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This post is a particularly difficult for the Korean to write because, after all, he received a good amount of education in Korea, especially when he was young and impressionable. It is difficult for the Korean to be objective, but he will try his best.
We are still dealing with the question as to why Koreans hate Japanese so much. If you only read one post out of this series, the Korean recommends this one. Although there is plenty of bad blood that goes back thousands of years (as the Korean illustrated in earlier posts,) the old bad blood only comes back because the modern relation between the two countries was so incredibly bad.
First, some historical background. By early 20th century, Japan was emerging as a world-scale superpower both in terms of its economy and military strength. Its status was simply unrivaled in East and Southeast Asia, which produced no other nation that measured up to Japan. Subsequently, Japan began colonizing Korea and China. Korea was annexed to Japan in , and was not liberated until after Japan had lost World War II.
It is important to realize that the nature of Japan&#;s 36 year rule of Korea was brutal and exploitative, in a way that was fundamentally different from most European c
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Lee Soon-jae
South Korean actor (born )
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Soon-jae (Korean:&#;이순재; born November 16, )[1][note 1] is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades,[2][3] and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made his debut on the TV screen in with the first drama of KBS' opening Should I become a human too.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Lee was born in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, now part of North Korea.[5] When he was four years old, his family moved to Seoul where Lee's grandparents were living. Lee's grandfather ran a small real estate business, while his father produced and sold soaps. Lee was raised in the neighborhood of Ahyeon-dong, and graduated from Seoul High School and the prestigious Seoul National University.[6][7] He also holds an insurance planning license as celebrities without the license cannot become endorsers or spokespeople of related products.[8]
Lee interest in acting begin around the s, when films from various countries came into Korea, and Lee Soon-jae began to have a longing for 'art' while w
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