Category Archives: Korean History

Ulleungdo Island Trip

Packing in the travel before school starts, I went on a three day trip with the Yonsei unification club.  These ‘MT’s (Membership Training) let everyone have a lot of fun and get to know each other better.  I know I certainly had a great time and got to know a lot more people.  Our destination, [...]

Korean Movies

I’ve been wanting to put together all the info on movies I’ve seen or will see in the future so here it is.  All ratings are subject to change and some are off what I remember from a long time ago so may change if I remember that it was a better film … There’s [...]

Happy 6.25 – China finally acknowledges North Korea started the war

Source. The official Chinese media stated for the first time that it was North Korea that dealt the first blow. In a special report, Xinhua’s International Affairs journal said: “On June 25, 1950, the North Korean army marched over 38th Parallel and started the attack. Three days later, Seoul fell.” Cool.

S. Korea to Announce N. Korea Involvement in Cheonan Sinking

Source: Reddit (comments here / article here) I’m very interested to see what they are going to do about having conclusive proof that North Korea sunk the Cheonan.

North Korean Propaganda Series: Next Leader Kim Jong-un?

This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  Click here for the table of contents. Only time will tell whether this poster is part of the plan for the Kim regime to pass the torch, so here’s a possibly historically significant piece of propaganda: … “Youth General Comrade Kim Jong-un” … 청년대장 김정은 [...]

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