Category Archives: Korean History

South Korean Propaganda Series: Other 2

Most of the posters in the South Korean series come from here. This is a continuation of the South Korean propaganda series.  Click here for the table of contents. Top: Since the Chinese Red Army entered, there’s no day without misfortune! 중공군이 들어서 액운 떠날 날이 없다! Top Arrow: They obliterate our clean homes… 말짱한집을 [...]

South Korean Propaganda Series: Other 1

This is a continuation of the South Korean propaganda series.  Click here for the table of contents. Top: The North Korean Army weapons are extremely worse than the Chinese Red Army’s 북한군병기는 중공군것보다 훨신 나뿌다! Left: North Korean Army artillery (북한군이 사용하는 야포) Right: Chinese Red Army artillery (중공군이 사용하는 신식야포) Language Note: For some [...]

South Korean Propaganda Series: Extreme

This is a small project following the North Korean propaganda series showcasing some South Korean propaganda.  I have to admit, I’ve done a really bad job in linking back where I got many of the images from the North Korean series.  In the future I’d like to go back and see if I can track [...]

Dear Soldier (1944)

“Dear Soldier” (병정님) is the first movie I’ve seen from Korea which was made while they were under Japan’s rule giving an interesting insight into how the Japanese expected the Koreans to live and speak (as in live and speak like they were in Japan).  The whole movie is spoken in Japanese, showing just how [...]

Dokdo Racers Presentation

UPDATE: Their translated schedule is available here and their blog post about the event is here.  GI Korea also written a post on ROK Drop with some commentary. Yesterday was the big day for the 독도레이서스 (Dokdo Racers) to do their presentation for us in Salt Lake City.  I’ve had some chances to meet with [...]

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