Have you heard about Yulgok Yi I? You can see him in 5000 won bill. Yulgok Yi I (1536-1584) was a leading Confucian scholar and politician during the Joseon Dynasty and is regarded as one of the most influential people in Korean history. He left behind many achievements by demonstrating his moral leadership amid the social and political turmoil of the mid-Joseon Dynasty. Yulgok Yi I was born in 1536 on in Gangneung. His mother, Shin Saimdang, was an outstanding artist and scholar, who greatly influenced Yi’s academic growth. Yi rose to prominence as a scholar at an early age and drew attention
It is not hyperbole to say that the screen has become the Korean cinema industry’s tomb. Following the suc cess of two films, “12.12: The Day” and “Exhuma,” other highly anticipated commercial films experienced a severe lack of success. The films starring the handsome Kang Dong-won, Park Bo-gum, and Ha Jung-woo, the youngest person to ever exceed 100 million viewers at the box office are among the noteworthy failures. Son Seok-gu, widely known as "Gu over Gucci," was not suc cessful either. “Alienoid,” Chungmuro’s lavish follow-up, was not well received at the box office either. Both of the “A
Cheongna Hill Station is a subway station on Daegu Metro Line 2 and 3, located in Dongsandong, Jung-gu, Daegu. The area is famous for several attractions that are closely related to Daegu’s modern history. It is a popular attraction for tourists as it is packed with places of historical and cultural value. Let’s take a closer look at the major attractions around Cheongna Hill Station. Cheongna Hill Cheongna Hill is named after Cheongna Hill Station. It is an area where missionaries settled in Daegu during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Korea’s first Western-style hospitals and hou