The Palace’s Painful Past
When you think of 'traditional Korean palace,' you won't think of this white building. The Grand Conservatory has a complex past, now open to the public.
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Pro-Japanese Roots Haunt South Korean Actor Kang Dong-won
Popular South Korean actor Kang Dong-won came under fire over comments he made ten years ago about his family roots, which contain an inconvenient truth.
Haebangchon’s Forgotten Past: A Stairway, A Shrine and The War Dead
There’s a nondescript stairway on the outskirts of ‘the hip Haebangchon.’ The steps once led to a Shinto shrine for 7,000 spirits of Japan’s war dead.