Remembering Gwangju
After reading a novel about the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the writer sets off to the city where it all unfolded in order to discover the event's meaning for himself.
After reading a novel about the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement, the writer sets off to the city where it all unfolded in order to discover the event's meaning for himself.
Singing this South Korean democracy anthem in unison has been contentious, but the fate of the Gwangju Incident memorial song is likely to change this year.
In his recent memoir, Chun Doo-hwan, an infamous military dictator of South Korea, denied his involvement in the Gwangju Democratization Movement.