Maechang, a Joseon-era Gisaeng who Embraces World with Poetry, Love 2013-03-21 Gisaeng were female entertainers who were supposed to add excitement to banquets and drinking parties. They belonged to the lowest class of ...
Korean Fabre, Butterfly Researcher Seok Ju-myeong 2013-03-14 Among the Koreans envied by the Japanese during its colonial rule over Korea were marathoner Sohn Kee-chung(손기정) and butterfly researcher ...
Yim Young-shin, Korea’s First Female Minister 2013-03-07 Marking International Women’s Day on March 8th, Korea is bringing to light pioneers who have contributed to improving the status of Korean ...
Jin Chae-seon, Joseon’s First Female Pansori Singer 2013-02-28 Pansori is a traditional form of narrative music performed by a singer accompanied by a drum. There are a number of famous pansori singers. When ...
Jang Gye-hyang, the Author of the First Cookbook Written in Korean 2013-02-14 In 1960, Korean language scholar Kim Sa-yeop(김사엽) discovered an old book on the bookshelf of a descendant of Yi Hwi-il(이휘일), a Neo-Confucian ...
Kim Geum-won, a Female Traveler of Joseon 2013-02-07 1795 was a year of an unusually bad harvest. Kim Man-deok(김만덕), a famous, wealthy merchant in Jeju, spent her own money to save about a thousand ...
Hong Dae-yong, the Copernicus of Joseon 2013-01-31 In the 18th century, most scholars of the Joseon Dynasty strived to pass the state exam for recruiting public servants. Interestingly, one ...
Yu Deuk-gong,the Joseon Scholar who Restored Forgotten History of Balhae 2013-01-24 The following passage is part of the preface of a history book titled that was written in 1784, the eighth year of King Jeongjo’s reign. “As ...
Pilot Ahn Chang-nam ,Follows Dream of Independence in the Blue Sky 2013-01-17 ‘Look at Ahn Chang-nam’s plane high up in the sky, look down at Eom Bok-dong’s bicycle on land’ This is a part of the lyrics of a song loved by ...
Lee Bong-chang,Independence Activist 2013-01-10 On the morning of January 8th, 1932, a procession for Japanese emperor Hirohito was marching near Sakuradamon in Tokyo. The emperor was returning ...