▁festival ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁demonstr ators ▁comm emor ated ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁protest s . ▁They ▁for ci b ly ▁occupied ▁the ▁Hi ! ▁Se oul ▁Festival ▁stage ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁in ▁central ▁Se oul . ▁The ▁police ▁removed ▁the ▁protest ors . ▁ ▁Comment ators ▁Kim ▁D ae - jo ong ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁former ▁Korean ▁President ▁and ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁winner ▁Kim ▁D ae - j ung ), ▁a ▁column ist ▁at ▁the ▁Korea ▁Times , ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁editor ial ▁piece : ▁" It ▁amounts ▁to ▁double - cross ing ▁to ▁be ▁really ▁fond ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁all ▁substant ive ▁matters , ▁while ▁bad - m ou thing ▁America ▁in ▁public ▁protest s ." ▁ ▁US ▁be ef ▁imports ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁U . S . ▁be ef ▁imports ▁res umed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁US ▁export ed ▁ 1 4 1 ▁million ▁l bs ▁of ▁be ef ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁worth ▁$ 2 1 5 ▁million . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁became ▁the ▁top ▁be ef ▁exp orter ▁to ▁South ▁Korea , ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁sending ▁ 1 7 7 , 4 4 5 ▁t onnes . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B ov ine ▁sp ong iform ▁en ce phal op ath y ▁ ▁South ▁Korea