Professor Seokyeongdeok Joins Song Hye-kyo and Kim Nam-gil to Promote Independence Activists

Videos on Park Cha-jeong and Yoon Dong-ju Produced for the March 1st Movement Anniversary

On the occasion of the 106th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, Professor Seokyungdeok from Sungshin Women's University teamed up with actors Song Hye-kyo and Kim Nam-gil to raise awareness about independence activists.

Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University and actress Song Hye-kyo. Professor Seo Kyung-duk SNS

First, with actress Song Hye-kyo, they produced and released a video titled "Female Independence Fighter, Park Cha-jeong." The 4-minute 30-second video details Park Cha-jeong's roles as a special envoy of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, a key executive of the Geunwoohoe, founder of the Nanjing Korean Women's Association, and an instructor at the Joseon Revolutionary Military Political Cadre School.

It particularly emphasizes that Park Cha-jeong was the second female independence activist, after Yu Gwan-sun, to be posthumously awarded the Order of Independence Merit. The video covers her life as the wife of Kim Won-bong, leader of the Uiyeoldan, her active role as a core member of the anti-Japanese women's movement group Geunwoohoe, and her death from complications after being wounded in a battle with the Japanese army.

Independence activist Park Cha-jeong. Screenshot from Professor Seokyeongdeok's SNS

The video was planned by Professor Seokyungdeok and sponsored by actress Song Hye-kyo. Professor Seokyungdeok said, "We produced the fourth video following Jeong Jeong-hwa, Yoon Hee-sun, and Kim Maria to shed light on the lives of female independence activists who are not well known to the public and to widely introduce them domestically and internationally. We plan to continue producing a series of multilingual videos about more female independence activists to steadily raise awareness both at home and abroad."

With Kim Nam-gil, he participated in a multilingual video introducing resistance poet Yoon Dong-ju during the Japanese colonial period to domestic and international audiences. As part of KB Kookmin Bank's "Daehan Lived" campaign, Kim Nam-gil provided the Korean narration for the video.

Poet Yoon Dong-ju. Professor Seo Kyung-duk SNS

The video deeply explores Yoon Dong-ju's life, humanity, and the various meanings embedded in his poetry. It highlights his anti-Japanese spirit, as he never wavered in his thoughts on national independence even while being arrested and tried by the Japanese authorities.

Actor Kim Nam-gil, who narrated the Korean version, said, "I am pleased to introduce Yoon Dong-ju's life through my voice, and I hope many viewers both in Korea and abroad will watch it."

Professor Seokyungdeok stated, "Re-examining independence activists who are gradually being forgotten by the public and widely sharing their lives through videos is the most important task for our generation today. The videos are being distributed through YouTube and various social media platforms and have also been shared with major Korean and international student communities."

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