King Yangwon 2015-07-09 It is unclear exactly when King Yangwon was born. He was proclaimed as crown prince in the year 533 and became king 12 years later. But the process of ...
#Korea Panorama 70 Years Part 27. Looking for the Lost Loved Ones 2015-07-07 At 10:15 on the night of June 30th, 1983 a KBS special live program titled “Looking for Separated Families” went on air. The show, aired to mark the ... Listen
King Anwon 2015-07-02 King Anwon’s name is Boyeon, and he was the younger brother of King Anjang, the 22nd monarch of Goguryeo. Boyeon was loved by the king, who frequently ...
#Korea Panorama 70 Years Part 26: Dawning of Professional Sports in Korea 2015-06-30 In September 1981 the government won the bid to host the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul and the pro baseball league was launched in March of the ... Listen
King Anjang 2015-06-25 King Anjang was the 22nd ruler of the Goguryeo kingdom. He inherited his predecessor’s policy of maintaining good relations with Chinese states, ...
#Korea Panorama 70 Years Part 25: Reviving the Han River 2015-06-23 The Han River in Seoul is a playground for Seoul citizens as well as a tourist destination. Koreans were able to enjoy the Han River through the hard ... Listen
King Munjamyeong 2015-06-18 King Munjamyeong was the grandson of King Jangsu. His father, Joda, had been named crown prince by King Jangsu, who outlived his son. As the prince ...
#Korea Panorama 70 Years Part 24. From Oppression to Democracy 2015-06-16 Former army general Chun Doo-hwan was inaugurated as Korea’s 12th president on March 3, 1981, opening the era of the Fifth Republic. From the very ... Listen
King Jangsu (2) 2015-06-11 After successfully wrapping up his military campaign in Baekje by taking a considerable part of the southwestern kingdom, King Jangsu continued ...
#Korea Panorama 70 Years Part 23. The May 18th Democratic Uprising 2015-06-09 In the midst of the chaos following President Park Chung-hee's assassination in October 1979, then-army commander Chun Doo-hwan staged a military ... Listen