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In the novel Janghwa Hongryeon, two sisters who were wrongfully killed confront the governor. Most people faint immediately upon seeing ghosts… except one.
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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In a late-Joseon folktale, three Seonbi(scholars) accidentally end up in the underworld, where the King of the Dead generously offers to grant their wishes for the next life.
December 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Chunhyangjeon, one of Joseon’s most iconic novels, features a hero who passes the state exam, becomes a secret royal inspector, and swoops in to save his beloved. Reality… was not quite that convenient.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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In Korean folk, the “grim reaper” wasn’t imagined as a dark cosmic entity but more like… a government office worker on duty.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Korea’s ancient foundation myths usually feature founders born from magical eggs. …With a few notable “exceptions.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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“The Cloud Dream of the Nine” is a Joseon-era novel featuring heroes, harems, and dream-world fantasy. Though written in Korea, its setting is a fictionalized Tang China.
December 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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The Most Effective Way to Handle Absolute Nonsense 1768.05.11
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Sept 25, 1609 — Something Strange Over Gangwon Province
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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In late Joseon, widespread corruption in taxation and welfare systems — known collectively as the disorder of the three administrations (삼정의 문란) — became a major social problem.
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Won Gyun was the man Yi Sun-sin despised most—Yi even called him a “fiend” in his diary. When Yi Sun-sin was removed from command, Won Gyun took over and almost completely destroyed the Joseon navy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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In late Joseon, cavalrymen had to perform masangjae—acrobatics on horseback—as part of their promotion exam.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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The Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty is famous for being an incompetent ruler who neglected his duties for 30 years. However, when the Imjin War broke out, he stepped up to help Joseon, earning him the nickname “Goryeo Emperor .”
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Seokguram Grotto had been neglected for a long time, and both the Japanese Empire and the Republic of Korea carried out restoration attempts—each with… mixed results.
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The French envoy to Joseon once noted how different the two countries’ nose-blowing habits were.
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Joseon respected Ming China as its superior state,but sometimes… it had thoughts about their culture.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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In Joseon, there was a method of execution called Sahyak(Medicine granted by the king, poison) — though it wasn’t an official form of punishment.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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King Munjong's Marriage Saga
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Sabangji, an intersex nobi from the Joseon Dynasty, secretly had relationships with multiple women—including his master’s daughter—before being discovered and exiled to the frontier.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Taejo of Goryeo, founder of the Goryeo dynasty, strengthened his rule by marrying 29 daughters of regional lords.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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During the Rebellion of Yi Injwa, General Oh Myeong-hang boosted his troops’ morale by sharing rice porridge with them and even snoring loudly in the rain before battle.
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Jang Bung-ik is known for leading a massive crackdown on Geomgye, a professional crime syndicate involved in murder, robbery, and extortion.
Low-ranking members of the group were often punished by having their Achilles tendons cut.
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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In the past, people believed that a falling star or meteor was an omen — a sign that something significant was about to happen.

Silla, Queen Seondeok period
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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After the death of his queen, King Gongmin of Goryeo fell into deep grief. In his later years, he displayed eccentric behavior — sometimes dressing like his late wife or ordering his male attendants to sleep with his concubines.
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Sometimes, a small spark can turn centuries of memory into ash.
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Rule of Hullyeondogam(Joseon elite force)
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM