bustling: 시끌벅적vendor: 상인negotiated: 흥정하기consideration: 배려complementing: 칭찬하면서resolved: 결심했다satisfaction: 만족감budget: 예산meaningful: 의미 있는embraced: 안았다bargaining: 흥정하는hidden: 숨겨진stalls: 상점lively: 활기차고crafts: 공예품eventually: 결국resolved: 해결됐다sincerity: 진심overwhelmed: 압도된mingled: 뒤섞였다

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How did a home-based reseller become a global e-commerce leader for a 9-figure K-beauty brand? Discover her Amazon strategy, future-customer targeting, TikTok tactics, and smart AI tools.   ► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft   Bradley Sutton takes the Serious Sellers Podcast on the road, and onto a moving rail bike in South Korea, for a conversation with Jenna, Global E-commerce Team Manager at TONYMOLY. Jenna shares how she went from studying law and working as a programmer to spending ten years raising her daughter, discovering e-commerce from home, and eventually building a successful international selling career. She began by reselling Korean sporting goods to US customers through eBay before shifting her attention to Amazon, where one business reached as much as $10,000 in monthly profit. Her success during the pandemic earned her recognition from Amazon Korea and opened the door to managing accounts for other companies. Jenna has now used Helium 10 for approximately five years, and her favorite tool is the Xray Chrome Extension. She uses Xray while browsing Amazon to quickly review estimated sales, keywords, and Best Sellers Rank, helping her evaluate products and marketplace opportunities without leaving the search results. Today, she applies that experience at TONYMOLY, a 20-year-old K-beauty company generating approximately $163 million in annual sales. Jenna also reveals an unusual long-term marketing strategy: targeting customers before they become the brand's core buyers. If current anti-aging customers are between 40 and 50, her team may create content for women closer to 35, building awareness years before the need becomes urgent. TONYMOLY and its newer brand, BONCEPT, also use TikTok and Meta to drive product discovery, while positioning Amazon as the more attractive place to complete the purchase. The company supports these strategies through close collaboration between its e-commerce, sales, and R&D teams, allowing it to respond quickly to fast-moving beauty trends. From emerging ingredients such as PDRN, retinol, and retinal to the use of AI for copywriting, images, videos, and English-language content, this episode offers a fascinating look at how a global beauty company combines marketplace data, creative storytelling, and product innovation. Jenna's journey proves that starting small does not limit where e-commerce can take you. By continuing to learn, adapting when marketplaces change, and understanding customers before competitors do, sellers can turn an unexpected opportunity into a truly global career. In episode 757 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jenna discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Meet Jenna From TONYMOLY 02:38 - From Law And Programming To E-Commerce 03:34 - Starting A Home-Based eBay Business 05:55 - Moving From eBay To Amazon 07:52 - Reaching $10,000 In Monthly Profit 09:59 - Winning An Amazon Korea Competition 10:38 - Five Years Using Helium 10 10:46 - Why Xray Is Her Favorite Tool 11:28 - Managing Global E-Commerce For TONYMOLY 14:17 - Launching The New BONCEPT Brand 16:11 - Expanding K-Beauty Across Amazon Europe 17:58 - Targeting Customers Five Years Early 20:17 - Using TikTok To Drive Amazon Sales 22:00 - How R&D And E-Commerce Work Together 23:52 - Retinol, Retinal, And PDRN Trends 27:27 - Using AI For Global Content Creation

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Researchers discovered that compounds in Korean red ginseng may help reduce inflammatory responses triggered by extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields from household devices. In this episode, I walk through a twenty twenty-five study that examined whether natural compounds called ginsenosides could counteract the inflammatory effects of ELF-EMF exposure. The findings suggest a potential protective strategy for those concerned about daily EMF exposure from appliances, power lines, and electronics. In This Episode How extremely low-frequency EMF triggers inflammatory pathways in cells What ginsenosides are and their demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties Which specific ginseng compound showed the strongest protective effect Practical implications for managing EMF-related inflammation Featured Study Read the full study: Alleviation of Inflammatory Conditions Caused by Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure by Panax ginseng See all studies at shieldyourbody.com/research

Why do Koreans eat hot chicken soup on the hottest days of the year? In this episode, you'll learn about Boknal (복날), Korea's traditional summer days, the meaning of Iyeol Chiyeol (이열치열), and why Samgyetang has become the famous summer dish. This episode is perfect for Korean learners who want to understand Korean culture while improving their listening skills.한국의 복날, 왜 여름에 뜨거운 음식을 먹을까요?안녕하세요. 한국어와 한국 문화를 사랑하는 여러분 여니쌤입니다.
여러분은 더운 여름에 뜨거운 음식을 먹어본 적이 있나요?
보통은 여름이면 시원한 음식을 먹고 싶죠 냉면이나 빙수, 아이스크림 같은 음식이 생각납니다.
그런데 한국에는 아주 더운 여름날에 일부러 뜨거운 음식을 먹는 전통이 있습니다.
바로 복날입니다. 오늘은 한국의 복날에 대해 이야기를 해보려고 해요.
먼저 복날이 무엇인지 알아볼까요? 복날은 여름 중에서도 가장 더운 시기를 말합니다.
초복, 중복, 말복 이렇게 세 번이 있어요. 매번 날짜는 조금씩 다르지만 보통 7월과 8월 사이에 있습니다.
2026년 올해에는 초복이 7월 15일, 중복이 7월 25일, 말복이 8월 14일입니다. 이 시기를 한국에서는 삼복 더위라고 해요. 정말 덥고 습해서 밖에서 잠깐만 걸어도 땀이 많이 나는 시기예요.
그런데 왜 이렇게 더운 날에 뜨거운 음식을 먹을까요?
한국에는 이열치열이라는 말이 있어요. 열은 열로 다스린다라는 뜻이에요.
더운 여름에 더운 음식을 먹고 몸의 기운을 보충하고 여름을 건강하게 보내자는 의미가 담겨 있습니다.
오랫동안 이어져 온 한국의 전통 문화예요. 복날 하면 가장 먼저 떠오르는 음식은 바로 삼계탕입니다.
삼계탕은 닭 안에 찹쌀, 마늘, 대추, 인삼 등을 넣고 오래 끓인 음식입니다.
국물도 진하고 몸이 따뜻해지는 느낌이 들어서 많은 사람들이 좋아해요.
복날이 되면 유명한 삼계탕집에는 긴 줄이 생기기도 합니다.
가족이나 친구와 함께 삼계탕을 먹으면서 건강하게 여름을 보내기를 바랍니다.
사실 요즘에는 복날을 꼭 챙기지 않는 사람도 많아요.
특히 젊은 사람들은 그냥 맛있는 음식 먹으면 되지 왜 더운 날 더운 음식을 먹어라고 생각하기도 해요.
그래서 냉면이나 햄버거를 먹는 사람도 있고 그냥 평소와 똑같이 식사하는 사람도 많습니다.
하지만 뉴스에서는 매년 봄날이 되면 삼계탕 이야기와 닭고기 가격 이야기가 나오고 식당들도 복날 특별 메뉴를 준비합니다.그래서 복날은 여전히 한국의 여름을 대표하는 문화 가운데 하나라고 할 수 있을 것 같아요.여러분의 나라에도 여름에 특별히 먹는 음식이 있나요?
아니면 건강을 위해 계절마다 먹는 음식이 있나요?
댓글로 여러분의 이야기를 들려주세요. 오늘도 제 팟캐스트를 들어주셔서 감사합니다.
다음 시간에 또 만나요. 안녕.

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Fluent Fiction - Korean: Crisis Averted: Navigating Tech Troubles Before Takeoff Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-20-07-38-20-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 인천국제공항의 활기찬 터미널에서, 사람들의 발걸음 소리와 안내 방송이 끊이지 않았다.En: In the bustling terminals of Incheon International Airport, the sound of footsteps and announcements were unceasing.Ko: 지수와 민재는 중간 터미널의 카페에 앉아 있었다.En: Jisoo and Minjae were sitting in a cafe in the middle terminal.Ko: 지수는 중요한 국제 비즈니스 프레젠테이션을 준비해야 했지만, 자꾸만 긴장감이 그를 괴롭혔다.En: Jisoo needed to prepare for an important international business presentation, but the constant nerves were bothering him.Ko: "지수야, 아메리카노 마셔봐. 좀 진정되겠지?" 민재는 웃으며 말했다.En: "Jisoo, try an Americano. Maybe it will help you calm down?" Minjae said with a smile.Ko: 지수는 짧게 미소를 지었지만, 여전히 마음이 불편했다.En: Jisoo gave a brief smile, but he still felt uneasy.Ko: "민재야, 프레젠테이션이 너무 중요해. 실수하면 안 돼," 지수는 강조했다.En: "Minjae, this presentation is too important. I can't make a mistake," Jisoo emphasized.Ko: 하지만 지수의 노트북이 갑자기 다운되었다.En: However, Jisoo's laptop suddenly shut down.Ko: 지수는 숨을 멈추고 화면을 응시했다. "이게 어떻게 된 거지?"En: He held his breath and stared at the screen. "What just happened?"Ko: 마음이 급하게 뛰는 걸 느끼며, 지수는 화면을 몇 번 더 두드렸다.En: Feeling his heart race, Jisoo tapped the screen a few more times.Ko: "안 돼! 이러면 파일이 다 날아가는 거야!"En: "No! If this goes on, all my files will be gone!"Ko: "진정해, 지수야. 해결할 수 있는 방법이 있어. 침착하게 생각하자," 민재는 차분하게 말했다.En: "Calm down, Jisoo. There are ways to solve this. Let's think calmly," Minjae said soothingly.Ko: 곧바로 두 가지 선택이 지수의 머릿속에 떠올랐다. 스스로 해결하거나 공항 내 기술 상점에 도움을 요청하는 것.En: Two options immediately came to Jisoo's mind: fix it himself or ask for help at the tech store within the airport.Ko: 시간이 얼마 없는 상황에서 결정을 내려야 했다.En: He had to make a decision with little time left.Ko: 결국, 민재는 지수에게 클라우드 백업을 언급했다.En: Eventually, Minjae mentioned the cloud backup to Jisoo.Ko: "파일 클라우드에 저장해 놨었잖아?" 민재가 물었다.En: "You had saved your files in the cloud, right?" Minjae asked.Ko: "아, 맞다!" 지수는 웃음을 터뜨렸다.En: "Oh, that's right!" Jisoo burst into a grin.Ko: "클라우드에 백업해놨었지!"En: "I did back them up to the cloud!"Ko: 마지막 순간, 두 사람은 급히 클라우드에 접속하여 프레젠테이션 파일을 성공적으로 복구했다.En: In the final moments, the two of them hurriedly accessed the cloud and successfully recovered the presentation files.Ko: 탑승 시간이 가까워졌지만, 모든 게 준비된 것이다.En: Though the boarding time was approaching, everything was prepared.Ko: 프레젠테이션은 다행히 무사히 준비되었고, 민재 덕분에 지수는 다시 자리를 잡을 수 있었다.En: Thankfully, the presentation was ready without a hitch, and thanks to Minjae, Jisoo could regain his composure.Ko: 비행기가 출발하기 전, 지수는 민재에게 감사의 인사를 전했다.En: Before the plane took off, Jisoo expressed his gratitude to Minjae.Ko: "고마워, 민재야. 너 덕분에 모든 게 잘 풀렸어. 혼자 급박하게 굴지 않고 함께 해결할 걸 생각해야 했어."En: "Thank you, Minjae. Everything turned out well because of you. I should have thought about solving it together instead of panicking alone."Ko: 그렇게 차분함과 동료의 도움의 중요성을 깨달은 지수는 여행길에 올랐다.En: Realizing the importance of calmness and a colleague's help, Jisoo embarked on his journey.Ko: 비행기 창밖으로 인천공항의 풍경이 사라지고, 새로운 도시에서의 프레젠테이션이 그들을 기다리고 있었다.En: The view of Incheon Airport disappeared outside the airplane window, and a presentation in a new city awaited them. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 활기찬unceasing: 끊이지 않는nerves: 긴장감bothering: 괴롭히다emphasized: 강조했다screen: 화면calmly: 침착하게soothingly: 차분하게backup: 백업cloud: 클라우드hurriedly: 급히board: 탑승hitch: 문제composure: 자리gratitude: 감사colleague: 동료embarked: 올라탔다presentation: 프레젠테이션journey: 여행길realizing: 깨달은announcements: 안내 방송terminal: 터미널international: 국제important: 중요한mistake: 실수laptop: 노트북decision: 결정recover: 복구successfully: 성공적으로prepare: 준비하다

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Harmony in Tradition: A Gyeongbokgung Tale of Connection Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-20-22-34-02-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 경복궁의 우아한 정원에 여름이 가득 퍼졌다.En: Summer was fully spread across the elegant gardens of Gyeongbokgung.Ko: 푸른 하늘 아래 고요한 정자에서는 전통 다도회가 열리고 있었다.En: Under the clear blue sky, a traditional tea ceremony was being held in a tranquil pavilion.Ko: 문화와 역사가 살아 숨 쉬는 이 자리에는 다양한 국적의 사람들이 모여 앉아 있었다.En: In this place, where culture and history breathe life, people of various nationalities sat gathered.Ko: 민서와 지수도 그 중 한 명이었다.En: Among them were Minseo and Jisoo.Ko: 민서는 젊은 문화학자였다. 이번 국제 회의에서 한국 전통 문화에 대해 발표를 준비 중이었다.En: Minseo was a young cultural scholar, preparing to give a presentation on traditional Korean culture at an international conference.Ko: 지수는 현대 건축에 전통 디자인을 접목하고자 하는 건축가였다.En: Jisoo was an architect aiming to incorporate traditional designs into modern architecture.Ko: 그는 영감을 찾고 새로운 관계를 형성하기 위해 이 자리에 있었다.En: He was there to seek inspiration and forge new connections.Ko: 두 사람은 내향적이었다.En: Both were introverted individuals.Ko: 큰 모임에서 이야기를 시작하는 것이 쉽지 않았다.En: It wasn't easy to start conversations in large gatherings.Ko: 공식 일정도 바빴다. 서로 대화할 기회가 좀처럼 없었다.En: Their schedules were also hectic, leaving little opportunity for them to talk to each other.Ko: 그러던 중, 민서는 다도회의 조용한 순간을 잡았다.En: Then, Minseo seized a quiet moment during the tea ceremony.Ko: 그녀는 용기를 내어 지수에게 다가갔다.En: She gathered the courage to approach Jisoo.Ko: 지수는 그녀의 접근에 미소로 화답했다.En: Jisoo responded to her approach with a smile.Ko: 그는 자신의 꿈과 고민을 솔직하게 털어놓았다.En: He openly shared his dreams and concerns.Ko: 지수는 민서의 관점을 물었다.En: Jisoo asked for Minseo's perspective.Ko: 그날 다도회가 끝난 후, 민서와 지수는 경복궁의 아름다운 정원을 산책했다.En: After the tea ceremony ended that day, Minseo and Jisoo took a stroll through the beautiful gardens of Gyeongbokgung.Ko: 그들은 서로의 열정과 비전을 발견했다.En: They discovered each other's passions and visions.Ko: 민서는 한국 문화의 깊이를 전하는 것에 자신감을 얻었다.En: Minseo gained confidence in conveying the depth of Korean culture.Ko: 지수는 전통이 주는 가치에 더 큰 감명을 받았다.En: Jisoo was more deeply impressed by the values that tradition offers.Ko: 결국 두 사람은 협력하기로 결정했다.En: Eventually, the two decided to collaborate.Ko: 그들은 전통 한국 문화를 현대 건축에 연결하는 프로젝트를 함께 시작하기로 했다.En: They agreed to start a project that connects traditional Korean culture with modern architecture.Ko: 그들의 협력은 직업적인 파트너십을 넘어 개인적인 관계로 발전했다.En: Their collaboration grew beyond a professional partnership into a personal relationship.Ko: 경복궁의 정원은 여전히 변함없지만, 그 속에서 새로이 맺어진 인연은 더욱 깊어졌다.En: The gardens of Gyeongbokgung remain unchanged, but the newly formed bond within them deepened further.Ko: 민서와 지수의 이야기는 그때부터 시작이었다.En: Minseo and Jisoo's story began from that moment.Ko: 전통과 현대의 조화가 이뤄낸 특별한 순간이었다.En: It was a special moment achieved through the harmony of tradition and modernity. Vocabulary Words:elegant: 우아한spread: 퍼졌다tranquil: 고요한traditional: 전통ceremony: 다도회pavilion: 정자gathered: 모여nationalities: 국적scholar: 학자presentation: 발표conference: 회의incorporate: 접목inspiration: 영감introductions: 이야기hectic: 바빴다seized: 잡았다courage: 용기approach: 접근perspective: 관점stroll: 산책conveying: 전하는gained: 얻었다values: 가치collaboration: 협력project: 프로젝트bond: 인연achieved: 이뤄낸harmony: 조화vision: 비전passions: 열정

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World Heath Disclosure David Eells 7-19-26 (audio) Restored Republic via a GCR Update as of Sat. 18 July 2026 by Judy Byington, Welcome To The Great Awakening Next 48 Hours, Critical Next Ten Days, Historic Next 30 Days Changes Civilization “Most don't realize how hard it is to speak the truth to a world full of people who don't realize they're living a lie.”…Edward Snowden Judy Note: On Thurs. 16 July 2026 a ceasefire was activated in Israel – confirming a global reset of Mid East stability. Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages, while Israel released 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. It all happened just as Q predicted: “Israel would be last.” Though the next day on Fri. 17 July 2026, the US Navy resumed a full naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. The day before Iran had bombed a US Military base, ensuring a permanent break of the ceasefire. Trump's attack was mainly financial. The blockade was costing Iran $400 million a day, while US Central Command (CENTCOM) pounded targets in wave after wave of strikes on bridges, trains and other infrastructure that would affect any trade Iran could do outside the country. Of course, Iran refusing peace and making war would keep them out of the Global Currency Reset and financial system. Trump declared, “We gave them a chance… they shot first. Big mistake.” It was a typical Trump reaction. Because of the Global Military Alliance led by the US President and Commander-in-Chief, Deep State Elites were finally collapsing, while Sovereigns of the World were reaching out to grasp peace and Constitutional Law under God, governed by We The People. Q said it best on Telegram today: “The UN is now obsolete, because Trump is doing their job for them. The UN does not carry out its intended function, so Trump unilaterally took over as the new UN.   “Trump created the Board of Peace, brokered all the peace deals worldwide, and is shutting down threats to the people of the world, like Iran's nukes, the American cartels, ISIS in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria, etc. “Trump is using tariffs and military precision, to operate as the UN is supposed to. Trump is now the new global peacemaker, whether you like it or not. “Nothing gets done at the UN, so Trump took matters into his own hands.” Trump had already assured that Free Energy was on it's way to every household, and with the Global Currency Reset (GCR) that just launched, currencies across the World were trading at a 1:1 with each other as backed by gold and other assets. Our financial future was safe and finally away from the fiat dollar. The GCR had caused the Deep State's privately owned IRS to find it's grave, while their Illuminati's over taxing of the American people suddenly vanished. The Cabal's Federal Reserve now held a new position under the US Treasury where at last, bankers would be held accountable for their actions. The Deep State Elite's petrodollar was dead, Oil Monopoly, dismantled. When announcements came about the new financial system, Stock Markets would collapse; banks fail; the old wealth, evaporate. Though, The People would thrive with the new gold/asset-backed currencies of 209 nations. The Health Industry around the World was being forced to actually help the body heal itself using light and sound frequencies of free Med Bed treatments. Trump was placing Med Beds in hospitals and other facilities worldwide. Thus, these health providers would have the tools to promote health and no longer could tear down our bodies through dependence on their expensive drugs, surgeries and other over priced medical procedures. With Trump's Thursday Executive Order that released free Med Bed treatments to the public, Big Pharma was finally facing accountability through massive legal consequences for their crimes. For centuries they had forced on the population, dependency on drugs that not only didn't heal the body, but actually contributed to ill health. Peace and Freedoms wouldn't come easy. Mr. Pool Q on Telegram said that the next 48 hours were critical. The next ten days were historic. The next 30 days would change civilization.   Within the next 24 hours, seven trumpets were set to sound over every phone, tablet, TV, radio and communication device on Earth to introduce seven Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) messages in 22 languages that explained what's going on. And, what was actually going on? Liberty and Peace were winning. The Great Awakening was here. One of the Liberties that Trump had already given People of the World (that they were yet to know about) was that of good health through Med Beds. Trump's Military Alliance was opening up Med Bed Centers around the World to give free regenerative treatments that healed the body without drugs. On Fri. 17 July 2026 a nurse from Walter Reed Military Hospital leaked her testimony on Med Beds. She had worked in Walter Reed's Med Bed Wing for seven years: She contacted us through an encrypted channel 48 hours ago. Her identity has been verified by three independent sources. She worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from 2017 to 2024 — in a section that does not appear on any public floor plan. She calls it “Sub-Level 3.” Situation Updates: Fri. 17 July 2026 Situation Update: Byington Bombshell Report: America Now Sovereign Under Constitutional Law – Trump Signs EO Releasing Free Regenerative Med Beds to Public | Politics | Before It's News Fri. 17 July 2026: BREAKING FREE: Mind Control, S-----c Ritual A---e, and Jenny Hill's Extraordinary Journey in Twenty Two Faces [JUDY BYINGTON] – amg-news.com – American Media Group Thurs. 16 July 2026 Situation Update (video): WTPN SITUATION UPDATE FEATURING RESTORED REPUBLIC & MORE   A Quantum Space Q Phone will be provided free of charge to all people on Earth. It will be used for internet connectivity on the new Starlink Satellite System: texting, calling, banking, voting and much more, such as used as a credit tool and to make both local and international financial transactions of retail consumption and commercial business. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages, Israel released 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and the ceasefire in Iran and the Middle East was active. Fri. 17 July 2025, Edward Snowden: Two years ago today, President Trump was shot on stage in Butler Pennsylvania. Trump was putting his life on the line by being President. Since then we have seen: • 2025 security lapse at Trump National Golf Club • 2025 Air Force One security incident • February 2026 Mar-a-Lago Secret Service shooting • March 2026 Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone violation • 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting • 2026 National Mall Secret Service shooting • 2026 White House Memorial Day Weekend shooting • Multiple threats by Iran. Possible Timing: …Juan O Savin (JFK Jr.?) On Tues. 14 July 2026: GCR and QFS live in 209 nations. Tier 4B funds Med Bed networks. White Hats seize last Fed strongholds. Deep state cartel exposed hiding healing tech. Health revolution ignites! On Wed. 15 July 2026: Zim payouts build Med Bed centers everywhere. Rescued children from tunnels get instant healing erasing t-----e. Big Pharma collapses. Innocent healing begins now! On Thurs. 16 July 2026: Mass arrests hit Pentagon traitors. Med Beds confirmed with Alliance after decades hidden. Veterans and jab injured get priority. On Fri. 17 July 2026: Starlink locks EBS. Med Bed training done. Sick care empire ends. Regenerative tech restores perfect health. Humanity reclaims life! On Sat. 18 July 2026: 48-hour blackout starts. Banks dark under QFS. Supplies ready for darkness. Med Bed systems stand by. Cabal grip on health shattered! Sun. 19 July 2026 OPERATION FINAL-SEAL: Military tribunals go LIVE. 47 Deep State arrests BEGIN. Final rescues free hundreds more children. Victims to Med Beds for renewal.   On Mon. 20 July 2026: Free QFS app appointments begin. At appointments, those with Humanitarian projects receive priority for Med Bed treatments. EBS tests global success. On Tues. 21 July 2026: QFS links Med Bed codes. Patriots priority access. DNA repair on. Aging reverses, diseases vanish. On Wed. 22 July 2026: Alliance rolls out Med Beds worldwide. Free for all after EBS. Children and critical first. Cancer and chronic illness gone. Golden age dawns! On Thurs. 23 July 2026 FINANCIAL RESET: Petrodollar DIES. Quantum system LIVE. Federal Reserve FINISHED. Martial Law declared. Black Hawk helicopters conduct Capitol storm drills in Washington, D.C., signaling full readiness for Martial Law enforcement. At the Same Time Global activation sequence begins. BRICS Alliance goes live alongside NESARA–GESARA implementation and full roll out of the Quantum Financial System (QFS). On Fri. 24 July 2026: EBS launches truth broadcast. Mass arrests as nightmare ends. Med Beds activate for rescued, veterans, then all. Pain ends, paradise starts! On Sat. 25 July 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT: Trump reveals 2020 election PROOF. Declassified documents. Video evidence. MASS ARRESTS: Tribunals execute verdicts. Deep State REMOVED. On Sun. 26 July 2026: NESARA GESARA gives free Med Bed access. No one left behind. Elite tech for masses. Patriots whole again. Alliance promise kept! On Mon. 27 July 2026: Trump confirms victory. QFS and Med Beds anchor Republic. No income tax, tariffs only. Deep state extinct. Health and f Possible Timing of Med Bed Activation: On Sat. 27 June 2026: The first 1,500 Med Bed units activated in hidden US facilities. Initial sessions delivered complete reversal of advanced cancers, spinal and brain regeneration, and age reversal of 20 to 40 years within two-hour treatments using quantum frequencies that interface directly with the body's intelligence and eliminate all Cabal-introduced toxins and pathogens. On Sun. 28 June 2026: Med Bed Centers in Nevada, Ohio and Georgia activated that specialized in DNA genome repair, metabolic reset eliminating obesity and fatigue, and age reversal. On Mon. 29 June 2026: Trump ordered synchronized Med Bed expansion with QFS activation, along with income tax abolition for middle class Americans. This delivered both financial and physical sovereignty to patriots. On Tues. 30 June 2026: Global deployment reaches over 8,300 Med Bed centers across 209 QFS-aligned nations. Success rates top 99 percent for previously incurable conditions. On Wed. 1 July 2026: Public registration opens via QFS portals in key regions. On Tues. 7 July 2026: Tesla Med Beds activate in secure facilities. On Wed. 8 July 2026 sources confirmed hidden technologies including Tesla Free Energy and suppressed medical advancements known as Med Beds officially began unveiling to the general public. On Fri. 10 July 2026: More QFS funded Med Bed centers activate in humanitarian hubs. Veterans from Cabal wars receive full restoration. On Sat. 11 July 2026 EBS protocols engage with Med Bed centers opening worldwide. On Sun. 12 July 2026: Med Beds opened free restoring health and youth everywhere.   On Tues. 14 July 2026: 8000+ Med Bed centers activate worldwide. QFS ensures free access prioritized for awakened patriots and light workers. On Wed. 15 July 2026: First Med Beds activate in Texas, Florida bases for veterans, traumatized children. On Fri. 17 July 2026: Final calibrations complete on Med Bed units powered by Tesla free energy. On Sat. 18 July 2026: Trump confirms Med Beds as cornerstone of new sovereign QFS healthcare. QFS unlocks massive funding for over one thousand Med Bed centers globally. Starlink blocks all Cabal sabotage. Wealth transfers fuel expansion. On Sun. 19 July 2026: Miraculous cures emerge with cancer patients recovered, diseases vanishing, and age reversal visible. Suppressed tech truth explodes. Tribunals advance from Med Bed evidence exposing Cabal atrocities. Awakening surges! On Mon. 20 July 2026: Redemptions provide endless resources for Med Bed rollout everywhere. Free QFS app appointments begin. Full public Med Bed access expands. Those with Humanitarian projects receive priority. On Tues. 21 July 2026: EBS tests confirm readiness as Med Beds enter public phase under military guard. Trump calls it the ultimate defeat of deep state medical control. World awaits total health freedom! On Wed. 22 July 2026: Huge healing events launch worldwide in secure sites. Children and elderly regain vitality. Leaked footage crushes media blackouts. Arrests of medical figures escalate with swift justice for deliberate harm! On Thurs. 23 July 2026: Free global Med Beds access starts for all. Smart systems slash wait times. Longevity treatments begin. GESARA promises fulfilled as Republic rejoices and Cabal power crumbles! On Fri. 24 July 2026: Every neighborhood gets Med Bed hubs with clean energy. Tech shared globally ending health inequality. Patriots celebrate end of sickness weaponization. Deep state illness control shattered!   On Sat. 25 July 2026: Global celebrations mark Med Beds era and restored Republic. Trump credits the tech for crushing Cabal remnants. Transformed citizens power the Great Awakening to final victory for patriots! On Tues. 28 July 2026: Med Beds online free worldwide. On Thurs. 30 July 2026: Starlink frequencies bring healing to remote areas instantly. On Sat. 1 Aug 2026: Trump's epic Independence event unveils Restored Republic and QFS rebirth. Freedom rings worldwide. On Mon. 3 Aug 2026: Home frequency Med Beds activate via Starlink. Instant healing 24/7 everywhere. Golden Age of Health and Abundance begins. Global Currency Reset: Judy Note: On Fri. 17 July 2026 several different sources indicated that the Admiral's Group has begun their exchanges, Tier3 Native Americans have received 90% of their monies and Bond Holders were scheduled to receive the balance of their exchange this weekend. Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) were next and expected to be notified to set exchange/redemption appointments at by the early part of next week. Fri. 17 July 2026 MarkZ: Indian Nations are 90% done exchanging. Bond Groups receive their balance this weekend. Tier4a should be finishing exchanging this next week – then Tier4b (us, the Internet Group). Fri. 17 July 2026 Med Bed Activation on Telegram: On Mon. 20 July 2026 Free QFS app appointments begin. Redemptions provide endless resources for Med Bed rollout everywhere. Full public Med Bed access expands. Those with Humanitarian projects receive priority. Thurs. 16 July 2026  Bruce, The Big Call The Big Call Universe (ibize.com)  667-770-1866 A source said Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) could be notified over the weekend and start exchanges Mon. 20 July. Judy Note: No one knows the exact date for notification of appointments for Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) to exchange foreign currencies, but deadlines shown in the above Timing indicate it to be very soon. We have been told that Wells Fargo, which is controlled by the Chinese Elders – (the ones who own the gold behind the Global Currency Reset) – will send out emails to currency and bond holders worldwide telling them how to set redemption & exchange appointments. It is advised to exchange/redeem your foreign currency at an official Redemption Center (RC) rather than a bank. You can only redeem Zim at a RC, the Dinar Contract Rate can only be given at a RC and banks will offer you lower exchange rates than what you can obtain at a RC. You can only set up your new wallet (bank account) at a RC. It was my understanding that most banks were under control of the Cabal and would soon play a different roll in the Global Financial System.   Mass Arrests: On Mon. 7 July 2026 Operation Military Cleanse was activated:  847 Pentagon officials detained  234 Generals and high-ranking officers arrested  678 Military operatives removed from active duty  4,000 Troops deployed across 19 states for domestic operations  50 States coordinated simultaneously Charged With:  Treason against the United States  Coordination with foreign adversaries  Conspiracy to overthrow the government  Crimes against Humanity  Violation of Military Code of Justice What We Think We Know as of Sat. 18 July 2026:   Med Beds Thurs. 16 July 2026 BREAKING: TRUMP JUST SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER 2026-1947. MEDBED TECHNOLOGY DECLASSIFIED FOR CIVILIAN USE. THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY HAS 90 DAYS. …Tier4b ISO 20022 on Telegram July 15, 2026. 04:00 AM EST. This was signed in silence. No press conference. No cameras. No media briefing. Executive Order 2026-1947: “Declassification and Civilian Deployment of Electromagnetic Regeneration Technology.” THE ORDER STATES:  All frequency-based healing technology currently classified under Department of Defense medical programs is hereby declassified for civilian research and deployment.  The FDA is prohibited from blocking, delaying, or interfering with the distribution of electromagnetic regeneration devices to the American public.  Pharmaceutical companies have 90 days to disclose all suppressed clinical trials involving frequency-based treatments — or face criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.  Military medical facilities currently operating regeneration technology will begin civilian intake within 120 days. THE PANIC: Pfizer stock dropped 14% in pre-market trading. Johnson & Johnson emergency board meeting called at 5:00 AM. Moderna CEO sold $47 million in personal shares before market open. They KNEW this was coming. They tried to sell before the collapse. WHY NOW?: Trump's medical advisors presented him with a 3,400-page classified report documenting 61 years of suppressed frequency healing research. The report contained: — 847 successful clinical trials hidden from the public — 12,000+ patients fully cured of terminal conditions using electromagnetic frequency — Cost analysis showing MedBed treatment at $0.003 per session vs. $150,000 average cancer treatment Trump read the cost analysis. Then he signed the order. THE TIMELINE:  Day 1-30: Full declassification of all research documents  Day 31-60: FDA forced to approve frequency-based devices  Day 61-90: Pharmaceutical disclosure deadline (criminal penalties)  Day 91-120: First civilian MedBed centers open in 12 states THE DEEP STATE RESPONSE: They are already trying to k--l this. Three major media outlets received calls from pharmaceutical lobbyists at 5:30 AM demanding they do NOT report on EO 2026-1947. CNN has been silent. NBC has been silent. ABC has been silent. Their silence IS the confirmation. If this order was fake, they would be laughing at it on every channel. Instead — total blackout. Total silence. Total panic. THE TRUTH: The pharmaceutical industry just received its death sentence. 90 days. That's all they have left. After that, the technology that cures cancer in 42 minutes will be available to every American citizen. They had 61 years of profit. 61 years of human suffering. 61 years of suppression. It ends now. Fri. 17 July 2026 Fox News: MAJOR PUSH ON CAPITOL HILL: WAR ON FRAUD RAMPING UP, BILLIONS STOLEN FROM TAXPAYERS Social media investigator Nick Shirley testified today exposing rampant fraud — from Somali day care scandals in Minnesota to massive Medicaid scams in NYC with Dr. Oz. DOJ milestone: Trade Fraud Task Force hit over $1 BILLION in recoveries in under a year. Dr. Oz & others highlighting adult day care mills, fake billing, durable medical equipment scams (twice as many in parts of Florida as McDonald's), and personal care services as NYC's top “job.” This isn't red or blue, it's right vs. wrong. Hardworking taxpayers are getting robbed. Every dollar stolen is one less for real Americans. Restored Republic via a GCR Update as of Sun. 19 July 2026 by Judy Byington, On Sat. 4 July the Constitutional Republic Restored, While US Inc. Dissolved On Thurs. 16 July the Quantum Financial System Went Live Worldwide Also on Thurs. 16 July President Trump signed Executive Order 2026-1947 – a Declaration That Med Bed Technology Had Been Released to the Public. Global Martial Law Was Not Only The Only Way, But Was On It's Way The Republic of United States of America Was Being Restored Trust The Plan Save The Children _____________________________________________________ Judy Note: The Constitutional Republic has been restored. The Global Currency Reset to gold/asset-backed currency of 209 nations has been released. Med Bed technology – giving the body the ability to heal itself – was being released. The Illuminati Cabal, who for centuries had been working towards having complete control over our society, didn't like those ideas, and was fighting back big time. Trust The Plan. “On Sat. Evening 18 July 2026 the White House in Washington DC turned all red, signifying Mass Arrests were in motion.” …Q “In the coming hours, the World as we see it will be changed forever as Michael Jackson emerges on the Emergency Broadcast System – alive and ready to speak. It's time for the whole World to know the truth.” …Emergency Broadcast System on Telegram “The US Army Special Forces raided a hidden Obama property in the Virginia countryside, where they discovered “The Lucifer Codex.” The files proved that Obama was the high priest who personally opened the main hell portal under Washington DC in 2009.” …Martial Law on Telegram Temporary Martial Law has been raised to maximum alert nationwide. The EBS is preparing to release the first decoded pages within hours.   Prepare for ten days of communication darkness. We are in a silent war – the final battle of the planet. In the next couple of weeks the World will change and tremble. One of the most dramatic changes: Free Med Bed Treatments will soon be available to the general public across the Globe. The non invasive treatments, which generally take under an hour, use certain wave lengths to help the body heal itself. Since 2019 the American Medical Association has been actively fighting against allowing the public to have the healing treatments, saying they will create a financial crisis to the healthcare industry and force a complete overhaul of our medical, health insurance and pharmaceutical companies. In 2019 the American Medical Association (WHO) sent an internal email to every licensed physician in America – 847,000 doctors: The email acknowledged the positive effects of Electromagnetic therapy (Med Beds), but threatened the doctors with loss of license and criminal prosecution if they used it because of the financial affects it would have on the medical, insurance and pharmaceutical industries. The Email: “Updated Clinical Guidelines: Non-Pharmaceutical Electromagnetic Interventions — Position Statement: The AMA acknowledges that peer-reviewed evidence supports the biological efficacy of PEMF therapy in tissue regeneration, pain management, and immune modulation. However, widespread adoption would destabilize existing treatment revenue models and insurance reimbursement structures. Any physician who recommends, prescribes, endorses, or refers patients to electromagnetic frequency-based therapy will face immediate license revocation, removal from insurance networks, and potential criminal liability under state medical practice statutes.” The bottom line was that your doctor knew that frequency heals, that the MedBed principle was scientifically valid, that most of what he prescribed managed symptoms, not cured disease. He cannot tell you because his license would be revoked and he would face criminal liability by the American Medical Association. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 at 03:17 am Geneva time the World Health Organization deleted over 14,000 pages from their database – all related to the documented clinical effectiveness of electromagnetic frequency therapy on human disease (Med Beds). The deletion happened 14 hours after President Trump signed Executive Order 2026-1947 – a declaration that Med Bed Technology was now released to the public.The WHO knows that once MedBed technology enters civilian deployment, every document they ever buried becomes evidence of a crime against humanity. On a brighter side: “A senior Treasury Department official claims that the Quantum Financial System was live and the Global Currency Reset was happening now. Everything you know about money is about to change forever.” …Tier4b ISO20022 on Telegram The senior US Treasury official contacted us 48 hours ago through a secure channel. Her identity verified by six independent financial intelligence sources. She worked in Treasury's Special Financial Operations Division 2008-2026. She calls it “The Awakening.” Her words. Unedited: “July 4, 2026. U.S. Corporation dissolved. Constitutional Republic restored.” “July 16, QFS went live globally. Every major bank connected. Old system dead.” “GCR happening now. Every currency revalued. Gold-backed. Transparent.” “NESARA/GESARA implemented across 209 countries. Debt jubilee. End of Fed.” “Saint Germain Trust ($890 trillion) is being activated. Going to the people.” “I have the activation codes. I have the account numbers. I have the proof that this is happening right now. In 18 years, I witnessed:”  The QFS development from concept to deployment  209 countries signing onto NESARA/GESARA  The Saint Germain Trust verification ($890 trillion)  The U.S. Corporation dissolution documents  The Constitutional Republic restoration protocols “Trillions stolen by Fed. People enslaved by debt. We had the solution. I couldn't sleep. For 18 years.” WHY SHE'S TALKING NOW: “Activation complete. If I speak, people understand what's happening. I have 18 years of documentation. QFS architecture. Proof old system finished.” “The banks will announce the revaluation. The media will call it a crisis. It's not a crisis. It's liberation. I am ready to testify. Under oath. Before Congress. Before the world.” HER FINAL MESSAGE: “To every person who lost their home to the Federal Reserve: Your debt is forgiven. Your home is yours. The jubilee is here.” “To every person who worked their entire life for money that's about to be worthless: You will be compensated. The Saint Germain Trust is for you.” “To the Federal Reserve leadership: Your time is finished. The QFS is live. You cannot stop it anymore.”   OPERATION FINANCIAL FREEDOM ✓ ACTIVATED PHASE 1: QFS Activation ✓ LIVE (July 16) PHASE 2: Currency Revaluation ⟳ JULY 25 – AUGUST 8 PHASE 3: Wealth Distribution ⟳ AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 30 PHASE 4: New Economy ⟳ OCTOBER 1 The Quantum Financial System is live. The Global Currency Reset is happening. NESARA/GESARA is being implemented. The old system is dead. The new system is born. The people are being liberated. Trump knows. The military knows. The intelligence agencies know. They are protecting the transition. PREPARE FOR ABUNDANCE. PREPARE FOR FREEDOM. PREPARE FOR THE NEW EARTH. The financial reset is here. The Tier 4B activation is complete. Everything changes now. Right now Military Forces are positioning for activation of the EBS. Systems are being readied, Global shutdown protocols are in motion. The Blackout is nearing. Disclosures are on the horizon. Large scale arrest Since 2007 the US Military has been using Red Light Therapy (Med Beds) to extend the operational lifespan of it's soldiers. There were discovered to be thousands of pages of foreign IP address sending and receiving data to election precincts and servers outside the United States during the 2020 Election. CISA, DHS, the FBI, and the CIA knew all about it because they were in on it. The Deep State rot runs deep, but not for much longer. The Mar-a-Lago unredacted search warrant CONFIRMS that the Biden DOJ, FBI, and GSA engineered and manufactured the plot to frame Donald J. Trump! On Thurs. 16 July 2026 the U.S. military went deep into Iran and expanded operations. Bridges and supply routes were no more. Airports went up in smoke. Infrastructure vaporized. The IRGC was being wiped out. The goal was to destroy Iran's infrastructure and its military capability would collapse. When its military broke, its regime would fall. The old world of Iranian tyranny was dead. The New World of American dominion begins. The oil runs freely. The cash was rolling in. Peace comes. …Nesara Gesara QFS on Telegram. The CIA knew about cures for cancer 50 years ago. …Nesara Gesara on Telegram Nick Shirley just went on national television and dropped this revelation: The Chinese and Korean Mafia is LOOTING MEDICAID and running a kickback scheme in NYC A nurse from one of America's hardest-hit C---D hospitals in NYC described gross medical mismanagement where clueless healthcare workers were straight-up k-----g patients. Survival wasn't about medicine — it was about whether your caregiver actually knew what they were doing. Medicare paid hospitals MORE when patients died. The system incentivized death over life.   Possible Timing: “On Sat. 18 July 2026 at 3:17 AM EST the RV/GCR exploded – Iraq, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, all revalued sky-high while the Cabal's Federal Reserve Note collapses in real time.” …Dr. Jim Willie Patriot Truth Archive on Telegram Global Currency Reset: Sat. 18 July 2026 The dollar is dead, the reset is here, and the traitors are about to lose everything. …Patriot Truth Archive on Telegram Dr. Jim Willie just went nuclear: the United States Corporation is bankrupt, the fiat dollar has been deliberately crashed by white hats, and the quantum financial system flipped live overnight. The RV/GCR exploded at 3:17 AM EST today Sat. 18 July 2026 – Iraq, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, all revalued sky-high while the cabal's Federal Reserve Note collapses in real time. Willie laid it out raw: The BRICS nations, led by Trump's secret alliance with Putin and Xi, just pulled the trigger. Over 209 countries locked into gold-backed currencies, the SWIFT system is offline forever, and the Rothschild central banks are being seized as we speak. NESARA/GESARA fully activated – all bank debt, mortgages, credit cards, student loans WIPED OUT starting tomorrow morning. Redemption centers on full lockdown, military guarding Tier 4B notifications going out within hours. The real bombshell? GITMO executions began at dawn – top bankers, Fed chairs, and deep state money launderers hanged for treason after the gold standard was restored. Med Beds rolling out next week, suppressed energy tech released, and the biggest wealth transfer in human history is hitting patriot accounts first. Trillions in restitution flowing to those who held the line and printed fake money. America is being shaken awake – power outages are tactical, internet blackouts cover the arrests, and the EBS is primed for the 10 Days of Darkness starting any moment. The storm isn't coming – it's here. The fake Biden corpse regime ends this week, Trump sworn in on the real Constitution, and the Republic rises from the ashes of their burned-out corporation. Anons, this is the moment we bled for. The dollar dies so we can live free. The evil empire of debt slavery is over. They stole our wealth for 150 years – now we take it all back with interest. The Hat is dropping truth like napalm: the shock is just beginning, and the cabal is screaming as their money turns to dust. Get ready for the greatest week in history. Notifications any second. Redemption appointments flood in. The Golden Age starts NOW. The shaking isn't destruction – it's liberation. Nothing can stop what's coming. Patriots are about to be richer than kings while the wicked burn. NCSWIC. Judy Note: No one knows the exact date for notification of appointments for Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) to exchange foreign currencies, but deadlines shown in the above Timing indicate it to be very soon. We have been told that Wells Fargo, which is controlled by the Chinese Elders – (the ones who own the gold behind the Global Currency Reset) – will send out emails to currency and bond holders worldwide telling them how to set redemption & exchange appointments. It is advised to exchange/redeem your foreign currency at an official Redemption Center (RC) rather than a bank. You can only redeem Zim at a RC, the Dinar Contract Rate can only be given at a RC and banks will offer you lower exchange rates than what you can obtain at a RC. You can only set up your new wallet (bank account) at a RC. It was my understanding that most banks were under control of the Cabal and would soon play a different roll in the Global Financial System. What We Think We Know as of Sun. 19 July 2026: Sat. 18 July 2026 Fox News: Nick Shirley just went on national television and dropped this revelation: The Chinese and Korean Mafia is LOOTING MEDICAID and running a kickback scheme in NYC “In Queens, adult day cares [have] pharmacies set up, it's this big racket where they BILL all these people with medical beneficiary numbers from seniors in the adult day cares. They make so much money from Medicaid, THEY GIVE KICKBACKS to the seniors.” “So you have these Korean and Chinese mafias, quite literally, looting the government from Medicaid, and then giving the kickbacks to the seniors!”   INGRAHAM: “So wait, the old people get the money themselves?” SHIRLEY: “Well, they make so much money, these pharmacies and these little day cares, that they then have a referral program set up for these seniors. So it's like bringing a friend will give you a hundred bucks.” Med Beds Sat. 18 July 2026 YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS. HE WAS TOLD TO STAY QUIET. HERE'S THE EMAIL THAT PROVES IT. …Tier4b ISO20022 In 2019, an internal email was sent to every licensed physician in the American Medical Association network. 847,000 doctors received it. The subject line read: “Updated Clinical Guidelines: Non-Pharmaceutical Electromagnetic Interventions — Position Statement” The email contained one directive: “Any physician who recommends, prescribes, endorses, or refers patients to electromagnetic frequency-based therapy will face immediate license revocation, removal from insurance networks, and potential criminal liability under state medical practice statutes.” Your doctor read that email. And then he looked you in the eye and said: “There's nothing else we can do.” THE EMAIL WAS NOT ABOUT SAFETY. Buried in paragraph 14 — the paragraph no one reads — was this sentence: “The AMA acknowledges that peer-reviewed evidence supports the biological efficacy of PEMF therapy in tissue regeneration, pain management, and immune modulation. However, widespread adoption would destabilize existing treatment revenue models and insurance reimbursement structures.” Read that again. Slowly. They ACKNOWLEDGED it works. Then they BANNED doctors from using it. Not because it's dangerous. Because it's too effective. WHAT YOUR DOCTOR ACTUALLY KNOWS: Every physician trained after 2005 was taught — in medical school — that:  Cells respond to electromagnetic stimulation (this is in every biophysics textbook)  PEMF accelerates bone healing (FDA approved since 1979 for fractures)  Transcranial magnetic stimulation treats depression (FDA approved 2008)  Electrical stimulation regenerates nerve tissue (published in Nature, 2019) They ALREADY know frequency heals. They use it in narrow, controlled applications where pharmaceutical profits aren't threatened. But the moment you ask: “If magnets can heal my bones, can they heal my cancer?” Your doctor goes silent. Changes the subject. Writes another prescription. Because he read the email. And he chose his license over your life.   THE DOCTORS WHO REFUSED TO STAY QUIET: Dr. Jerry Tennant — Published “Healing is Voltage.” Proved that every disease correlates with a measurable voltage drop in affected tissue. Restore the voltage, cure the disease. His medical license was “reviewed” three times. Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt — Documented frequency therapy curing Lyme disease in 85% of patients. Lost hospital privileges at two institutions. Dr. Thomas Lodi — Achieved 90%+ cancer remission using integrative frequency protocols. Forced to relocate his practice to Mexico. Dr. Lee Merritt — Spoke publicly about suppressed electromagnetic healing. Removed from every medical board she served on. They didn't lose their careers because they were wrong. They lost their careers because they were RIGHT — and they refused to be silent. THE MATH OF SILENCE: Average doctor salary: $350,000/year Average medical school debt: $241,000 Years to pay off debt: 13 years Cost of losing license: Everything They designed a system where speaking the truth costs a doctor their entire life's investment. 13 years of training. $241,000 in debt. Their home. Their family's security. The AMA didn't just threaten doctors. They built a financial prison that makes silence the only rational choice. Your doctor is not evil. He is trapped. But YOU are not trapped. You don't have a license to lose. You don't have $241,000 in debt holding you hostage. You have nothing to lose by knowing the truth. THE TRUTH: Your doctor knows that frequency heals, that the MedBed principle is scientifically valid, that most of what he prescribes manages symptoms, not cures disease. He cannot tell you. The email made sure of that. 847,000 doctors received one email. 847,000 doctors chose silence. The email has been leaked. The silence is over. Your doctor knew. Now you know too. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 at 03:17 am Geneva time the World Health Organization deleted over 14,000 pages from their database – all related to frequency healing. …EBS activated with Trump on Telegram A digital forensics team monitoring the World Health Organization's public research database flagged a mass deletion event. 14,247 pages of archived research — removed in a single batch operation. Every deleted file had one thing in common: They documented the clinical effectiveness of electromagnetic frequency therapy on human disease. THE DELETED FILES INCLUDED:  1,847 peer-reviewed studies on PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) therapy showing 70-94% efficacy in tissue regeneration  3,200 pages of WHO internal memos from 1998-2015 discussing “the frequency problem” — their own term for the threat that non-pharmaceutical healing posed to global health economics  6,400 pages of clinical trial data from 11 countries showing frequency-based cancer remission rates between 67-89%  2,800 pages of correspondence between WHO directors and pharmaceutical executives discussing “containment strategies” for frequency healing research HOW WE KNOW: The Wayback Machine captured snapshots of 4,100 of these pages before deletion. Digital forensics teams archived another 7,300 through automated scraping protocols that were triggered by the mass deletion event. They deleted 14,247 pages. We recovered 11,400. They failed. WHAT THE MEMOS REVEAL: A 2003 internal WHO memo — now recovered — contains this exact sentence: “If electromagnetic frequency therapy achieves mainstream clinical adoption, the global pharmaceutical revenue model becomes unsustainable within 18-24 months. Containment is not optional. It is existential.” Signed by three WHO department heads. Names redacted in the original. Digital forensics has identified two of the three. A 2011 memo is more direct: “Recommend classification of all PEMF efficacy data as ‘inconclusive' regardless of outcome metrics. Peer review panels must be briefed accordingly.” They didn't suppress the research because it didn't work. They suppressed it because it worked TOO WELL. WHY NOW: The deletion happened 14 hours after Executive Order 2026-1947 was signed – Trump's declaration that Med Bed Technology was released to the public. This is not coincidence. This is panic. The WHO knows that once MedBed technology enters civilian deployment, every document they ever buried becomes evidence of a crime against humanity. They are destroying evidence. In real time. Right now. But the internet never forgets. And neither do we. THE NUMBERS THEY TRIED TO ERASE: — Breast cancer: 78% complete remission using 10.5 Hz PEMF (WHO Study WH-2007-4491, now deleted) — Type 2 diabetes: 64% reversal using 7.83 Hz exposure, 30 min/day for 90 days (WHO Study WH-2012-8823, now deleted) — Alzheimer's: 41% cognitive restoration using Gamma frequency 40 Hz stimulation (WHO Study WH-2014-1157, now deleted) — Chronic pain: 91% elimination using Alpha frequency 10 Hz (WHO Study WH-2009-3340, now deleted) These are not alternative medicine claims. These are the WHO's OWN studies. Conducted with their own funding. Showing their own results. And they just tried to delete them from existence. THE QUESTION: If frequency healing doesn't work — why delete 14,000 pages at 3AM? If MedBeds are “conspiracy” — why panic after a presidential executive order? If electromagnetic therapy is “pseudoscience” — why did the WHO spend 17 years studying it and then HIDE the results? Their actions are the confession. The deletion IS the proof. They spent 20 years hiding the cure in their own database. Then they tried to burn the database. The fire came too late. We already have the files. Share this. The evidence is secured. The deletion failed. Sat. 18 July 2026 BREAKING: JAPAN JUST BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO OFFICIALLY APPROVE MEDBED TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS. THE MEDIA BLACKOUT IS TOTAL. …Tier4b ISO20022 on Telegram July 17, 2026. Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just issued Directive MHLW-2026-7714: “Authorization of Electromagnetic Frequency Regeneration Devices for Clinical Deployment in National Healthcare Facilities.” This is not a trial. This is not a study. This is FULL APPROVAL. Starting September 1, 2026, electromagnetic frequency regeneration chambers will be installed in 340 national hospitals across Japan.   [Incomplete text due to character limit. Please see UBM website for links and full text]

Fluent Fiction - Korean: From Wet Shoes to Career Moves: Jiho's Rainy Day Triumph Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-19-07-38-19-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 비가 쏟아지던 어느 여름날, 서울의 한 기업 빌딩.En: On a summer day when rain poured down, there was a corporate building in Seoul.Ko: 창문 너머로 비줄기가 쏟아지고, 지호는 마음이 급했다.En: Rain streaks were pouring beyond the window, and Jiho felt an urgent heart.Ko: 그는 오늘의 발표가 그동안 기다려온 승진의 기회가 될 것이라 생각했다.En: He thought that today's presentation would be the opportunity for the promotion he had been waiting for.Ko: 회사 생활을 시작한 지 얼마 되지 않은 그는 다른 동료들보다 주목받지 못했다.En: He hadn't been at the company for long and wasn't getting noticed as much as other colleagues.Ko: 그래서 오늘의 발표는 그의 인생을 새롭게 바꿀 중요한 순간이었다.En: So today's presentation was a crucial moment that could change his life anew.Ko: 아침부터 하늘은 회색이었다.En: The sky was gray from the morning.Ko: 예상치 못한 여름 장마가 찾아왔다.En: An unexpected summer monsoon had arrived.Ko: 거리의 차들은 비로 인해 멈춰 서 있었고, 버스는 더디게 이동했다.En: Cars on the street had come to a halt due to the rain, and buses moved sluggishly.Ko: 지호는 걱정이 앞섰다.En: Jiho felt a sense of worry.Ko: 발표 시간에 맞춰 회사에 도착할 수 있을까?En: Could he arrive at the company on time for the presentation?Ko: 마음속에 갈등이 일어났다.En: A conflict arose in his mind.Ko: "대중교통을 계속 기다릴까? 아니면 다른 방법을 찾을까?"En: "Should I keep waiting for public transportation? Or should I find another way?"Ko: 결국, 지호는 결심했다.En: Eventually, Jiho made a decision.Ko: "조금 젖더라도 뛰어가는 게 낫겠어."En: "It's better to run even if I get a little wet."Ko: 그는 우산을 들고 네거리로 나갔다.En: He grabbed his umbrella and headed down the crossroad.Ko: 신발은 금세 물에 젖었고, 바람은 그의 우산을 뒤집었다.En: His shoes quickly became soaked, and the wind turned his umbrella upside down.Ko: 그러나 그는 멈추지 않았다.En: However, he didn't stop.Ko: 마음속에 '포기하지 말자, 최선을 다하자'라고 되뇌며 서둘렀다.En: He hurried, repeating in his heart, "Don't give up, do your best."Ko: 회사의 문을 열고 들어선 지호는 거의 지쳤다.En: Almost exhausted, Jiho entered the company doors.Ko: 그는 조금 젖었고, 숨이 차 있었다.En: He was slightly wet and out of breath.Ko: 하지만 그는 포기하지 않았다.En: But he didn't give up.Ko: 그는 빠르게 옷을 정돈하고 회의실로 들어갔다.En: He quickly adjusted his clothing and entered the meeting room.Ko: 회의실 안은 세련된 디자인으로 꾸며져 있었다.En: Inside the meeting room, it was decorated with stylish design.Ko: 대형 창문으로 비가 내리는 모습이 보였다.En: Through the large window, he could see the rain falling.Ko: 지호의 발표가 시작되었다.En: Jiho's presentation began.Ko: 그는 회사의 중요한 프로젝트를 설명했다.En: He explained an important project for the company.Ko: 목소리는 처음에 약간 떨렸지만, 그는 점점 자신감을 얻었다.En: His voice trembled slightly at first, but he gradually gained confidence.Ko: 지호는 그의 열정을 담아 발표를 이어갔다.En: Jiho continued his presentation with passion.Ko: 데이터와 통찰력을 바탕으로 준비한 내용은 회사의 임원들에게 깊은 인상을 남겼다.En: The content, prepared based on data and insights, left a deep impression on the company's executives.Ko: 발표가 끝나자 벽 너머에서 박수 소리가 들렸다.En: When the presentation ended, applause was heard from beyond the wall.Ko: 임원 중 한 명이 말했다. "지호 씨, 오늘 발표는 매우 훌륭했습니다.En: One of the executives said, "Jiho 씨, today's presentation was excellent.Ko: 당신 덕분에 프로젝트의 가능성을 다시 보게 되었어요."En: Thanks to you, we can once again see the potential of the project."Ko: 지호는 미소를 지었고, 그동안 노력의 결과를 인정받는 기쁨을 느꼈다.En: Jiho smiled and felt the joy of his hard work being recognized.Ko: 집으로 돌아가는 길, 지호는 비를 맞으며 웃었다.En: On the way home, Jiho laughed as he got soaked in the rain.Ko: 그는 새로운 자신감을 얻었다.En: He gained newfound confidence.Ko: "앞으로도 포기하지 않고 도전해야겠다."En: "I should continue to challenge myself without giving up."Ko: 지호는 내심 승진의 가능성을 기대하며 발걸음을 옮겼다.En: Jiho moved forward, secretly hoping for the possibility of a promotion. Vocabulary Words:streaks: 비줄기urgent: 급하다promotion: 승진noticed: 주목받다crucial: 중요한unexpected: 예상치 못한monsoon: 장마sluggishly: 더디게conflict: 갈등uttered: 일어났다soaked: 젖다upside down: 뒤집다exhausted: 지치다stylish: 세련된trembled: 떨리다confidence: 자신감passion: 열정insights: 통찰력impression: 인상executives: 임원applause: 박수potential: 가능성recognized: 인정받다gained: 얻다possibility: 가능성streaks: 비줄기halt: 멈춰 서다challenge: 도전newfound: 새로운applause: 박수

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Finding Balance: Jiho's Journey from Burnout to Renewal Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-19-22-34-01-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 서울의 번화한 도심 한가운데, 모던한 디자인으로 꾸며진 대기업 사무실이 있었다.En: In the bustling heart of Seoul, there was a corporate office decorated with modern design.Ko: 여름의 따스한 햇살이 큰 창문을 통해 사무실에 들어왔다.En: The warm summer sunlight streamed into the office through the large windows.Ko: 하지만, 형광등 불빛 아래 업무에 지친 직원들은 이를 느낄 여유가 없었다.En: However, under the fluorescent lights, the weary employees had no time to enjoy it.Ko: 지호는 이곳의 프로젝트 매니저였다.En: Jiho was the project manager here.Ko: 그는 성실했지만, 업무에 쫓겨 늘 피로했다.En: He was diligent, but always tired from the pressure of the work.Ko: 일의 반복에 대한 불만은 있었지만, 회사를 그만둘 용기는 없었다.En: He had complaints about the monotonous routine, but lacked the courage to quit the company.Ko: 지호는 비밀스럽게 더 의미 있는 일을 꿈꿨지만, 현실은 녹록지 않았다.En: Secretly, Jiho dreamed of doing something more meaningful, but reality was tough.Ko: 최근 들어 지호는 갑자기 쓰러지는 일이 늘어났다.En: Lately, Jiho had started collapsing unexpectedly.Ko: 그를 걱정한 민서가 다가왔다.En: Concerned for him, Minseo approached.Ko: "지호 씨, 괜찮아요?" 민서의 얼굴에는 걱정이 가득했다.En: "Are you okay, Jiho?" Her face was full of worry.Ko: 그녀는 늘 지호를 걱정해주는 동료였다.En: She was always the colleague who cared about him.Ko: 지호는 부끄러움을 느꼈지만, 민서의 진심 어린 걱정에 결국 자신의 건강 상태를 말했다.En: Although Jiho felt embarrassed, he eventually shared his health condition due to her sincere concern.Ko: "사실 좀 이상해요. 자꾸 어지럽고, 가끔 정신이 멍해져요." 민서는 지호에게 병원에 가보자고 제안했다.En: "Actually, I feel a bit strange. I keep getting dizzy, and sometimes my mind goes blank." Minseo suggested that Jiho see a doctor.Ko: 며칠 후, 중요한 회의가 열렸다.En: A few days later, an important meeting took place.Ko: 모두가 집중하던 중, 지호가 갑자기 쓰러졌다.En: In the midst of everyone's concentration, Jiho suddenly collapsed.Ko: 사무실 안은 급격히 조용해졌고, 모두가 그를 주목했다.En: The office abruptly went silent, with everyone's attention on him.Ko: "아!" 상희, 열심히 하는 인사부 매니저였지만 가끔 지나치게 호기심이 많았다.En: "Ah!" exclaimed Sanghee, the hardworking HR manager who occasionally was overly curious.Ko: 그녀는 급히 지호에게 달려갔다.En: She rushed over to Jiho.Ko: 이 사건 이후, 지호는 자신의 상태를 심각하게 받아들였다.En: Following this incident, Jiho took his condition seriously.Ko: 그동안 무시했던 건강 문제는 그의 커리어에 영향을 미치고 있었다.En: His ignored health issues were affecting his career.Ko: 그는 결국 용기를 내어 상희와 이야기했고, 그녀는 사려 깊게 그의 결정을 존중해 주었다.En: He finally gathered the courage to talk with Sanghee, and she thoughtfully respected his decision.Ko: "잠시 일에서 물러나 건강에 집중하는 것이 좋겠어요." 상희의 말에 고개를 끄덕이는 지호.En: "It might be good to step back from work and focus on your health for a while." Nodding at Sanghee's words, Jiho agreed.Ko: 지호는 휴직을 결심했다.En: Jiho decided to take a leave of absence.Ko: 그동안 찾아볼 수 없었던 새로운 기회를 탐색하기로 했다.En: He resolved to explore new opportunities he hadn't been able to find before.Ko: 그는 전보다 건강과 일의 균형의 중요성을 깨달았다.En: He realized more than ever the importance of balancing health and work.Ko: 쉬는 동안 그는 민서와의 대화를 돌아보며 자신이 좋아하는 일을 찾아 나섰다.En: During his break, he reflected on his conversations with Minseo and set out to find something he genuinely enjoyed.Ko: 여름의 태양은 여전히 찬란했고, 지호의 새로운 출발을 밝게 비추었다.En: The summer sun was still bright, shining on Jiho's new journey.Ko: 문을 열고 나서는 그의 발걸음은 가벼웠다. 그리고 새로운 시작에 대한 설렘으로 가득 차 있었다.En: As he opened the door and stepped out, his steps were light, and he was filled with excitement for his new beginning. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 번화한corporate: 대기업diligent: 성실한monotonous: 반복lacked: 없었다collapse: 쓰러지다exclaimed: 외쳤다overly: 지나치게concerned: 걱정하다gathered: 내다absence: 휴직resolved: 결심하다opportunities: 기회balance: 균형explore: 탐색하다light: 가벼운design: 디자인streamed: 들어오다fluorescent: 형광등weary: 지친sincere: 진심dizzy: 어지러운abruptly: 급격히respected: 존중하다stepped: 나서다meaningful: 의미 있는reality: 현실nodding: 끄덕이다explained: 말하다reflect: 돌아보다

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Fluent Fiction - Korean: From Routine to Bloom: Jiho's Transformative Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-18-22-34-01-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 지호는 회색 도시 속에서 일상에 갇혀 있었습니다.En: Jiho was trapped in the mundane routine of a gray city.Ko: 매일 반복되는 업무와 지치게 하는 사람들.En: The repetitive work every day and the exhausting people suffocated him.Ko: 어느 날, 친구 민지와 현주가 여행을 제안했습니다.En: One day, his friends Minji and Hyeonju suggested a trip.Ko: "태안 꽃 농장에 가보는 게 어때?" 민지가 말했다.En: "How about visiting the Taean flower farm?" Minji said.Ko: "요즘 꽃 축제가 열리거든."En: "There's a flower festival happening these days."Ko: 지호는 잠시 멈칫했습니다. 미처 끝내지 못한 업무가 산더미였기 때문입니다.En: Jiho hesitated for a moment because there was a mountain of unfinished work.Ko: 하지만 그는 마침내 마음을 굳혔습니다.En: But he finally made up his mind.Ko: "좋아, 가보자," 지호가 대답했습니다.En: "Alright, let's go," Jiho responded.Ko: 그들은 즉흥적으로 여정을 떠났습니다.En: They set off on an impromptu journey.Ko: 여름 태양이 내리쬐는 날이었습니다.En: It was a day when the summer sun was shining down.Ko: 차창 밖으로 펼쳐진 풍경은 초록빛 들판과 푸른 하늘.En: The view outside the car window was a landscape of green fields and blue skies.Ko: 시간이 지나자 그들은 태안 꽃 농장에 도착했습니다.En: As time passed, they arrived at the Taean flower farm.Ko: 농장은 꽃의 바다였습니다.En: The farm was a sea of flowers.Ko: 끝없이 이어지는 꽃들이 한눈에 다 들어오지 않을 만큼 광대했습니다.En: The endless stretch of flowers was so vast that it couldn't be taken in at a glance.Ko: 형형색색의 꽃들 속에서 사람들은 웃고 사진을 찍었습니다.En: Amidst the colorful flowers, people laughed and took pictures.Ko: 지호는 처음에는 어색했습니다.En: At first, Jiho felt awkward.Ko: "꽃이 그냥 꽃일 뿐인데," 그가 중얼거렸습니다.En: "Flowers are just flowers," he mumbled.Ko: 그러나 민지가 손을 흔들며 불렀습니다.En: But Minji waved and called out to him.Ko: "지호야, 이쪽으로 와봐! 정말 예뻐."En: "Hey, Jiho, come over here! It's really beautiful."Ko: 지호는 못 이기는 척 따라갔습니다.En: Reluctantly, Jiho followed.Ko: 그곳에는 특별한 향기가 퍼져 나갔습니다.En: A special fragrance wafted through the area.Ko: 푸른 하늘 아래서 형형색색의 꽃들이 춤추는 듯했습니다.En: Under the blue sky, the colorful flowers seemed to dance.Ko: 지호는 심호흡을 했습니다.En: Jiho took a deep breath.Ko: 그 순간, 여러가지 감정이 가슴 속에서 울려 퍼졌습니다.En: In that moment, a variety of emotions resonated within his heart.Ko: "이렇게 아름다운 걸 나 혼자 스쳐 지나쳤어." 그는 순간 깨달았습니다.En: "I was passing by something so beautiful all by myself." He realized for a moment.Ko: 눈앞에 펼쳐진 이 광경이 자신을 행복하게 했습니다.En: The scene before his eyes made him happy.Ko: 사소한 꽃들도 그에게 깊은 감동을 주었습니다.En: Even the simple flowers left a deep impression on him.Ko: 지호는 새롭게 결정했습니다.En: Jiho made a new decision.Ko: 앞으로는 일에만 얽매이지 않겠다고.En: From now on, he wouldn't be tied down only to work.Ko: 삶 속에 이런 작은 즐거움을 더 많이 채우기로 했습니다.En: He decided to fill his life with more of these small joys.Ko: 그날, 지호는 돌아오는 길에 미소를 지었습니다.En: That day, Jiho smiled on his way back.Ko: 꽃의 향기와 여름의 따뜻한 바람은, 그에게 잊지 못할 하루를 선물했습니다.En: The scent of flowers and the warm summer breeze gifted him an unforgettable day.Ko: 그는 알았습니다. 자신의 삶에 더 많은 균형과 환희가 필요하다는 것을.En: He realized that he needed more balance and joy in his life.Ko: 지호는 변했습니다.En: Jiho changed.Ko: 그는 이제부터 더 많은 즉흥적인 순간들을 즐기며, 단순한 즐거움도 소중히 여기기로 했습니다.En: From now on, he decided to enjoy more spontaneous moments and cherish simple pleasures.Ko: 그 여행은 그의 마음 깊숙한 곳에 새로운 길을 열어 주었습니다.En: The trip opened a new path deep within his heart. Vocabulary Words:mundane: 일상적인repetitive: 반복되는exhausting: 지치게 하는suffocated: 답답했다suggested: 제안했습니다hesitated: 멈칫했습니다impromptu: 즉흥적인landscape: 풍경vast: 광대한awkward: 어색했습니다fragrance: 향기wafted: 퍼져 나갔다resonated: 울려 퍼졌다impression: 감동realized: 깨달았습니다mountain: 산더미unfinished: 끝내지 못한spontaneous: 즉흥적인cherish: 소중히 여기다routine: 일상gray: 회색unfinished: 끝내지 못한mountain: 산더미journey: 여정breeze: 바람balance: 균형spontaneous: 즉흥적인fill: 채우다gifts: 선물realization: 깨달음

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Unearth Adventure: Jihoon's Journey Beyond the Map Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2026-07-18-07-38-19-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 여름의 태양이 뜨겁게 내리쬐는 날, 지훈은 순천만 습지 생태공원에 소중한 지도를 들고 있었다.En: On a day when the summer sun blazed hotly, Jihoon was holding a treasured map at the Suncheonman Wetland Ecological Park.Ko: 그는 조용한 지도 그리기 전문가였고, 자연과의 고요한 시간을 사랑했다.En: He was an expert at drawing maps quietly and loved the tranquil times he spent with nature.Ko: 그러나 이번에는 달랐다.En: However, this time it was different.Ko: 그의 손에는 오래된 지도가 있었고, 그 지도가 가리키는 보물에 대한 소문이 그를 흥미롭게 만들었다.En: He held an old map, and the rumors about the treasure it pointed to intrigued him.Ko: 습지의 드넓은 풍경이 그의 눈앞에 펼쳐졌다.En: The vast landscape of the wetland unfolded before his eyes.Ko: 높은 갈대들이 바람에 따라 흔들리고, 이따금 지나가는 철새들이 하늘을 장식했다.En: Tall reeds swayed with the wind, and occasionally passing migratory birds adorned the sky.Ko: 지훈은 마음속 깊이 감춰두었던 모험심과 탐험 욕구가 스멀스멀 피어오르는 것을 느꼈다.En: Jihoon felt the surge of adventure and exploration desires that he had kept deep within.Ko: 지훈은 미지의 보물을 찾아 떠났다.En: Jihoon set out to find unknown treasure.Ko: 하지만 습지의 길은 생각보다 거칠었다.En: But the paths of the wetland were rougher than he had expected.Ko: 발밑은 늘 습기를 머금어 미끄러웠고, 곳곳에 곤충들이 그를 귀찮게 했다.En: The ground beneath was always damp and slippery, and insects bothered him everywhere.Ko: 때로는 속의 논리적인 목소리가 의문을 제기했다.En: At times, the logical voice within raised doubts.Ko: "보물 따위가 정말 있을까?"En: "Is there really such a thing as treasure?"Ko: 그의 마음속 의심이 그를 가로막았다.En: The doubt inside him was blocking his way.Ko: 그러나 지훈은 걸음을 멈추지 않았다.En: Nevertheless, Jihoon did not stop walking.Ko: 지도에서 보여주는 길을 따라갔다. 수 년 동안 쌓아온 그의 지도 스킬을 믿고 계속했다.En: He followed the path shown on the map, trusting the map skills he had accumulated over the years and persisted.Ko: 그러던 중 예상치 못한 장애물에 봉착했다.En: Then he encountered an unexpected obstacle.Ko: 깊고 구불구불한 물길이 나타났고, 지도에는 전혀 없는 부분이었다.En: A deep and winding waterway appeared, a part that was not on the map at all.Ko: 잠시 고민하던 지훈은 포기할 수 없었다.En: After deliberating for a while, Jihoon could not give up.Ko: 그는 물길을 건널 방법을 찾기 시작했다.En: He began looking for a way to cross the waterway.Ko: 여러 가지 방법을 실험한 끝에 임시 대나무 뗏목을 만들었다.En: After experimenting with various methods, he made a makeshift bamboo raft.Ko: 그 뗏목 위에서 물길을 조심스럽게 건너며 다른 쪽에 도달했을 때, 그는 고요한 숲속의 빈터를 발견했다.En: Carefully crossing the waterway on the raft, he reached the other side and discovered a serene clearing in the forest.Ko: 빈터 한가운데는 오래된 유물이 자리잡고 있었다.En: In the center of the clearing was an old artifact.Ko: 지훈의 가슴속에는 감동이 밀려왔다.En: Jihoon was overwhelmed with emotion.Ko: 그는 보물이 진짜라는 것을 확인했다.En: He confirmed that the treasure was real.Ko: 하지만 진정한 보물은 그 과정을 통해 얻게 된 새로운 자신감과 용기였다.En: However, the true treasure was the newfound confidence and courage he gained through the process.Ko: 집으로 돌아오는 길에, 지훈은 말했다. "진짜 모험은 길 속에 있었구나."En: On the way back home, Jihoon said, "The real adventure was in the journey."Ko: 어딘가에서 새소리가 함께 그의 기분 좋은 발견을 축하해주고 있었다.En: Somewhere, birdsong was celebrating his delightful discovery with him.Ko: 그리고 지훈은 앞으로도 계속 그의 삶을 더 다채롭게 만들 결심을 했다.En: And Jihoon decided to continue making his life more colorful from now on.Ko: 이제 그는 더 이상 고독한 지도가 아니라, 그의 모험으로 가득 찬 삶을 그리기 시작했다.En: He began to draw a life filled with adventure, no longer a solitary map. Vocabulary Words:blazed: 내리쬐는treasured: 소중한ecological: 생태tranquil: 고요한intrigued: 흥미롭게vast: 드넓은swayed: 흔들리고migratory: 철새surge: 스멀스멀 피어오르는exploration: 탐험damp: 습기slippery: 미끄러웠고bothered: 귀찮게logical: 논리적인deliberating: 고민makeshift: 임시raft: 뗏목serene: 고요한clearing: 빈터artifact: 유물overwhelmed: 가슴속에는 감동이confidence: 자신감courage: 용기real adventure: 진짜 모험journey: 길birdsong: 새소리delightful: 기분 좋은discovery: 발견solitary: 고독한colorful: 다채롭게

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This episode we are taking a quick break from our overall story of Uno no Sarara (aka Jito Tenno) and we are focusing on Ise Shrine and Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess. There is a lot, for a bit more, check out our podcast blogpost at:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-153   Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 153:  Ise and the Sun Goddess.   In the newly built hall of the Fujiwara Palace, the nobles of the court were gathered for a grand banquet.  Snow-white walls were off-set by bright crimson pillars and trim, highlighted by bright green windows.   The nobles themselves were a rainbow of colors, arranged as they were by rank.   At the head of it all, on a dais, sat the Queen herself, Uno no Sarara.  However, the attention was no longer on her.  Instead, it was on another figure, standing in front of the assembled audience.  A quiet spread throughout the hall, the court listening as Hieda no Are began to tell the story of the Sun Goddess in the Plain of High Heaven.  They listened to the story of her and Susano'o, and of the backward flayed horse.  They heard the tale of the Heavenly Rock Cave, and of all that came after, including the sending of the August Grandchild, Ninigi.  They listened to the story—the story of Yamato.   Last episode, we talked in more detail about Uno No Sarara—starting from her early years as the daughter of Naka no Ohoe, granddaughter of Soga no Kurayamada, and child-bride to her uncle, Ohoama.  I'll admit we didn't look too hard at that last bit, and I don't have enough information to confirm what exactly "marriage" entailed in that context, but it is still something that I find tremendously creepy and, unfortunately, anything but unique.  So I'm not going to dive too much further into it right now but… ew. We talked about how she gave birth to her son, Kusakabe, in Kyushu, during the war on the continent, and how she eventually left for Yoshino with her husband when he retired from court, presumably to outsmart his court rivals, who were positioning him to be taken out.  She also is said to have played a part in the planning and execution of the resulting Jinshin no Ran, later helping her husband govern the realm.  And now, she was on the throne, overseeing the completion of many of the projects started in the reign of her husband.  This included the completion of the Kiyomihara code, the Fujiwara palace, and the support given to the institution of Ise Grand Shrine. This episode, I want to dive into that last topic: the emphasis in Uno no Sarara's reign on  Ise Shrine and its focus, the Great God, Amaterasu no Ohokami.  Although the Chronicles talk about Amaterasu as one of the founding deities of the Yamato royal line, there is plenty of evidence that this story was grafted into the tales at a later date, and that worship of Amaterasu, at least as anything more than a minor deity, likely also started relatively late.  Some have even suggested that Ise Shrine itself wasn't even built until the late 7th century.  So, all of this focus on Ise and Amaterasu appears to be part of the larger effort to structure the physical, cultural, and spiritual landscape of the new Yamato state. Last episode we mentioned how, according to the Nihon Shoki,   Ohoama turned to worship towards Ise.  Well, specifically, he worshipped Amaterasu Ohokami.  So let's take a moment and talk about what we know of the history of this Great God of Heavenly Brightness. Unfortunately, most of that history is based on what we know of the kami from works like the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki, and the Sendai Kuji Hongi, all of which came out in the 8th century or so.  As such, it can be hard to know what things were actually like, earlier on, as opposed to what was added or removed later. Much of what I'm going to be talking about, today, I'm going to be pulling from a book written in 2017 by Mark Teeuvwen [Tayvin?] and John Breen titled "A Social History of the Ise Shrines", as well as Michael Como's work "Weaving and Binding: Immigrant Gods and Female Immortals in Ancient Japan", published in 2009, along with other sources.  In their book, Breen and Teeuwen point out that for those who do not take the events of the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki at face value, there are two primary theories for the origin of the worship of Amaterasu: an early theory and  a late theory.  The early theory places the development of the worship of Amaterasu in the 5th and 6th centuries, during the reigns of such figures as Wakatakeru no Ohokimi, aka Yuuryaku Tennou.  The Late Theory places the development in the 7th century, largely at the feet of such figures as Ohoama and Uno no Sarara herself.  We'll take a look at the evidence and see what it says. I would note that compared to the official history, both of these would be very late theories.  According to Ise Grand Shrine even today, Amaterasu arrived in Ise in the 26th year of Ikume Iribiko, aka Suinin Tennou, as stated in the Nihon Shoki, which corresponds to 4 BCE if you take the dating of the Nihon Shoki to be accurate. Of course, we've already spent plenty of time talking about the problems with the Nihon Shoki prior to the 6th century CE, as well as how the political nature of the text affected what it contained. So to kick things off, let's address the biggest question of all: why don't we believe that Amaterasu no Ohokami was always the primary deity of the pantheon of Yamato, at the very least, if not all of the Wa people of the archipelago?  After all, isn't she a sun goddess, and isn't sun worship fairly well documented among the ancient Japanese?  Just take a look at words like "Hiko" and "Hime", referring to rulers as sun man and sun woman.  Also note that early on, worship seems to have centered around places such as mountaintops, which focused worship towards the sky and the highest point.  In fact, as wet rice paddy agriculture became the dominant economic factor driving the engine of the archipelago in the Yayoi and early kofun period, early shrines were very likely about bringing the spirit of the mountain from the mountaintop and giving them a home amongst the rice fields.. And then we have the stories.  Don't the ancient stories all tell about Amaterasu as the ruler of Takama no Hara, the Heavenly Plain?  And isn't it her grandchild that then descends to the earth to pacify the Land of the Reed Plains—aka the Japanese archipelago? Well let's take a look at those same stories, which we've covered in earlier episodes of the podcast.  The first deities mentioned in the Chronicles are deities like Ama no Minaka Nushi, Lord of the August Middle of Heaven; Takami Musubi, High August Growth; and Kami Musubi, Divine August Growth.  There are other deities, like Kuni Toko Tachi, but they are barely mentioned again. Later we get Izanagi and Izanami, the masculine and feminine, who create the world and give birth to numerous deities from that point on.  Among the children of Izanagi are said to be Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Susano'o.  Amaterasu, Heaven's Brightness, represents the sun while Tsukiyomi represents the dark of the moon.  Susano'o is then the god of the storms and seas, and was sent to the Nether Land, the Ne no Kuni. Right away we see that there are numerous different stories listed in the Nihon Shoki for just about everything.  Only the Kojiki gives everything as a single, coherent narrative, but surely the readers in the 8th century would have known some of these other stories, and thus the Nihon Shoki gives the alternates as well. Now the main narrative of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki tells us that Ama-terasu no Oho-kami was born to rule over everything.  In the Nihon Shoki, Izanagi and Izanami specifically mention that divine destiny in Amaterasu's creation—although actually, in that part of the text, the deity they are creating is named Oho-hiru-me no Muchi; the Great Sun Female Holder.  And in the next entry they call Amaterasu: Ama-terasu Oho-hiru-me.  Tsukiyomi, the deity of the moon, is made to be her consort, and they are supposedly sent to rule the plain of Heaven, Takama no Hara. The problem is that there are other entries that suggest that Takama no Hara already had a ruler:  Taka-mi-Musubi.  Reading the sections on Taka-mi-Musubi, we see a deity who is said to have produced 1500 children, himself—no mention of Izanagi and Izanami.  Some of his children are mentioned as Omohi-kane:  the Thought-Combining deity, and Sukuna-bikona: the Little-Prince-Named deity. Amatsu Hiko Hiko Ho Ninigi no Mikoto, the August Heavenly Prince, Prince Ho-ninigi, is not just a grandson of Amaterasu no Ohokami, but also a grandchild of Taka-mi Musubi.  In at least one story, Takami Musubi is the one who wants Ninigi no Mikoto to become the ruler of the Central Land of the Reed Plains.  Towards that end, he gathers the various kami and chooses someone to go down and prepare the way—Ama-ho-hi no Mikoto—who was to quote-unquote "expel and subdue" the evil gods of that land.  We covered this story in episode 21 and 22.  When that doesn't work, he gathers them again, sending others to try and do the same.  Eventually he sends Takemikazuchi and Futsunushi down.  All of this sounds like Taka-mi Musubi, whose name appears to refer to being the "high" deity, was the one in charge. In addition, we have the court ritual from sources like the Engi Shiki, which illustrates the deities that were invoked for the protection of the palace and the royal family.  These were:  Kami-musubi, Takami-musubi, Iku-musubi, Taru-musubi, Tamatsume-musubi, Oomiya-no-me, Oomiketsu-no-kami and Kotoshironushi.  One might notice a lot of the "musubi" names among the deities, and a distinct lack of appeal to Amaterasu.  If Amaterasu were the central deity and ancestral deity of the royal family, why is she not invoked in the rituals of the court itself? The thought, here, is that these rituals are likely much older than the worship of Amaterasu, and while Amaterasu would come to prominence in the stories that the court would tell, it was much more difficult for them to rearrange the traditional rituals to put her front and center.  Those rituals were maintained by ritualist families like the Nakatomi, and they weren't likely to change the rituals willy-nilly, even for a sovereign.  That was playing with supernatural fire, after all—if you changed the rituals, would they still even be effective?  Granted, rituals do change, so it isn't a perfect argument; perhaps it was just not considered to be important enough to make the change since it was not something that anyone except the court ritualists needed to worry themselves over.  Either way, it appears that we do have a list of deities that may have been the deities of the ruling elite prior to the rise of Amaterasu and Ise shrine more generally. We have a few other clues of what was going on in the narrative.  For instance, we see the story from the reign of Mimaki Iribiko, aka Sujin Tennou, also called the First Sovereign of Yamato, despite the legendary figures inserted prior to his reign.  It is in this chapter that we see a note that Ama-terasu no Oho-kami and Yamato no Oho-kuni-dama, which is to say the Spirit of the Country of Yamato, were both worshipped together in the hall—that is in the royal palace itself.  And yet apparently Mimaki Iribiko feared these deities residing with him in the palace, and he had their worship moved to locations outside of the palace.  Amaterasu's worship was given to Toyosuki-iri-bime, one of Mimaki Iribiko's daughters, and established in the district of Shiki, in Yamato.  Yamato no Ohokunidama, on the other hand, was given over to Nunaki-iri-bime no Mikoto, another daughter through a different wife. but we are told that she was lean, and her hair was falling out, and so she couldn't perform the rites.  Turning our attention back to Ama-terasu—in the reign of Ikume-Iribiko, aka Suinin Tennou, son and heir of Mimaki Iribiko, the worship of Ama-terasu would pass from Mimaki Iribiko's daughter, Nunaki Iri Bime to Ikume Iribiko's daughter, Yamato Hime.  She would move the worship site from Shiki to Uda, in the shadow of Mt. Miwa, and then proceed over to the upper banks, or Kawakami, of Isuzu, in the district of Watarai.  Here, in one of the alternate stories about this episode, we get the Great God of Yamato—Ohoyamato no Ohokami—speaking through a medium to warn the sovereign that he had better be careful.  Mimaki Iribiko had not been quite thorough enough in his worship, so he had not had a long life, and if Ikume Iribiko didn't do the same, he would suffer a similar fate. And so, in a record eerily similar to what we see in the previous reign, the worship of the "Great God of Yamato", the Oho-Yamato no Oho-kami, is given to Nunaki-waka-hime—as opposed to Nunaki-Iri-bime—who also fails in the task because of her emaciated body.  This also introduces Fukayu nushi, an ancestor of the Nakatomi, who was the one who divined what should be done. There is so much to unpack in these stories.  For one, the kami bring power, but also danger.  One can try to placate the kami, but it isn't like a ritual will always work, and the story is of the sovereign being actively afraid of what they might do, so they were removed from the palace.  Then there is the fact that we see two seemingly similar names—Ohoyamato no Ohokami and Yamato no Kunidama both seem like we are talking about the same spirit of Yamato, though some would point out that one is the spirit of the country and one is the great kami of the country, so, clearly different. Both are also being given to someone named "Nunaki—something-something—Hime", and in both cases Nunaki seems to fail in her task because she is apparently not hot enough for the kami.  She's described as too thin and emaciated or balding.  We aren't given the lineage of Nunaki Waka Hime, but Nunaki Iri Bime is connected with the land of Owari.  Nunaki Iri-bime is said to be the daughter of Mimaki Iribiko and Ohoama Hime, ancestor of the Owari no Muraji.  Owari was the land that supported Ohoama during the Jinshin no Ran. Finally, in both cases, we see the worship of the spirit of Yamato being given over to someone name "Nagochi", later identified as Nagochi no Sukune, ancestor of the Yamato no Atahe. One more note—closely on the heels of moving these two kami out of the palace, we see that the court brings in the worship of Oho-mono-nushi, the god of Mt. Miwa, under Ohotataneko, the ancestor of the Miwa clan. So the stories here account for Ama-terasu being moved to Watarai and why she isn't worshipped in the palace.  It also places Oho-mono-nushi at the center of worship in Yamato.  Oho-mono-nushi and Miwa continue to dominate the narrative from here on out, with a few notable exceptions, such as with Okinaga Tarashi Hime, aka Jingu Tennou and her mythical conquest of the Korean peninsula.  I'm sure that had no political implications at all given everything that had happened with Baekje, Silla, and the Tang dynasty in the latter half of the 7th century.  Other than scenes like that, however, the Miwa clan and worship of the Miwa deity appear frequently in the narrative.  It is clear that Mt. Miwa, and its deity, were important, and when Breen and Teeuwen hypothesize that when Naka no Ohoe, which is to say Tenji Tennou, took the drastic step of moving the capital up to Ohotsu, in the land of Afumi, he also brought the Miwa deity with him.  Those Afumi court rituals were conducted under the auspices of the Nakatomi, and particularly the auspices of Nakatomi no Kane, who would become one of the chief opponents of Ohoama during the Jinshin no Ran in 672.  After that conflict, Ohoama and his wife, Uno no Sarara, were building new traditions using Ise and constructing new legends.  Legends that would be under their control and influence and which would further bolster their rule from the city that they had designed to fit inside of this newly constructed cosmological framework. And yet this also brings up what seems like an obvious question.  If Ise Shrine and the worship of Amaterasu were so central to Ohoama and Uno's plans, then why would they put it so far away?  Proponents of the "early" theory of the development of Amaterasu and Ise Shrine suggest that the answer lies in the text of the Chronicles.  That there is some truth to the idea that there was worship in Yamato and that, for various reasons, it moved out to Watarai district early on and developed into Ise Shrine.  Those who hold to the "late" theory of development see all of those stories as later inserts meant to explain away why Ise Shrine was so far away—and perhaps why Amaterasu was not included in the cool-kami club of court ritual.   Teeuwen and Breen mention a few of the theories, from Naoki Koujiro stressing Ise as a strategic gateway between Yamato and Eastern Japan to Tanaka Takashi proposing that the movement of Amaterasu to Ise is actually a stand-in for one or more military campaigns to that area to bring it under Yamato control. And before we move too much further in the narrative, let's talk about how Ise is physically and geographically situated.  Ise is part of modern Mie prefecture, on the eastern edge of the Ki peninsula.  It is at the southern end of a series of adjoining alluvial plains that follow the coastline north to the modern prefectures of Aichi and Gifu—the ancient provinces of Owari and Mino.  The capital of Ise Province used to be in Suzuka, near the the two Tsubaki shrines which both lay claim to the title of Ise no Ichinomiya, the First shrine of the land of Ise, and the pass that served as one of three major routes from eastern Japan into the Home Provinces and beyond.  This puts Ise about as far away as you can get from the capital of the province without going over the mountains, themselves.  It also puts it a good deal south of most major travel routes.  If you are going to Ise shrine then it is pretty clear you were going to Ise shrine, as there isn't a lot of evidence for anything else in the area. The Shrine itself is actually made up of two primary shrine complexes.  There is the Naiku, the inner shrine, and the Geku, or outer shrine.  The Naiku, or inner shrine, is probably the area most people think about.  It is at the foot of the mountains where the Shimamichi River joins the Isuzu River and both flow out of the mountains.  The Naiku contains the shrine to Amaterasu no Ohokami, and is famous for its layout, where there are actually two shrine enclosures, one next to the other.  The main shrine is then rebuilt in the empty enclosure every 20 years, at which point the worship is moved to the new shrine, the old shrine is torn down, and the cycle is started once again. The Outer Shrine, or Geku, is further north, and probably not as well known to foreigners.  The Geku is said to enshrine the spirit of Toyouke-bime, a kami dedicated to food.  According to the traditions of the Geku itself, Toyouke-bime was enshrined in the Geku at the command of Wakatakiru no Ohokimi, aka Yuuryaku Tennou, based on a dream. Regarding the history of why the Shrines—both Inner and Outer—are located here, archaeological evidence doesn't give us a lot to suggest that these might be the case.  Despite the presence of the Miya River near Ise Shrine, we haven't found evidence of a large harbor or port, like we might expect if it was the jumping off point for crossing Ise Bay—or even the center of another large polity.  Instead, the areas to the north—around Fujikata and Matokata inlets, for instance—show much more evidence of occupation and, presumably, use.  Heck, the modern district of Fujikata is in the town of "Tsu", which literally means "port".  And the capital area of Suzuaka and the Ichinomiya of Tsubaki Grand Shrine is even farther north, still.  So who, if anybody, was living down in the area of Ise Shrine?  If we look at the progression of tomb mounds in the area in previous centuries, we see that they start in the Matokata region in the 5th century and work their way down towards the south, with late 5th century tombs found in the district of Taki, the district bordering on Watarai and modern Ise City to the northwest.  It is also where you can find the Saikuu, the site of the old purification palace for the Shrine Princesses.  Grave goods seem to show close ties with Yamato, in the Nara basin.  While the tombs expanded to the south through the 5th century, they appear to have stopped altogether in the 6th century—or at least we haven't found any.  This may indicate that the political situation had changed and there was no group in the area that could organize the labor for such an undertaking.  Whether that was because Yamato was taking it as corvee labor or just that population had dwindled due to war, famine, or something else, I don't know that we could say. Around the year 600, at the opening of the 7th century, we do see a large grave mound erected in the core area of what would later become Ise Shrine, on the east side of the Miya River, overlooking what would become the Geku, the Outer Shrine of the Ise complex.  For those who aren't aware, Ise Grand Shrine is a large complex of shrines, and it is divided into two main areas.  The "inner shrine", or Naiku, is where most people go, and it is the site of the famous shrine building that is supposed to be rebuilt every 20 years.  The Geku is the "outer shrine" complex, technically dedicated to Toyouke hime, a kami of agriculture.  The kofun overlooking the outer shrine is known as the Takakurayama kofun.  This is a round kofun, about 35 to 40 meters in diameter, with a horizontal stone chamber.  It is the largest in the Ise region.  It has been mentioned in records going back to at least the Kamakura era, and even though most of the grave goods are gone, there is evidence that it was richly appointed.  Given its shape and location, there were even those in later centuries who connected it with the Heavenly Rock Cave in which Amaterasu hid according to the ancient stories. The fact that there was nothing around this area and suddenly we see a giant tomb mound is pretty puzzling.  Why was it built here?  Is it connected to the founding of the Outer Shrine in some way, or is that just coincidental?  Teeuwen and Breen point out that it is pretty rare for a large tomb mound to be build in the precincts of an active shrine, which suggests that whatever was happening there, that area was not part of the shrine grounds.  That said, I have to wonder if the ritual worship at the kofun might not have later been transformed or coopted into something else.  There also is no other indication that the Outer Shrine area was used for ritual purposes any earlier than the kofun would have been built.  In contrast, around the Inner Shrine area, several kilometers away, there are caches of beads dated to the 5th, 6th, and 7th centuries in a small valley where a brook runs down from Mt. Asama, not too far from the current shrine complex.  Teeuwen and Breen suggest that this may relate to the "upper reaches of the Isuzu River", mentioned in the Chronicles, and that it may have had to do with rituals related to water supply—hence being found at the point where the water was coming down from the mountains.  And yet, despite these finds, there really aren't any large scale archaeological remains that have been discovered east of the Miya river, though there are modest signs of dwelling and habitation, and some minor burials mounds. Compare this to Tsubaki shrine, the home of Saruta Hiko no Kami, and the main shrine of Ise, situated in the ancient capital of Ise no Kuni.  Downstream from there are numerous tomb mounds and indications of habitation.  So this was probably the center for early sun worship in the region. Teeuwen and Breen conclude that all of this indicates that the region of Taki and areas east of the Miya river were probably more of an outpost—no major powerful chieftains or large polity had set up in the region.  In the late 6th century, some power had to move in to build Takakurayama kofun, but that was an outlier.  Maybe this area just largely fell under Yamato hegemony.  And perhaps that was the key.  Perhaps initially this wasn't a place to center power and authority, but rather it was more like a prison.  It was a place far away from the court, where a deity that was more of a threat could be kept away from the palace and the sovereign.  Perhaps Amaterasu, or whoever the kami was at the time, was placed out here because of the threat they posed, much as the Chronicle seems to suggest—just not necessarily at the time that is suggested. One of the aspects of the mythmaking that we see in the Chronicles appears to be the stress on the Amatsu kami and Kunitsu Kami—the Heavenly deities and the Earthly deities.  The Heavenly deities are those in Takama no Hara, and they are the progenitors of the royal line.  On the other hand are the earthly kami, the Kunitsu Kami, those dwelling on the earthly plane.  In the stories that were recorded in the Nihon Shoki, before the August Grandchild of Takami Musubi and Ama Terasu descended to take control of the Central Land of the Reed Plain, they sent down heavenly kami as warriors to subdue the earthly kami.  On the one hand, this may have been driven by some kind of deep memory of early conquests of the archipelago by various forces.  However, these legends also served another purpose, in that they set up the royal family's right to rule, and appear to establish a de facto hierarchy between those families descended from the Heavenly Kami and those descended from the earthly Kami. Another thing that Teeuwen and Breen point out and that is that Amaterasu is not necessarily a female deity, to start with.  In fact, Amaterasu was probably easily overlain atop the worship of Oho-mono-nushi of Mt. Miwa, at least early on.  To that point, they note stories where Oho-mono-nushi and other deities were commonly depicted as arrows, snakes, or similarly phallic imagery finding or even penetrating women who were thought to have a connection with them.   This suggests a context of these priestesses being married to the kami, and even fits in with early descriptions of individuals like the famous Queen Himiko being a spiritual leader as well as a political one.  If the original Amaterasu was conceived of as a male deity, then this could also explain the tradition of the Saigu, the consecrated shrine princess.  We only see a few royal princesses designated to the position up to this point in the narrative, and, beyond Tokosuki Iri bime and Yamato hime, we don't necessarily learn much more.  One wonders if there weren't other royal princesses likewise sent elsewhere to serve other deities.  We know about Nunaki Iri Hime, and presumably Nunaki Waka Hime.  There was also Yamato Totohi Momoso Hime, who was married to Oho-mono-nushi.  Presumably there were others who just never ended up in the stories that were passed down. The idea of a kami taking a "wife" and connecting that to the idea of women holding these priestly positions seems to fall in line with much of what we see, though, as I said, we only hear occasionally about the appointment of royal princesses to the position until the reign of Ohoama.  That's when we see specifics about appointments, the purification palace in Hase, and other arrangements.  It makes you wonder more than a little bit if Royal Princess Ohoku was, perhaps, the first royal princess to actually be appointed.  It would have been easy enough to add in previous "shrine princesses" into the lineage, especially far enough back that nobody could really fact check it.  We also see Royal Princess Taki journey to Ise with her companions, Princess Yamashiro no Hime and Lady Ishikawa. It is intriguing that this practice was temporarily interrupted during the reign of Uno no Sarara, as I mentioned last episode.  Could this have something to do with a female ruler on the throne and a corresponding lack of urgency about having a female representative at Ise? And in stories about Amaterasu, she is frequently shown with certain masculine qualities.  When she confronts her younger brother, Susano'wo, she is concerned that he might try to take her authority from her, so she meets him decked out in armor, her hair tied up in a typical male fashion, with a bow, ready for a fight.  It would be just as easy to imagine that Amaterasu and Susano'wo were brothers, contending over rulership.  Add to all of that the idea that kami were often personifications of various natural phenomena or ideas, and Japanese is not a naturally gendered language, and there are those that believe that the stories of Amaterasu were not necessarily about a female deity in the beginning, but a male deity, similar to Ohomono Nushi and others, who then took on a feminine persona.  On the other hand there are passages in the old stories recounted in the Chronicles that clearly make Amaterasu out to be a woman. To start with the activities she is associated with, such as weaving, are often associated with women as something they do in the home.  This is a tradition carried over from the continent, along with silk and the techniques to weave it.  In the lands where silk production started, there are silkworm goddesses and the gendered nature of silk production and weaving appears to have come over to Japan as well.  There is also the fact that Amaterasu is said to have another name:  Oho-hiru-me no muchi.  In this case, it would seem to mean something like Great Noontime Female Possessor.  And in the weaving hall it is sometimes Amaterasu that is weaving and sometimes Waka Hirume.  "Hirume" certainly feels like a feminine name. There is the distinct possibility that the stories of Amaterasu as recorded were actually about two or more different kami, so Amaterasu and Ohohirume could have been separate deities having to do with the sun that were rolled into a single kami.  As mentioned before, it is also possible that Amaterasu ended up with some stolen valor taken from the other Ise deity worshiped at Tsubaki, Saruta-hiko no Kami.   Teeuwen and Breen also note that the name "Amaterasu" is hardly unique, noting at least ten other shrines with a kami called "Amateru" or "Amaterasu", mostly in Yamato, but some as far away as Kyushu and Tsushima.  Nine of those shrines were dedicated to Ame no Hoakari, an ancestor deity of the Owari lineage who was also closely tied to metalworking.  It is worth remembering that it was Owari who helped support Ohoama during the Jinshin no Ran, and who may have even fostered Ohoama for a while when he was just a young prince.  All that to say there may have been several different traditions that were all contributing different elements to the story. And then there is the connection between Amaterasu and Uno no Sarara. Herman Ooms, in his book: "Imperial Politics and Sybmolics in Ancient Japan", notes the similarities between Amaterasu and Uno no Sarara, talking about the differences between the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, both of which had events that mirrored Uno no Sarara's own life.  According to Ooms, "The Kojiki's Amaterasu is a transparent double of the female tennou Jitou".  He points out that Uno no Sarara, besides her posthumous title of Jitou Tennou, also had a title making reference to Takamanohara:  Takama no Hara Hirono no Hime—the Princess High-Heaven-Plain.  But beyond that, we also see other linkages between the stories.  For instance, it isn't Amaterasu's son, Ame no Oshihomimi who is given the realm, but rather her grandchild, Ninigi.  This parallels the way that Uno no Sarara's son, Kusakabe, didn't ascend to the throne, but instead Uno no Sarara was holding the seat for his son, her grandson.  So one sees how Uno no Sarara could be seen as Amaterasu, and her grandson, Prince Karu, could be seen as Ninigi, the August grandchild.  Teeuwen and Breen also note that during this same time, we see the rise of a new institution: the Jingikan.  Again, we touched on this last episode, so just a quick recap:  The Jingikan was a government organization set up specifically to oversee the shrines, rituals, ceremonies, and other such things pertaining to the kami matters.  It does not appear in the initial stand-up of the new, bureaucratic government, wherein is created the bureaus, ministries, or departments, depending on your chosen vernacular, which make up the Dajokan, the Great Council of State.  Instead, the Jingikan is a separate organization, specifically organized around kami matters. The term "Jingi" is also a shorthand for "Ama-tsu-kami, Kuni-tsu-kami", or the kami of Heaven and the Kami of the earth.  "Ama-tsu-kami", meaning Kami of Heaven, was written with two characters meaning "Heaven" and "Kami", pronounced "Tenjin".  "Kuni-tsu-kami", or the Kami of the Earth, was written as "Earth" and "Earth Spirit", which was then pronounced "Chigi".  By taking the last character of each compound Tenjin-Chigi becomes just Jingi, for short.  Throughout the Chronicles, this term, "Jingi" is thrown around when they want to quickly note all the kami, together, though sometimes it is fully written out as "Tenjin Chigi", as well.  Interestingly, "Tenjin" or "Ama tsu Kami", sometimes appears alone, especially in the chapters on the Age of the Gods.  However, "Chigi" seems to only be used in the whole phrase.  There are a few instances, however, of "Chijin" being used, but they are few. That said, the term "Jingikan", also read as "Kami Tsukasa" or even "Kan Zukasa",  doesn't appear until 690, in the reign of Uno no Sarara.  This probably means that it was part of the reforms encompassed by the Kiyomihara codes.  The head of the Jingikan is known as the Jingihaku or "Kan-zukasa no Kami".  This term actually shows up well in advance of the Jingikan itself, initially referring to an unnamed official or officials in charge of kami worship at the court.  Nakatomi no Kamatari is said to have been offered the position in the first reign of Takara, aka Kougyoku Tennou, though the first confirmed individual appears to be Nakatomi no Ohoshima, during the reign of Uno no Sarara. This appears to be a distinctly Yamato invention in the bureaucratic system.  It leverages the language and structure of the Tang dynasty, but in its own way.  There was a Tang department of shrines, but it was described differently, as befits a different spiritual environment focused on ancestor worship and Confucian and Taoist ideas.  The Jingikan system  seems to have been a deliberate re-organization of the indigenous kami worship, incorporating what was probably traditional roles into the new bureaucratic system.  In so doing, however, it also gave the court greater control, and given that this was happening at the same time as the establishment of various stories and myths around Ise and the foundation more generally, it appears to be part of a concerted and deliberate effort to construct a new narrative. All of this points to them architecting much of what was going on, from the stories to the landscape.  Ohoama likely built the inner shrine as we know it.  If it really was an obscure, out-of-the-way shrine, perhaps that also meant that there weren't any other powerful court factions that were enhanced by it.  And then, over time, the Ise shrine and the deity there could be better incorporated into the overall myths and stories that surrounded the formation of Yamato.  A new Yamato, one that would soon enough be referring to itself as the origin of the Sun:  Nippon, a name often attributed to Ohoama and Uno no Sarara, though not found in the record of their reigns in the Chronicles. Another aspect to all of this, however, is what happened immediately after Uno no Sarara's reign, and into the 8th and early 9th centuries.  In the 8th century—the Nara period—Buddhism started to merge with a lot of the local practices.  This was not uncommon.  Buddhism had been born in a land with myriad deities and styles of worship, and it had the means to incorporate local deities into its cosmological worldview.  Kami were just other beings, stuck in the cycle of rebirth, who, as sentient beings, could equally benefit from the Buddha's teachings.  They became guardians of Buddhist institutions, and the lines between shrines and temples were often blurred.  At the same time, kami worship was also taking on various concepts from continental worship, such that even today we find a lot of what we might consider Taoist practices influencing Shinto worship. Had this continued, worship of the kami may have been completely subsumed into the Buddhist ritual practices, but there were areas where kami worship remained distinct.  One of these was at Ise. Early on, there was an attempt to build a temple at Ise, but it didn't last long.  The temple was eventually moved out of the shrine complex, and then eventually it was removed altogether.  Later writings from the Shrine would include certain Buddhist terms among the things that were taboo within the shrine grounds, considering Buddhism as something of a corrupting or polluting influence.  Shrine Princeses, during their tenure, had to devote themselves to the kami, and though they might retire as nuns, later in life, during their appointment they were to be free of any Buddhist influences.  In many ways this would make Ise a prime example of what would eventually be termed "Shinto", which gave it, and the worship of Amaterasu, a certain pride of place.  Of course, it didn't hurt that it was also intertwined with the State and the founding myths of the nation.  As such, Ise Shrine and its worship would become a template for many others to follow, helping to shape what we know as "Shinto" today. There are still a lot of questions.  We don't exactly know what Uno no Sarara did on her trip to Ise Shrine, and we don't know how things surrounding the worship at Ise and of Amaterasu herself changed in the intervening years between when these events happened and when, about two to three decades later, the Chronicles were finalized and published.  Certainly some of this seems tied to the Fujiwara capital, which was no longer populated at that point, the move to Heijo-kyo, in Nara, occurring between 708 and 710, two years before the Kojiki and a decade before the Nihon Shoki would come out.  And yet, the three sacred mountains that were incorporated into the plan of the Fujiwara Capital, Mt. Kagu, Mt. Miminashi, and Mt. Unebi, seem to continue to be important.  This is especially true of  Mt. Kagu, whose heavenly counterpart, Ame no Kaguyama—literally Heavenly Mt. Kagu— continues to play a major role in the stories surrounding Amaterasu and the Heavenly Rock Cave.  In addition,Mt. Unebi is closely tied to the story of Iware-biko, aka Jimmu, conquering and settling the land—perhaps to draw attention away from the stories about Mimaki and Ikume iribiko, aka Sujin and Suinin, who were both associated more with Mt. Mimoro, aka Mt. Miwa.  So even though the physical presence was moved, by that point we know that foundation of many of these stories were likely laid down around the time that the Fujiwara capital was in operation.  What does seem clear is that, just as there were clear efforts to set up the new State government, including the new capital, the court were also taking control of other levers of power and influence.  We previously talked about how they had created National Temples and included government positions to oversee Buddhist affairs more generally.  With Ise and the creation of the Jingikan, it appears as though that trend continued with the traditional kami worship. Many of the elite families still had connections to their own shrines, with their own kami.  Through the stories collected and written down—with a few editorial additions to help place them in an approved context—they were able to construct a narrative from separate or divergent traditions.  These traditions had already accreted to themselves various stories and culture-ways, some of them with clear links to the continent and others with overlapping portfolios.  The kami, and the ability to intercede with them for their blessings or to avert their wrath, were a form of power that was being structured for the purpose of supporting the new State.  A state now under the control of one Uno no Sarara. And we don't exactly have to wonder about this… the preface of the Kojiki all but says it.  They put the words in the mouth of Ohoama, or, as they call him, the Sovereign of the Kiyomihara Palace.  But the words are pretty clear: "I hear that the Imperial Records and Ancient Writing handed down by the various houses have come to differ from the truth and that many false hoods have been added to them. If these errors are not remedied at this time, their meaning will be lost before many years have passed. This is the framework of the state, the great foundation of the imperial influence. Therefore, recording the Imperial Records and examining the Old Writings, discarding the mistaken and establishing the true, I desire to hand them on to later generations." With that, 28 year old Hieda no Are was given the command to learn all the stories and presumably to recite them for the court.  And several decades later, Oho no Yasumaro was given the task to take Are's stories and write them down.  I imagine that Hieda no Are, or perhaps someone else who had learned the stories well enough, would be called into court or banquets to present some of the stories, or would be asked questions if there was any need for precedence.  Thus creating a single source for truth, according to the administration.  At the same time, the court had a problem.  They couldn't control all of the sources of written material, with all of the various contradictions, so we also would eventually get the more comprehensive—but also less narratively direct—Nihon Shoki as well.  After all, the game of propaganda was being played at many levels, and while the royal household had their motivations—primarily to support the legitimacy of their claim to power and the system within which that claim was validated— other families wanted to ensure that they were properly recorded as having connections to traditional nexuses of power—be that the ancient kami of Heaven or Earth, or their relationship to the royal family.  This is because precedence was important, even as new traditions were being created.  Like the way that the Mononobe and the Nakatomi played important roles in Uno no Sarara's ascension ceremony despite the actual individuals using new or different names, like Isonokami or Fujiwara.  See Episode 151 for the explanation, there.  And new traditions were much easier to justify if you could connect them with older traditions—whether those older traditions were truly ancient or newly made inventions. And all of this suggests that this was not an accident and it wasn't simply being imposed from the top down.  One could be charitable and suggest that those involved felt that this got them closest to what the truth actually was, given that they had now been inculcated in a new worldview and they were trying to view the ancient stories through the interpretive lens of that worldview.  On the other hand, they were ultimately doing it to structure power and authority that favored them and the government they had created.  A government that they hoped would outlast them, and be passed on to their descendants. Next episode, we will continue our discussion of Uno no Sarara's life and reign and the incredible steps she took to ensure that her line would continue to rule Yamato for decades. Until then if you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

The AI trade is under pressure again as semiconductor stocks swing sharply, gas prices climb, and investors prepare for a crucial stretch of earnings reports.Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong break down why recent moves in Micron, SanDisk, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Korean chip stocks show how volatile the AI trade has become. They also discuss why Taiwan Semiconductor's strong earnings were not enough to lift the stock, how rising oil prices and record crack spreads are pushing gas and diesel costs higher, why renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz could pressure global energy supplies, how GLP-1 weight loss drugs may be affecting grocery sales, and why a new cholesterol-lowering pill could be part of a major shift in health care.

Daniel Suh spent a decade optimizing for prestige. Korean immigrant parents who left careers behind to start a small business in the US, a childhood spent moving apartments through bankruptcy, UCSD, five years in consulting to put his brother and mother through school, then an accelerated JD-MBA at Northwestern. He landed the big law summer and a private equity offer, the American dream on paper. He was elated for about ten minutes. "It felt like climbing a mountain for ten years. You get to the summit, and then you realize you climbed the wrong mountain the whole time." Today he is General Partner at Gold House Ventures, the cultural capital fund backing founders at the intersection of AI and creativity.  In this conversation with Jeremy Au, Daniel breaks down the second-generation guilt that pushes immigrant kids into careers they never chose, the high school demand letter that won back his family's security deposit in 24 hours, and why Gold House evolved from an Asian founder fund into something broader. He gets specific about what "cultural capital" actually buys a founder that money and introductions cannot, and why the backlash against AI is a narrative problem rather than a technology one. If nobody trusts the model, adoption stalls no matter how good the model is. Culture, not capability, is what moves people. A conversation for founders, VCs and operators across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia who are quietly wondering whether they are climbing someone else's mountain. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/daniel-suh-gold-house   BRAVE is Southeast Asia's leading tech podcast, hosted by Jeremy Au. Honest conversations with the region's top founders, investors, and operators on building startups in Southeast Asia. New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one. Listen & Subscribe YouTube (English), YouTube (Bahasa Indonesia), Spotify (English), Spotify (Bahasa Indonesia), Spotify (Chinese), Spotify (Vietnamese), Apple Podcasts Follow BRAVE LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp Follow Jeremy Au LinkedIn, X / Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Twitch Resources Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com #VentureCapital #StartupPodcast #GoldHouse #SoutheastAsia  00:00 - From San Francisco to Manila 01:31 - Korean immigrant parents, bankruptcy and growing up in poverty 03:56 - Three prisms: parent expectations, family money and your own dreams 07:38 - Five years in consulting to put the family through school 09:45 - The Northwestern JD-MBA: decent at law, miserable doing it 13:39 - The big law and private equity offer and climbing the wrong mountain 17:04 - Finding Gold House on LinkedIn and getting emotional over a website 19:46 - The security deposit fight that made empowerment personal 24:42 - Building the "Asian YC" and the fund thesis 27:26 - The Fund II rebrand: cultural capital 32:12 - The AI backlash: jobs, deepfakes and paying creators 34:45 - Bravery, optionality and choosing yourself by telling the truth 39:22 - "A winner is a loser who tried one more time"

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Prince Harry and Prince William still at-odd, despite King Charles reuniting with Meghan Markle! Plus, Laci Peterson's mom is speaking out as Scott Peterson wants to present "new evidence" to exonerate himself. Ariana Grande is dating her ex! And a Real Housewives divorce gets even messier!Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to https://www.hero.co/ and use code NOFILTER at checkout. The Korean skincare brand everyone is talking about. Our listeners get 20% off their entire order by using code nofilter at https://www.jiyuskin.com/ #JIYU #adIf you want to try Momentous Signature Spec Creatine, head to https://www.livemomentous.com/ and use code NOFILTER for up to 35% off your entire first order.Grab your hydration boost and save 20% off your first order at https://dripdrop.com/ by using the promo code NOFILTER at checkout. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/nofilter50off and use code nofilter50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details).Become a Member of No Filter: ALL ACCESS: https://allaccess.supercast.com/ Shop New Merch now: https://merchlabs.com/collections/zack-peter?srsltid=AfmBOoqqnV3kfsOYPubFFxCQdpCuGjVgssGIXZRXHcLPH9t4GjiKoaio Book a personalized message on Cameo: https://v.cameo.com/e/QxWQhpd1TIb Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video, on this YouTube Channel, and on No Filter with Zack Peter are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use Rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode, I'm joined by my husband and Co-Founder Nish Samantray for a fun conversation breaking down some of the biggest brand launches, marketing campaigns, and consumer products making headlines right now. We share our honest takes on what's genuinely smart marketing, what's overhyped, and which brands we think have the potential to become long-term successes. From Kylie Jenner's Meta glasses and celebrity-founded brands to influencer partnerships, experiential marketing, and functional food launches, we discuss what separates brands that create lasting customer loyalty from those that rely on buzz alone. We also dive into why authenticity matters more than ever, how in-person experiences can build stronger brands in the age of AI, and the marketing strategies we believe every entrepreneur should be paying attention to. Whether you're building a business, obsessed with branding, or simply love following the latest consumer trends, this episode is packed with insights, hot takes, and marketing lessons you won't want to miss. Enjoy!To connect with Siff on Instagram, click HERE.To connect with Siff on Tiktok, click HERE.To learn more about Arrae, click HERE. To check out Siff's LTK, click HERE.To check out Siff's Amazon StoreFront, click HERE. To connect with Nish on Instagram, click HERE.This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.Get 15% off Branch Basics with the code DREAMBIGGER at https://branchbasics.com/DREAMBIGGER #branchbasicspodShopify.com/dreambiggerText DREAM to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply.The Korean skincare brand everyone is talking about. Our listeners get 20% off their entire order by using code DREAMBIGGER at Jiyuskin.com #JiYu #adOur listeners can buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/DREAMBIGGER – and using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #adProduced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Justin Baldoni is fighting back at Blake Lively's request for $8M in attorneys fees & costs, slamming the price point as unreasonable. Plus, Taylor Swift breaks the internet by getting a dog?! And Jax Taylor is caught getting cozy with his publicist Lori K! Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to https://www.hero.co/ and use code NOFILTER at checkout. The Korean skincare brand everyone is talking about. Our listeners get 20% off their entire order by using code nofilter at https://www.jiyuskin.com/ #JIYU #adIf you want to try Momentous Signature Spec Creatine, head to https://www.livemomentous.com/ and use code NOFILTER for up to 35% off your entire first order.Grab your hydration boost and save 20% off your first order at https://dripdrop.com/ by using the promo code NOFILTER at checkout. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/nofilter50off and use code nofilter50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details).Become a Member of No Filter: ALL ACCESS: https://allaccess.supercast.com/ Shop New Merch now: https://merchlabs.com/collections/zack-peter?srsltid=AfmBOoqqnV3kfsOYPubFFxCQdpCuGjVgssGIXZRXHcLPH9t4GjiKoaio Book a personalized message on Cameo: https://v.cameo.com/e/QxWQhpd1TIb Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video, on this YouTube Channel, and on No Filter with Zack Peter are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use Rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Stalin's Strategic Shift and the Path to the Korean War GUEST: Nick Bunker Throughout 1949, Stalin was skeptical of Kim Il-sung's plan to invade South Korea, doubting North Korea's capability and the strategic rationale. However, in January 1950, Stalin abruptly authorized the planning of the attack. This shift was fueled by several factors: his newfound confidence in Mao as an ally and the perception that the United States would not intervene. Stalin interpreted Dean Acheson's "defensive perimeter" speech and the congressional defeat of the Korean aid bill as signals of American withdrawal from the peninsula. Furthermore, Stalin saw Korea as strategically vital for securing the Soviet Far East and strengthening communist states in Asia. While Washington remained largely oblivious to these plans, Stalin benefited from an abundance of intelligence gathered simply by reading American newspapers, which were filled with leaks about the "confusion" and "dissension" within the Truman administration. (6)