New Historical drama "The 5th Republic"

[skinz]

God, Just when I'm starting to read about one part of Modern Korean history, the drama series starts and is never gonna be seen outside of korea.

Anyway, Florel and another member pointed out about the historical drama :The 5th republic that deals with Korean president Chun Doo Hwan in the 80s.




Ugh! there's so much that I want to see:

The Kwangju Uprising (and the little secret the Carter administration tried to downplay )

The bombing that killed most of the government staff members

The airplane that was shot down by the Soviets

The fight to save Kim Dae Jung life between the U.S. government and Korea.

and his downfall of corruption with his pal, Roh Tae-woo.

[Daemado]

Is it known for a fact that "5th Republic" won't be shown in the USA? I was really hoping ... Ack ... just like "Yain Shidae" another show denied to us poor migooknom.

[luvswarriors]

not to mention it stars lee duk-hwa, our much loved archfiend.

[kinoeugenee]

4 episodes have been aired since this seriese started.
I think this show, "5th Republic", touchs very sensitive part of the modern history of korea. The related people is still living include Chon Du Hwan, Roh Tae Woo, Kim Dae Jung and etc.
In this kind of drama, the fair point of view is the most important thing, i think.
I enjoy this drama, however unfortunately this drama is aired in very similar time with IYSS. sigh.

[ronin]

Don’t know if this is a long shot, but if you’re from the US they might sell it on DVD at us.yesasia.com/en/index.aspx when the series is complete. They’re already selling DVD’s of Dae Jang Geum and Emperor of the Sea but they don’t have Age of Warriors and Wang Gun yet! This series does sound interesting though.

[florel]

Guest-luvswarriors said:

not to mention it stars lee duk-hwa, our much loved archfiend.

Our dear Archfiend comes back with replicas of military tanks instead of plastic battle axes. ;D

[Daemado]

Here's some info on the production:

english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200504/200504120017.html

TV Drama Takes on Korea's 'Fifth Republic'

(snip)

"The 40 episodes cover the period from the morning of president Park Chung-hee's assassination to the handover of power from Chun Doo-hwan to Roh Tae-woo." But the first nine episodes concentrate on the last months of 1979, from Park's assassination on Oct. 26, 1979 to the Dec. 12 putsch. The 1980 Gwangju Uprising gets four episodes to itself. "We will focus on the New Military Group's preparations and decision-making process in brutally putting down the uprising."

One or two episodes each will deal with other incidents like various financial scandals, the shooting down of a KAL airliner over Soviet airspace, the Rangoon bombing, occupation by demonstrators of the U.S. Cultural Center in Seoul, sexual torture inflicted on female protestors by police in Bucheon in 1986, Geumgang Dam, the torture and killing of collegian Park Jong-chol in 1987 and the June 29 Declaration of the same year that forced democratic change.

(snip)

I've had the opportunity to view the second episode ... while I hardly understand a word of the dialogue, the acting, production values, etc. strike me as impressive.

I hope it somehow makes its way to the U.S. ... it's the kind of show that might find a wider audience on cable or through PBS.

[generaldu]

skinz said:

God, Just when I'm starting to read about one part of Modern Korean history, the drama series starts and is never gonna be seen outside of korea.

Anyway, Florel and another member pointed out about the historical drama :The 5th republic that deals with Korean president Chun Doo Hwan in the 80s.




Ugh! there's so much that I want to see:

The Kwangju Uprising (and the little secret the Carter administration tried to downplay )

The bombing that killed most of the government staff members

The airplane that was shot down by the Soviets

The fight to save Kim Dae Jung life between the U.S. government and Korea.

and his downfall of corruption with his pal, Roh Tae-woo.

For AOW maniacs such as myself, the second actor from the right in the illustration above (here in the role of Roh Tae-woo) is our old friend Suh in Suk (aka Yi Ui-bang).