Abstract:
MeToo was first coined by Tarana Burke in 2006 as a program of non-governmental
organization (NGO) called Just Be Inc to empower sexual assault victims in the United States
(US). The term eventually trans nationalized 11 years after its establishment due to numerous
sexual assault cases involved well-known people in the US that was revealed in 2017 which
triggers pop stars and Hollywood actors who have been molested to speak about their frightening
experience. As a result, MeToo which was originally NGO’s program transformed into a
worldwide campaign and became popular in the cyber space across territorial boundaries1
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#MeToo succeeded to expand outside the US. South Korea is among the long list of country
that actively participates within the movement. On November 2017, the topic has been widely
discussed in South Korea, which eventually made Seo Ji-hyun revealed that she has been sexually
assaulted back in 2010. Ji-hyun admitted that #MeToo movement in the US has inspired her to
talk about her traumatic past. #MeToo in South Korea has shed a light for victims of sexual assault
within the country to publicize their experience, and stimulate its government to create policies
and programs to counter sexual misconduct issue
