sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːə wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛkstɹˈiːmli dɪsˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪð dʒəpˈæn bˌiːɪŋ plˈeɪst æt ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə pɹəpˈoʊzd ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən dˈuː tə ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl kɑːnətˈeɪʃənz ʌv dʒəpˈæn ɹˈuːlɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ kɚɹˈiːən ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ɐfˈɛɹz, ænd wʊd nˌɑːt səpˈoːɹt ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk hˈɛdʒɪməni ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
South Korea was also extremely dissatisfied with Japan being placed at the center of the proposed organization due to the historical connotations of Japan ruling over Korean economic affairs, and would not support the possibility of Japanese economic hegemony in the region.