If China has Qianlong the emperor (1736-1795) who accomplished a plentiful literary legacy during his reign, Korea has King Yeongjo (1724-1776) who left abundant literary works. King Yeongjo was the ...

In the 18th century, both the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) and the Qing Dynasty of China experienced the Renaissance of scholarship and literature. The scholarly endeavors undertaken by the Kangxi and ...

Korea's foreign-language Oscar entry is a gripping historical drama set during the Joseon dynasty. The densely layered screenplay (credited to Cho Chul-hyun, Lee Song and Oh Sung-hyeon) centers around ...

A special exhibition that revisits an era when two Joseon kings pursued rule of impartiality has opened ahead of next year’s 300th anniversary of King Yeongjo’s ascendance to the throne. King Yeongjo ...

SBS’s upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama “Haechi” has given viewers three reasons as to why they should anticipate the upcoming historical fusion drama! “Haechi” is a historic drama starring Jung Il Woo ...

The first shooting of the film took place on July 8, and it consist of scenes with the young Prince Sado (played by Yoo Ah In) wowing the court, including his father King Yeongjo (Song Kang Ho) with ...

The Seokgwan-dong Uireung Cultural Festival Promotion Committee in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Lee Seung-ro) will hold the "6th Seokgwan-dong Uireung Cultural Festival" on the 19th from 10 a.m.

“There are kings who have killed their own brothers and nephews to preserve the dynasty.” These words are spoken by the 16th-century Korean monarch Yeongjo, unaware of the grave irony that he will one ...