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In December 1967, three experimental art groups, whose members were mostly graduates of Hongik University, held an exhibition at the Central Information Center gallery near Gwanghwamun in central Seoul.

[Korea Encounters] Korea enters highway age 50 years ago Posted : 2021-02-23 17:19 Updated : 2021-02-23 19:31 Cars drive on the Gyeongin Expressway connecting Seoul and Incheon, published in The Korea Times April 9, 1970. / Korea Times Archive By Matt VanVolkenburg In 1968, Korea entered a new era by building something that both reflected and would contribute to its growing economy: expressways. Construction on a freeway connecting Incheon to Seoul began in March 1...

[Korea Encounters] Hahn Dae-soos 18-day rollercoaster ride of fame in 1968 Posted : 2020-12-15 23:12 By Matt VanVolkenburg In August 1968, Hahn Dae-soo, then 20, returned to Korea after an absence of four years. Incredibly, though he had only ever played music at open-mic nights, eight days later he found himself performing his own songs on national television. A complicated family situation had led to Hahn growing up on both sides of the Pacific, and in his late teens he attended the Universi...