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#Korea Panorama 70 Years

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 ...

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King Bojang

2015-08-12

King Bojang was the nephew of his predecessor King Yeongryu. In 642, General Yeon Gaesomun staged a military coup and killed Yeongryu. Then he put ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 31. Joining the U.N.

2015-08-11

A unanimous decision by 159 nations was reached at the General Assembly in 1991 to admit both South and North Korea simultaneously to the United Nations ...

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King Yeongryu

2015-08-05

King Yeongryu was the son of the 25th king Pyeongwon and half-brother of the 26th king Yeongyang. Before he became king, his name was Geonmu. When ...

King Yeongyang (2)

2015-07-29

King Yeongyang is known to have successfully repelled four major invasions of the Sui Dynasty of China between the late 6th century and the early ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 30: The 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul

2015-07-28

Seoul at last won the bid to host the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in the vote at the IOC general assembly held in the German city of Baden-Baden, making ...

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King Yeongyang (1)

2015-07-22

King Yeongyang is known for driving off a series of attacks by the Sui Dynasty of China between the late 6th century and the early 7th century. Historical ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 29. An Age of Diverse Culture

2015-07-21

In the 1980s, a new wind began to blow into the Korean culture scene, with the high wall of art collapsing and the thick wall of ideology crumbling. ...

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King Pyeongwon

2015-07-16

King Pyeongwon is said to have been brave and also good at horseback-riding and archery. After ascending to the throne in the year 559, the king established ...

#Korea Panorama 70 Years

Part 28. Breakthrough Events for Improved Inter-Korean Relations

2015-07-14

On July 4th, 1972 South and North Korea simultaneously announced the landmark Joint Communique, which heightened hope for unification. But nothing ...

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