Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to have been put behind bars. Her husband has also been jailed on insurrection charges.

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrested on corruption charges - Seoul court issues arrest warrant close to midnight over concerns of evidence destruction

With the arrest, South Korea now has a former president and first lady both behind bars for the first time in the nation's history.