Shin Sang-ok is well known as the husband of Choi Eun-hee, a star actress in the 1960s, and he was a director that created new style movies for the first time in Korea. He made many hit movies, for example, Sung Choon-Hyang, My Mother and Her Guest, and The Red Muffler, in the 1960s. He died on April 11, 2006, leaving his last film Winter Story.Shin Sang-ok founded the first Korean film company, Sheen Film, in 1966. Many 1960s’ movies were created by Sheen Film, and it has modernized Korean movies. He led a renaissance of Korean movies with the directors Yu Hyun-mok, Kim Soo-yong, and Kang Dae
The ostrich is the biggest bird known to humans, in terms of weight and size. Despite their heavy weight, ostriches can run fast. Ostriches also are adapted to circumstances like cold winter, so you can see ostriches at any time. You can see ostriches in Korea. Ostrich Kingdom is a unique place where you can ride ostriches. On the farm of thirty five hundred acres, there are three hundred ostriches. In Ostrich Kingdom, you can go through other experiences in addition to riding them: taking a picture with them, feeding them, bathing them, and going bowling with their eggs. It takes about two ho
Koguryo (Goguryeo) was a kingdom in northern Korea and Manchuria from 37 BC to 668 AD. It was founded by Ju-mong (posthumously called King Dongmyeongseong) and ruled by 26 kings. Koreans have accepted Koguryo people as their ancestors without any doubt, having the tacit agreement of neighborhood countries including China.However, China launched the Northeast Asian Project in 2002 and has been claiming since then that Koguryo was one of the regional kingdoms that belonged to China. Koguryo is becoming a hot issue between Korea and China. The Chinese government said that they would have supporte
Eunuchs, the men who served a king in his palace in ancient Korea, were called naeshi in Korean. Eunuchs had various tasks: they always followed their king wherever he went, they delivered the king’s orders to other people, they checked food and drink for the king, and they did lots of palace chores such as gate keeping and housekeeping. Eunuchs remind us of women and have been described in many books and movies with the stereotyped image of a weak and small body and a high quivering voice. Some records on eunuchs can be found in other histories like the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty and the Egyp
We can easily find traditional silver knives in museums or stores in Korea. These beautiful silver knives have a sad story. They were ornaments and protective means against enemies, but mainly they were used for suicide in the case of a violation of chastity. Women committed suicide with them when they thought they had lost their faithfulness and honesty because in the past Korean society valued fidelity above any other virtues of women. Mothers gave silver knives to their daughters as a marriage gift.Silver knives originated in China in the Goryeo Dynasty. However, in China they used silver k
Overseas Culture Reporting ProgramThe Overseas Culture Reporting Program is one K-UP project with the vision "Open university toward the world." KMU gives a scholarship to KMU students who visit international organizations, multinational corporations, government agencies, or universities that are related to their majors during summer vacation. KMU gives each person 600,000 won for visiting Asia, 800,000 won for visiting Japan, and 1,200,000 won for visiting other countries. This money is given to 70 individuals and 10 to 15 groups which have two or three members. KMU has two screenings. KMU se
KMU has been developing global programs having the educational purpose "To cultivate moral world citizens." The Gazette examined global programs in which KMU students can experience internationalization in KMU and overseas.Keimyung International College (KIC)KMU has a new college, KIC, which will be composed of English-only lectures from matriculation to graduation. KIC will start with 60 freshmen who get the KIC Bisa Scholarship in March 2007. The students will attend the lectures of foreign professors and use only English. They will stay in KELI (an English-only residence hall) and join acti