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A scene from the film '12.12: The Day' shows military leader Chun Doo-kwang, center, played by actor Hwang Jung-min, talking to the members of hanahoe, an unofficial private society of military officers. [PLUS M ENTERTAINMENT]

[FICTION VS. HISTORY] '12.12: The Day' depicts a pivotal day in Korean history, but how much is real?

Before pointing fingers at the powerless politicians and military leaders who sided with Chun during his scheme for a coup, it’s important to distinguish fact from fiction, as director Kim Sung-su has indeed dramatized some characters and events.

2024.1.9

The Korean fan dance, created by Korean dancer and choreographer Kim Baek-bong, is described as a Korean Chinese folk dance on Baidu. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Chinese search engine calls Korean fan dance 'Chinese'

China's largest search engine Baidu is facing criticism from some Koreans online for describing a modern fan dance originating from Korea as a Korean Chinese folk dance.

2023.12.19

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Choi Byong-hyon, director of the Center for Globalizing Korean Classics, introduces his new book, his first biography on Ryu Song-nyong at his Seoul office in central Seoul on March 24. [PARK SANG-MOON]

The seven-year battle of writing Ryu Song-nyong's biography

Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) is known both at home and abroad for his epic sea battles against the Japanese during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Ryu Song-nyong (1542-1607), on the other hand, may not be as familiar. He was a scholar ...

2023.3.27

A section of the renewed exhibition at the History Gallery on the fifth floor of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Jongno District, central Seoul [LEE JIAN]

National Museum of Korean Contemporary History updates its permanent exhibit

The new and improved permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Jongno District, central Seoul, is offering an encyclopedic look into the formation of an independent Korea for its visitors in the new year. With...

2023.1.23

Enhypen’s Jay apologizes again for derogatory comments about Korean history

Boy band Enhypen’s Jay shared his second apology on Wednesday regarding his derogatory comments about Korean history. Jay sparked controversy during a live session on Jan. 10 when he claimed ...

2023.1.19

Star historial Seol Min-seok on his former television show 'Seol Min-seok’s Naked World History” (2020) on tvN. [tvN]

Star historian Seol Min-seok to return to small screen in October

Star historian Seol Min-seok, who has been on hiatus for a year and 10 months due to an academic plagiarism scandal, will return to the small screen in October. According to MBN, Seol will be one of the co-hosts of the channel’s upcoming talk ...

2022.9.15

Director Choi Dong-hoon’s period drama “Assassination' (2015) stars from left, Cho Jin-woong, Jun Ji-hyun and Choi Deok-mun as headstrong Korean independence fighters during the 1930s. [SHOW BOX]

[FICTION VS. HISTORY] 'Assassination' director sprinkles fiction over the facts

This is how Korea’s box office hit film “Assassination” (2015), which is now available on Netflix, begins. Director Choi Dong-hoon said he wanted to “tell the story of those who fought for justice in Korea’s darkest era” — the Japanese colonial ...

2022.2.23

The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) requested American publishers to correct books that contain incorrect information about Korea. [VANK]

VANK calls on American publishers to correct misinformation about Korea

The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) requested American publishers to correct books that contain incorrect information about Korea on Monday. In National Geographic's 2021 book "Ultimate Visual History of the World: The Story of Humankind ...

2022.1.17

Celebrity historian Seol Min-seok appears on TvN's educational variety show 'Seol Min-seok's Naked World History.' [YOUTUBE CAPTURE]

Producers of 'Seol Min-seok's Naked World History' apologize for inaccuracies

TvN's educational variety show "Seol Min-seok's Naked World History" apologized on Monday night after being publicly criticized by an archaeologist for delivering inaccurate historical facts in an episode aired Sunday. Kwak Min-soo, the head of ...

2020.12.22