No, but he didn't say that. The reference was to Thailand and the Philippines - he simply broadened it to include the rest of the third world.
According to this http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world.htm, South Korea is listed as third world. Of course, so is Taiwan, Singapore, Bahrain, and the UAE -- not countries I would normally think of as belonging in that category, either.
Regardless - great picture!