Korean history videos

I am currently trying to read books about Korean history so that I can make videos about it. I thought that would be a good idea since I’ve hardly seen any YouTube videos <s>made in English about it</s> made about it in English. [put the adverb phrase "in English" at the end of the sentence.] So, I thought to myself, <s>‘Why not I do it?’ </s>⁣'Why not do it?' or 'Why don't I do it?'

I used to be a big fan of history in general (especially that of China, Japan and Europe), and I’ve recently become really interested in the modern history of South Korea. So, I thought the whole journey of making videos would also be beneficial to me since I will get to learn things as well!⁣

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I will probably start making videos about the contemporary and modern history of Korea first (from the 1850s to the present) because all the crazy historical things have happened during the period: the Japanese colonization (1910-1945); the Korean War (1950-1953); the military dictatorship of Park Chung-hee (1963-1979); another military dictatorship led by Chun Doo-hwan (1980-1988), the Korean Financial Crisis (1997-1998) and so many others!⁣

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So, I will try my best to make great videos! Let’s see how things go :)⁣

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Maquia

Today, I watched the 2018 Japanese animated film “Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.” I got emotional at the end of the movie so much that I felt like someone was cutting onions in my room. ⁣

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In the movie, the Lorphs are elf-like beings who live far away from humans to spend their days peacefully weaving the special cloth Hibiol. They can live for hundreds of years and stay looking young like teenagers. And Marqui is a 14-year-old Lorph girl who feels lonely and wonders what it is like to have a family because she is an orphan.⁣

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One night, when the Lorphs are sleeping at peace as usual, the soldiers of the kingdom of Mezarte invade their village. They kill the Lorphs and burn the village to the ground. Thinking that she is the only one who survived, Marqui is about to jump off the cliff to end her life. But then she hears a baby crying somewhere. She finds the human baby in his dead mother’s hands and decides to raise him like her son even though he is not immortal like her. And the story continues.⁣

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Even though “Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms” is based in a fantasy world, Maquia’s unconditional love of her son reminded me of that of mothers; Maquia loves her son no matter how he looks<s> like</s><em> </em><em>(or now matter </em>what<em> he looks like),</em> how he behaves and how old he is. Because of Maquia, I got to think about the meaning of “true love.”⁣

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