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| 2024 |
Pulgasari
Vulture published a retrospective calling Pulgasari 'quite bad as a film' while highlighting its intriguing behind-the-scenes story.
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| 2022 | Researchers conducted a comprehensive study on Korean ethnic groups during the Three Kingdoms period, revealing the complex genetic makeup of the Korean peninsula, including native southern populations with connections to Jōmon people. |
| 2020 | A memorial dedicated to Heo Hwang-ok was built in Ayodhya, India, commemorating her historical significance. |
| 2019 |
Pulgasari
Shin Sang-ok publicly stated in an article that Pulgasari was 'a pure monster film' with no hidden ideological message, contradicting previous interpretations about the film's potential political metaphors.
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| June 5 2019 |
Pulgasari
Pulgasari opened a film festival (specific festival name not fully specified in the text).
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| February 2019 | India and Korea signed a joint agreement to release a commemorative stamp honoring Queen Heo Hwang-ok. |
| 2018 | Professor Byung-mo Kim from Hanyang University conducted archaeological excavations examining the relics associated with Heo Hwang-ok, concluding that the famous fish-carved relic originated from Babylon rather than Ayuta, challenging previous assumptions about her existence and origin. |
| November 6 2018 | On the eve of Diwali, South Korea's First Lady Kim Jung-sook laid the foundation stone for the expansion and beautification of the Heo Hwang-ok memorial. She attended a ceremony for the memorial's upgrade and participated in an elaborate Diwali celebration in Ayodhya with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, which included cultural shows and lighting of over 300,000 lights on the banks of the Sarayu River. |
| July 2018 |
Pulgasari
Pulgasari was screened at the 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
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| 2017 | A study published in Scientific Advances by the University of Cambridge and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology revealed genetic connections between Devil's Gate Cave people and early Korean populations, potentially providing insights into Heo Hwang-ok's ancestral origins. |
| 2016 | A Korean delegation proposed developing the memorial, which was accepted by then-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. |
| 2016 |
Pulgasari
Gorillaz referenced Pulgasari in their short story 'The Book of Russel', featuring a fictional encounter in Pyongyang.
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| 2015 |
Pulgasari
Fischer described Pulgasari as Shin's worst film in a retrospective analysis.
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| April 2015 |
Pulgasari
Pulgasari was shown at the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris.
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| 2014 |
Pulgasari
Simon Fowler of The Guardian ranked Pulgasari as the third-best North Korean film ever made.
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| 2013 |
Pulgasari
Filmmaker Anna Broinowski released the documentary 'Aim High in Creation', inspired by her interest in Pulgasari.
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| 2010 | Actress Seo Ji-hye portrayed Heo Hwang-ok in the MBC TV series Kim Su-ro, The Iron King. |
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