frozen snapshot — 2026-08-30 · see today →

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

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the year-two cabinet reset 28% · newthe housing-supply blitz 21% · newthe Supreme Court nomination standoff 15% · newthe approval number 11% · neweverything else 25%

Lee swaps out six ministers in one Sunday morning

Vice minister Lee Hyoung-il gets economy, Kim Seung-won gets justice, Kang Shin-chul gets defense, plus gender, SMEs and a stack of AI aides.

South Korea’s Lee Nominates New Finance, Defense Ministers

Bloomberg.com · 2026-08-30

our translation

fourteen months in, the polls slid and the people around him got the blame instead of the policy. a reshuffle is the cheapest way to say 'i heard you' without conceding anything.

new — six ministerial nominees named in one morningvery sure · 4 sources

'We will eradicate real estate speculation by any means'

new — third public warning to buyers this weekvery sure · 4 sources

He sent the chief justice's nominee back. Again.

new — seat still empty, impeachment talk continuesvery sure · 4 sources

The editorials have moved on to 'the president's falling approval rating'

new — Korea Times editorial on ratings todaypretty sure · 3 sources

sunday, august 30

Prep six nominees for confirmation hearings the opposition already hates(reported)

Get the bulk home-purchase contingency memo from the housing team(reported)

Check whether the chief justice resends the same Supreme Court name(reported)

Read the morning approval tracker before the reshuffle spin lands(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Lee nominates 6 ministers in major Cabinet reshuffle, including finance minister

news.google.com · 2026-08-30

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