It wouldn't even have been known to the public, if it happened only in Korea, because they have a complete control of the media in S Korea. When it first happened it Korea, media tried to dismiss it as if it was a false report by black consumers who are trying to win some money by suing Samsung. I found it pretty funny because, in Korea, you never win against any big companies in the court. There are no scenarios where you can sue a company and win any money. Even if, you do end up winning, it won't be in $millions like in US, but will max $10000, which rarely happens at all. So no sane person will even try. I am glad that it also happened in US, because Samsung does not have the same control in US as they do in Korea. The only way for this to be properly investigated is to be done by US, not Korean government. It was really ridiculous to see how all Korean media praised how great a company Samsung is when they announced a recall.