The author is an editorial writer of the JoongAng Ilbo. During my student years, I learned that Pak Yung-hio (1861-1939), a politician from the Joseon Dynasty, created Taegukgi, the national flag of ...
Democratic United Party Representative Jung Chung-rae criticized Unified Progressive Party Representative Lee Seok-gi’s controversial remark on “Aegukga,” Korea’s national anthem. “All you do is ...
South Korea’s national anthem is a song called ‘Aegukga’ with a fascinating history, and links to the country’s northern neighbour. South Korea, officially called the Republic of Korea, is a country ...
Zoe Yungmi Blank, a Korean-American singer-songwriter, sang Korea's national anthem, “Aegukga,” on the 100th anniversary of the Korean Independence Movement Day at the Seodaemun Prison in Seoul. This ...
Rolita Ahn, widow of Ahn Eak-tai, the composer of South Korea's national anthem, died of old age in Spain Monday, Yonhap News reported quoting the South Korean embassy in Spain. She was 94. The ...