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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 23. The debut of Korean-made mobile phones and the rise of an IT powerhouse

2025-09-01

The arrival of the first Korean-made mobile phone and its significanceOn September 17th, 1988, Korea’s first locally made mobile phone ...

The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 22. Seoul Olympic Games: The World to Seoul, Seoul into the World

2025-08-25

The miracle of Baden-BadenKoreans cannot forget the historic moment when Seoul was chosen as the host city of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games at the ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 21. First inter-Korean Reunion of Families Separated by the Korean War Opens a New Chapter in inter-Korean Exchanges

2025-08-18

First contact between South and North Korea since divisionFirst official contact between the two sides began when the Red Cross of South Korea proposed ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 20. KBS Special Live Broadcast “Finding Dispersed Families” Becomes a Message of Peace

2025-08-11

"When they heard Patti Kim’s song "Does Anyone Know This Person?" on TV, everyone, even those who hadn't lost any family ...

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The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 19. Founding of the professional baseball league in Korea and its significance in professional sports

2025-08-04

The launching of Korean professional baseballKorean professional baseball was launched in 1982. The historic first game was between the MBC Blue ...

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The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 18. The National Singing Contest becoming its own stand-alone genre

2025-07-28

The iconic KBS National Singing ContestWhat is the name of the longest-running audition program on air today that every Korean has seen at least ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 17. Korea’s first automobile export, paving the way to becoming an automobile giant

2025-07-21

Launching the Automotive IndustryThe first automobile introduced in Korea was an American-made automobile imported from the U.S. to celebrate ...

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#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 16. Opening of the Nation’s First Subway Line and the Era of the Subway System

2025-07-14

Opening of Seoul Subway Line 1 revolutionized Korea’s mass transit systemSeoul Subway Line 1 opened on August 15th, 1974. The subway train ...

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The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 15. Korean Pop Song “Morning Dew” and Youth Culture

2025-07-07

The Rise of Youth Culture in the 1970sThe term ‘youth culture’ came into wide use in the 1970s. In Korea was undergoing rapid industrialization ...

The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

#The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

Part 14. The 1960s, the Golden Era of Korean Cinema

2025-06-30

The 1960s, the Prime of Korean CinemaIn 2023, a special exhibition titled “Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s” was held ...

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The Republic of Korea Since Liberation

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