Part 41. 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea: Dreams Come True 2015-10-20 At 7:30 PM on May 31st, 2002, the world’s greatest football celebration, the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, got off to a magnificent start. It was ... Listen
Part 40. Hallyu, Beyond Asia and Toward the World 2015-10-13 In April 2003 Japan’s NHK Satellite 2TV started airing Korean drama “Winter Sonata.” This poignant love story drove the Japanese audiences wild ... Listen
Part 39. Inter-Korean Summit Opening an Era of Reconciliation and Cooperation 2015-10-06 A new chapter in the history of the Korean Peninsula began on June 13th, 2000. The leaders of South and North Korea met in Pyongyang for the first time ... Listen
Part 38. Another Leap Forward for Korean Cinema 2015-09-29 The Korean movie industry enjoyed its glory days during the 1990s. A number of new milestones were set and many colorful and significant cinematic ... Listen
Part 37. How Korea Overcame a Financial Crisis 2015-09-22 On November 21st, 1997 then-deputy economic minister Lim Chang-yuel announced that Korea had applied for emergency rescue funds from the International ... Listen
Part 36. Peaceful Transition of Power 2015-09-15 On February 25th 1998 long-time political dissident Kim Dae-jung is inaugurated as the 15th president of the Republic of Korea. Kim Dae-jung’s ... Listen
Part 35. The Revival of the Local Self-governing System 2015-09-08 Autonomous governance system for local government was briefly instituted in 1948, right after the government of the Republic of Korea was established, ... Listen
Part 34. Korea’s cultural relics preserved as heritage of humanity 2015-09-01 In recognition the diversity and importance of Korea’s cultural heritage that has accumulated over five thousand years, UNESCO at last inscribed ... Listen
Part 33: Dawning of the Age of the Internet 2015-08-25 The world has been calling Korea an Internet superpower since the early 21st century. Measuring up to the nickname, Korea boasts of many world’s ... Listen
Part 32: Seo Taiji and Boys Revolutionizes Korean Pop Music 2015-08-18 Seo Taiji and Boys revolutionized Korean pop music by introducing a new genre of rap imbued with social messages. Their resistance to and criticism ... Listen