1994 was a rough year for Korea. Seoul’s undisciplined redevelopment process caused brutal clash between capital and labor. In the media, the death of North leader Kim Il-sung was broadcasted all over the country, which brought shock to the people. An explosion of city gas at Ah-hyeon killed 12 inno

Magoksa was designated for UNESCO World Heritage on July 4, 2018, with six other Bhuddist temple in South Korea. Also, Magoksa is one of the six major Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한조계불교종) located at Taehwa Mountain. The temple was founded by High Monk Jajang of Silla Dynasty in 640 A.D. Througho

Are you really feeling okay saying ”I’m fine today.”? Cheon-ji usually did not ask for too much, but suddenly she asks to buy an MP3 player one day. Her mother, Hyun-sook, and older sister Man-ji ignore her, but on this day, Chun-ji decide to end her life. Today, society often consider teenagers to

Recently, the efforts to deal with auditory and visual arts are being highlighted in Disney films. Disney recently released Aladdin (2019) as a live action film and as more than 10 million people watched it, the movie has been a huge hit in Korea. A live-action film refers to movies that are produce

“Not all opinions are equal, somethings happened” said Deborah Lipstadt, historian and professor of Holocaust studies in the film Denial (2016). During the film’s opening ceremony, one of the audience members asks Lipstadt for comments: “Somebody told me you don’t debate with people who say the Holo

Juror 8 (2019) is the film based on the first jury trial in South Korea introduced in 2008. Eight ordinary people with numerous occupations and different ages gathered as a jury for the trial in the movie. At first, it seemed to be simple for jury members since all the evidence, testimony, and confe