Kaesong
Special city in North Korea
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| 2025 |
Queen Wongyeong
Portrayed by Cha Joo-young in the tvN series The Queen Who Crowns.
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| 2023 |
Hyeonjong of Goryeo
Portrayed by actor Kim Dong-jun in the KBS2 TV series Korea–Khitan War
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| 2022 |
Queen Wongyeong
Continued portrayal by Park Jin-hee in the TV series The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won.
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| 2022 |
Taejo of Goryeo
Featured as the central character in a musical titled 'Taejo Wang Geon'.
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| 2021 |
Queen Wongyeong
Portrayed by two actors: Seo Young-hee in the TV series Joseon Exorcist and Park Jin-hee in the TV series The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won.
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| 2020 | Won Pyong Oh, a South Korean zoologist, died |
| October 2019 | Kaesong was designated as a 'Special City' by North Korean authorities. |
| 2018 |
Taejo of Goryeo
Featured in Channel A program 'Thousand Days Unofficial History - Episode 73'.
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| 2017 | Lee Jong soo (Chong Lee), Father of Taekwondo in Canada, died |
| 2016 |
Queen Wongyeong
Continued portrayal by Gong Seung-yeon in the TV series Six Flying Dragons.
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| 2016 |
Taejo of Goryeo
Actor Jo Min-ki portrayed him in the SBS TV series 'Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo'.
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| 2016 | The Kaesong Industrial Complex was closed again, further disrupting the joint economic collaboration between North and South Korea. |
| 2015 |
Queen Wongyeong
Portrayed by multiple actors across different productions: Im Ye-jin in Splash Splash Love, Kim Sa-hee in the film Empire of Lust, and Gong Seung-yeon in the TV series Six Flying Dragons.
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| 2015 |
Taejo of Goryeo
Portrayed by Nam Kyung-eup in the MBC TV series 'Shine or Go Crazy'.
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| 2014 |
Queen Wongyeong
Portrayed by Kang Se-jung in the TV series Jeon Do-jeon.
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