Netflix’s new documentary series The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies has reignited global outrage over the Brothers Home scandal, one of South Korea’s darkest human rights violations.
Following its release on August 15, businesses linked to the family of Brothers Home director Park In-keun are under fire, facing a flood of criticism from viewers worldwide.
Online Attacks on Park Family Businesses
According to Hankyung, a sports complex in Australia, reportedly run by Park In-keun ’s children, was hit with a wave of negative Google reviews after the documentary aired. Most comments accuse the center of being funded by “money stolen from Brothers Home,” with remarks like “Korea’s Auschwitz” and “run by devils.”
The family’s jewelry business site has also gone offline, while social media posts dating back years are now being bombarded with angry responses referencing the Netflix series.
Global Media Spotlight
Australia’s leading newspaper The Australian ran an August 18 feature titled “Squid Game Survivors Demand Justice from Sydney-Based Family,” highlighting how Brothers Home victims traveled overseas to confront Park In-keun ’s relatives. The article noted that the family maintained a wealthy lifestyle in Australia and that some were allegedly complicit in past abuses.
An older Daily Mail report from 2021 has also resurfaced, describing Park In-keun ’s descendants as “living in fear that their assets could be seized to compensate victims.” The article revealed that their Australian sports complex generated $400,000 AUD annually and was on sale for $15 million AUD.
The Echoes of Survivors is the follow-up to Netflix’s shocking 2023 docuseries In the Name of God , which exposed South Korean cult leaders like Jung Myung-seok (JMS) and Park Soon-ja of Odaeyang. While In the Name of God centered on perpetrators, the new season shifts the focus to survivors of four notorious tragedies:
- JMS cult abuse
- Brothers Home (Busan)
- Ji Jon-pa (serial killer gang)
- Sampoong Department Store collapse
Since its debut, The Echoes of Survivors has topped Netflix Korea’s viewing charts, holding the #1 spot for a week straight.
Despite survivors traveling to Australia seeking apologies, Park In-keun ’s family members reportedly mocked them, called the police, and claimed, “We also have human rights.” This has only fueled further outrage.
As one survivor declared in the documentary: “All we ever wanted was an apology.”
Sources: Hankyung
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