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"They were showing their compatriots what patriotism is" (September 24, 1907, Mackenzie correspondent for the British Daily Chronicle)
"Blackpink is one of the most popular artists produced by Korea" (6, 2022) In
May, the famous American magazine 'Rolling Stone')
spread on social media (SNS) for a Korean medical soldier praised by foreigners more than 100 years ago and Black Pink, the world-famous Hallyu star who adorned the cover of a famous American magazine a century later. are doing
The poster, which was distributed on social media from the 13th to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Liberation Day by the cyber diplomacy delegation VANK, was titled, "Even though the times and circumstances are different, the 'medical soldier' is also a Hallyu star in our history."
VANK believes that the ancestors who sacrificed their lives to protect the country are the true Hallyu stars of our history, and the current development and prosperity were possible because of them.
Park Ki-tae, head of BANK, said, "We will discover the hidden Hallyu stars in Korea's 5,000-year history and inform 150 million Hallyu fans and people around the world about Korea's long and splendid history and culture."
Mackenzie wrote a detailed account of Joseon medics in his memoir, 'Korea's Independence Movement'.
On September 24, two years after the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, in which the diplomatic rights of the Korean Empire were forcibly taken away, the English version of the Korea Daily News
When Mackenzie asked a medic, "Do you think you can defeat the Japanese Empire?" the medic said, "I know it's hard to win. We'll die anyway. But that's good. It's far better to die as a freeman than as a slave to Japan." It's better," he replied.
Mackenzie said, "Chosun medics were people whose death was certain in a war that had no hope of winning. But I saw the bright eyes and confident smiles of some medics, and then I realized. "Maybe. They were at least showing their compatriots what patriotism is."
(Photo = provided by VANK, Yonhap News)