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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 19. Founding of the professional baseball league in Korea and its significance in professional sports

2025-08-04

The launching of Korean professional baseballKorean professional baseball was launched in 1982. The historic first game was between the MBC Blue ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 18. The National Singing Contest becoming its own stand-alone genre

2025-07-28

The iconic KBS National Singing ContestWhat is the name of the longest-running audition program on air today that every Korean has seen at least ...

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Part 17. Korea’s first automobile export, paving the way to becoming an automobile giant

2025-07-21

Launching the Automotive IndustryThe first automobile introduced in Korea was an American-made automobile imported from the U.S. to celebrate ...

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Part 16. Opening of the Nation’s First Subway Line and the Era of the Subway System

2025-07-14

Opening of Seoul Subway Line 1 revolutionized Korea’s mass transit systemSeoul Subway Line 1 opened on August 15th, 1974. The subway train ...

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Part 15. Korean Pop Song “Morning Dew” and Youth Culture

2025-07-07

The Rise of Youth Culture in the 1970sThe term ‘youth culture’ came into wide use in the 1970s. In Korea was undergoing rapid industrialization ...

The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 14. The 1960s, the Golden Era of Korean Cinema

2025-06-30

The 1960s, the Prime of Korean CinemaIn 2023, a special exhibition titled “Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s” was held ...

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Part 13. Jeon Tae-il writes a new chapter in the history of the Korean labor movement

2025-06-23

Jeon Tae-il starts working at Pyeonghwa MarketJeon Tae-il in his late teens got a job at Pyeonghwa Market in Cheonggyecheon in central Seoul to support ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 12. The Opening of the Gyeongbu Expressway

2025-06-16

The opening of the Gyeongbu Expressway, the artery of the landOn July 7th, 1970, the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan opened. Its construction ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 11. Overseas Construction, the Force that Propelled the Korean Construction Industry to Another Level

2025-06-09

Recording $1 Trillion in Overseas ConstructionOn December 30th, 2020, a light show celebrating the birthday of BTS member V took place at the Burj ...

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Part 10. Korea achieves 100 million dollars in exports: The birth of a global economic powerhouse

2025-06-02

Achieving 100 million dollars in exports, marking the birth of a global economic powerhouseIn November 1964, Korea recorded 100 million dollars ...

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The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

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