Welcome to Korea Panorama 70 Years on KBS World Radio! Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Korea’s independence, this weekly program explores various developments and features that defined each stage of the country’s development since August 15th, 1945. The first episode shows how pop songs in the 1940s reflected the Korean people’s sentiment right after Korea’s liberation from the Japanese colonial rule. Songs, such as “the Song of Dawn,” “Open the Four Gates,” and “A Returning Ship,” well expressed the Korean people’s joy, frustration, and resolve at such a turbulent moment in Korean history.
