Im Bang-ul, the Most Celebrated Singer of Korean Folk Song in the 20th Century 2011-12-15 ‘Ssukdaemeori’ Earns the Singer Great Fame ‘Ssukdaemeori’ is a tune from ‘Chunhyangga,’ one of the traditional one-person operas known as ...
Baudeogi, Legendary Wandering Ropedancer of Joseon 2011-12-08 Jultagi(Tightrope Walking) Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List Three Korean cultural properties were added ...
Poet Kim Su-young, a Huge Root of Modern Korean Poetry 2011-12-01 Poet Kim Su-young’s Early Work “For It” Discovered One of the early works of a Korean poet born 90 years ago has recently been uncovered. He wrote ...
Yun Seok-jung, Father of Korean Children’s Songs 2011-11-24 An Eternal Friend of Children Born 100 Years Ago The 1930s are recorded as the “age of loss” in the history of Korean literature. Many literary ...
Seo Jae-pil, Pioneer of Enlightenment for Independence 2011-11-17 Enlightens Joseon’s Spirit through Newspaper In 1896, before most Korean people had the slightest idea of what a newspaper was, a man named ...
Jang Seung-eop, the Genius Painter of Joseon 2011-11-10 Innate Chihwaseon (Drunken Painter-Saint) The Joseon Kingdom gave birth to a number of preeminent painters. Legendary artist Ahn Gyeon, ...
Empress Myeongseong, the greatest female politician of the Joseon Dynasty 2011-11-03 The Great Iron Lady The waning years of the Joseon Dynasty were tumultuous. Externally the Hermit Kingdom was under pressure from Japan, China, ...
Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist 2011-10-27 Dreaming of a Reformed Joseon In any age there has been at least one person that challenged the powers that be and stood against injustice. In ...
Damjing, a Buddhist Monk who Took Goguryeo Culture to Japan 2011-10-20 Damjing and Paper Human civilization reached a turning point in year 105 when China developed an early form of paper from tree bark and hemp fibers. ...
Ahn Hyang, the father of Neo-Confucianism in Korea 2011-10-13 Who is Ahn Hyang? The lives of many Koreans were guided by the principles of Neo-Confucianism, the ultimate goals of which were to adopt a well-rounded ...