Modern Korea
Modern Korea
TV ShowReturning Series

Modern Korea

KBS documentary series composed of archival footage

10.0 / 10
2019
3 seasons
16 episodes
Documentary

The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time weaving together relevant video clips from news broadcasts, dramas, shows and other documentaries

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  • Our Only Wish

    1.Our Only Wish

    31-10-201953m

    On the surface, democratization had been achieved, but there were still many social problems and complaints in Korea near the end of the 1980s. The suppression that had lasted a ve...

  • Great Expectations

    2.Great Expectations

    07-11-201953m

    The major corporations and financial industry are thought to be the cause of growth in exports and also the danger of the IMF. The realities of the ‘97 Asian Financial Crisis and t...

  • The Test of Your Life: Birth of K-SAT

    3.The Test of Your Life: Birth of K-SAT

    14-11-201953m

    Education was our hope. The movement between social classes became an important backbone in the establishment of the state and its industries.

  • We Built This City: Sampoong

    4.We Built This City: Sampoong

    06-02-202053m

    June 29, 1995, 5:57 p.m. One of the most luxurious department stores in Gangnam collapsed. 502 people were killed and 937 were injured in the greatest tragedy since the Korean War....

  • Dynasty

    5.Dynasty

    13-02-202053m

    In 1982, a time when professional baseball had begun in Korea with each region having a team, it was difficult for Gwangju to receive corporation sponsorship. After trials and trib...

  • Rapture: The Day They Vanished

    6.Rapture: The Day They Vanished

    20-02-202053m

    October 27, 1992. In front of a church in Yeonnam, Seoul. A live broadcast is being prepared for domestic and international media. The Rapture Eschatology is the second coming of C...

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    03-09-202046m

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