Modern Korea

Season 32019

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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7 Episodes

E01 Our Only Wish

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 very long time finally found an outlet in a unique time and space.

October 31, 2019

E02 Great Expectations

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 the IMF bailout are looked into in detail.

November 7, 2019

E03 The Test of Your Life: Birth of K-SAT

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

November 14, 2019

E04 We Built This City: Sampoong

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. The collapse of the Sampoong Department Store was a national trauma broadcast across the nation for nearly a month.

February 6, 2020

E05 Dynasty

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 tribulations, a confectionary company decided to create the Haitai Tigers.

February 13, 2020

E06 Rapture: The Day They Vanished

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 Christ where only the believers will ascend to heaven. The cult preparing a mass suicide at midnight has family members and police outside the church in a panic.

February 20, 2020

E07 Episode 7

September 3, 2020

Modern Korea

E01 Our Only Wish

E02 Great Expectations

E03 The Test of Your Life: Birth of K-SAT

E04 We Built This City: Sampoong

E05 Dynasty

E06 Rapture: The Day They Vanished

E07 Episode 7

Natalia del Mar

Murder in the Hills

Harvest Villa

Neste sommer

Million Pound Movers

Tempos Modernos

C'est toujours pas sorcier

The Circuit

Comedy Nights Live

Gin-iro no Olynssis

Dash Kappei

Uma Rosa com Amor

Seitsemän

Canada AM

Bedtime Stories

Comfort Food

La tragédie du Heysel

E01 Our Only Wish

E02 Great Expectations

E03 The Test of Your Life: Birth of K-SAT

E04 We Built This City: Sampoong

E05 Dynasty

E06 Rapture: The Day They Vanished

E07 Episode 7