Made it, Korea

The Japanese Government-General of Korea was a building built by Japan to colonize Korea. We look into the history of the building from Korea's liberation in 1945 until its demolition in 1995.

On March 6, 1883, Emperor Gojong proclaimed and promulgated the Taegeukgi as the national flag. We explore the background of the time.

We take a look into the Paris Peace Conference, which triggered the March 1st Movement.

We look into how former President Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power through the December 12 military coup, became the leader of South Korea.

We discuss the first aircraft hijacking in Korean aviation history that occurred on February 16, 1958.

On February 7, 1964, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Kenya. Let's explore the impact this had on South Korea's relations with other countries.

We will explore the circumstances surrounding former President Kim Dae-jung's two-year exile in the United States during the early 1980s, and his eventual return to South Korea.

We look into how the authoritarian regime in 1980 falsley accused Kim Dae-jung on charges of conspiracy and suppressed South Korea's democracy movement.

We explore the incident that took place on January 21st, 1968, when North Korea launched a raid to attack the Blue House, and infiltrated to as far as the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.

We look into the case of Park Jong-chul, a Seoul National University student who died by torture during a police interrogation on January 14th, 1987.

We take a look into the nationwide movement that spread in South Korea to collect gold when the country faced economic difficulties during the 1997 IMF financial crisis.

On December 31st, 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved, giving rise to new independent nations. We'll explore the impact this had on the Korean Peninsula after the end of the Cold War.

In December 1950, during the peak of the Korean War, over 14,000 refugees in the Hungnam area of North Korea were rescued through cargo ships meant to carry up to 60 people during an operation known as the Hungnam Evacuation, or the Miracle of Christmas.

We take a look into the incident where George E. Ogle, an American missionary who was a strong advocate of the Korean democracy movement, was deported from the country by the Park Chung Hee government on December 14th, 1974.

The movie depicting the military uprising on December 12th, 1979, titled "12.12: The Day," or "서울의 봄" in Korean, is causing a sensation at the box office. We delve into the historical background of the Coup d'état of December 12th that is portrayed in the film.

On December 1, 1948, just a few months after the founding of the Republic of Korea, the National Security Act was enacted. We look into the Act and controversies surrounding this law.

We take a look at the Korean Air Flight (KAL) 858 bombing incident that occurred on November 29th, 1987, and Kim Hyon-hui, a former North Korean agent who was behind the bombing.

November 13th marked the 53rd anniversary of the death of Jeon Tae-il, a symbol of the South Korean labor movement. We learn about the life Jeon Tae-il and the poor working environment at the time.

The possibility of a second Korean War increased when the first North Korean tunnel was discovered in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in November 1974.Today, we take a look into the situation on the Korean Peninsula at the time of the tunnel's discovery and how North Korean tunnels are recognized and utilized today.

We explore a significant event in the Korean War when the Chinese Communist Party's army became involved.

We take a look into President Park Chung Hee's assassination on October 26th, 1979, by Kim Jae-gyu, the director of the KCIA and the president's security chief.

We take a look into the background and history of the Busan-Masan Uprising, often abbreviated as the Bu-Ma Uprising, against President Park Chung Hee's dictatorial Yushin regime in South Korea.

In three parts, we take a look into the extendend rule of Park Chung-hee, South Korea's longest serving President, who declared the Yushin Constitution on October 17, 1972.

We introduce the history of the Mutual Defense Treaty between South Korea and the U.S., which solidified military alliance between the two countries, and marks its 70th anniversary this year.

In light of the nationwide increase in traffic during holidays, we look into the history of South Korea's most important expressway, the Gyeongbu Expressway, which stretches from Geumjeong-gu in Busan to Seocho-gu in Seoul.