Lee Jung-seop, Artistic Genius of Korean Modern Art 2011-07-21 National painter Lee Jung-seop Painter Lee Jung-seop, one of the favorite artists among Koreans, has been remembered and loved for decades. ...
Yi Cha-don, Shilla’s most well-known martyr 2011-07-14 Martyrdom of Yi Cha-don White milk spouted three meters from the decapitated neck, When flowers rained down from the sky and the earth shook. ...
Seol Chong, a renowned scholar of Shilla 2011-07-07 Promoting Confucianism in Shilla The Korean alphabet Hangeul was invented by King Sejong 1446. Hangeul is applauded as the most scientific ...
General Jeon Bong-jun, leader of the Donghak Peasant Movement 2011-06-30 Leading the Donghak Peasant Movement Corruption was rampant in the 19th century Joseon. No longer willing to take it, people rose up against ...
Jeong Mong-ju, the long-lasting symbol of loyalty 2011-06-09 Loyalty Unshaken by Turmoil One of the characteristics that defines a dependable subject is loyalty to the throne. Throughout Korean history ...
Ahn Eak-tai, the Composer of the Korean National Anthem 2011-06-02 The Day the Symphonic Fantasy Korea Was Played On February 20, 1938 conductor/composer Ahn Eak-tai debuted his latest masterpiece at Gaiety ...
U Jang-choon, father of modern agriculture in Korea 2011-05-26 World-renowned Agricultural Scientist and Botanist At the time of Korea’s independence from the Japanese colonial rule in 1945, nearly 80% ...
Choi Chi-won, a genius scholar of Shilla Kingdom 2011-05-19 A genius who stunned China In many cases an intellectual who is ahead of his or her time is destined to be at odds with the ideas or spirits of the ...
Ji Seok-yeong, a pioneer of modern Korean medicine 2011-05-12 Infectious Disease Rampant in Joseon Smallpox was a deadly infectious disease in the 19th century Joseon, leaving almost nine out of ten infected ...
Park Kyung-ni, the writer of epic “Toji (The Land)” 2011-05-05 A Life of Literature The entire nation was saddened on May 5, 2008 by the news of the passing of Korea’s literary legend, Park Kyung-ni. She left ...