Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik was the first video artist who experimented with electronic media and made a profound impact on the art of video and television. He coined the phrase "Information Superhighway" in 1974, and has been called the "father of video art."

  • Title: Nam June Paik
  • Popularity: 0.804
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1932-07-20
  • Place of Birth: Gyeongseong, South Korea [now Seoul]
  • Homepage: https://www.paikstudios.com/
  • Also Known As: 백남준, Paik Nam-june
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Nam June Paik Movies

  • 2023
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    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    6.8 2023 HD

    The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...

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  • 1984
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    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

    1 1984 HD

    A short documentary profile of the Anthology Film Archives, shot on the eve of the move to the historic 2nd Avenue Courthouse. Staff and patrons are...

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  • 1985
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    Home Movies 1971-81

    Home Movies 1971-81

    1 1985 HD

    Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

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  • 1973
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    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    26'1.1499" For A String Player

    1 1973 HD

    This tape is Jud Yalkut's video realization of Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik's concert performance of John Cage's composition 26'1.1499" For...

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  • 1970
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    Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

    Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

    1 1970 HD

    Inverting the form, style and time frame of commercial television advertising, Logue has produced a unique series of dynamic video portraits of...

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  • 1962
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    Nam June Paik

    Nam June Paik

    1 1962 HD

    Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz Stockhausen's piece "Originale" in Cologne in 1961.

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  • 1974
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    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    7.9 1974 HD

    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

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  • 1976
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    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    6 1976 HD

    A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art and music, Cage was one of the primary...

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  • 1966
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    Kunst und Ketchup

    Kunst und Ketchup

    1 1966 HD

    Early documentary about the pop art scene and happenings in Germany.

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  • 1985
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    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    6.5 1985 HD

    A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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  • 2007
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    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    1 2007 HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

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  • 1964
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    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

    1 1964 HD

    This fascinating film documents the U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Filmed at the "2nd...

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  • 1966
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    P+A-I(k)

    P+A-I(k)

    1 1966 HD

    1966, 16mm film on video, black-and-white and color; 10 minutes

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  • 1986
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    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    8 1986 HD

    A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

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  • 2021
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    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    7.6 2021 HD

    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...

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  • 1995
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    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    5.7 1995 HD

    Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait...

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  • 2018
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    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

    7 2018 HD

    In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus...

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  • 1986
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    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    1 1986 HD

    This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and...

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  • 1964
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    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan

    1 1964 HD

    Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art...

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  • 2019
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    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

    Kill Your TV: Jim Moir’s Weird World of Video Art

    1 2019 HD

    Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations ‘hacked’ the tools of television to pioneer new ways of...

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  • 2011
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    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

    1 2011 HD

    “Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik. Most of...

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  • 2020
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    Tapes

    Tapes

    1 2020 HD

    The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’ earliest cassettes from the 1990s not long after he first began working with video as well...

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  • 1975
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    Video: The New Wave

    Video: The New Wave

    1 1975 HD

    The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and narrated by Brian O'Doherty, this overview of the...

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  • 1987
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    Back to Fucking Cambridge

    Back to Fucking Cambridge

    1 1987 HD

    About a group of graduates from Cambridge University who go back to their college to visit a friend who has stayed on there. Otto Muehl founded a...

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  • 1984
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    Trip to Korea

    Trip to Korea

    1 1984 HD

    Single channel video (color; sound; 1984)

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  • 1979
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    Flux-Concert

    Flux-Concert

    1 1979 HD

    On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various Fluxus artists. The programming began with the premiere...

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  • 1969
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    Electronic Opera no. 1

    Electronic Opera no. 1

    1 1969 HD

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  • 2010
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    Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

    Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1982
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    Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint

    Allan ‘n’ Allen’s Complaint

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1964
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    Zen for Film

    Zen for Film

    5.4 1964 HD

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  • 1974
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    Suite 212

    Suite 212

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Medium Is the Medium

    The Medium Is the Medium

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    Videotape Study No. 3

    Videotape Study No. 3

    4.5 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    Beatles Electroniques

    Beatles Electroniques

    8 1969 HD

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  • 1966
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    Electronic Moon No. 2

    Electronic Moon No. 2

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    Electronic Fables

    Electronic Fables

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    Waiting for Commercials

    Waiting for Commercials

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1972
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    Electronic Yoga

    Electronic Yoga

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1988
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    One Candle, One Projection

    One Candle, One Projection

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1990
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    Beuys

    Beuys

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1973
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    Global Groove

    Global Groove

    7.7 1973 HD

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  • 1984
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    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    8.1 1984 HD

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  • 1995
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    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman

    5.7 1995 HD

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  • 1976
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    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1989
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    Living with the Living Theatre

    Living with the Living Theatre

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1978
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    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

    Media Shuttle: New York - Moscow

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1992
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    Deoksu Palace

    Deoksu Palace

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1986
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    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    6.5 1985 HD

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  • 1984
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    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    8.1 1984 HD

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  • 1986
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    Adelic Penguins

    Adelic Penguins

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1972
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    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    Cinema Metaphysique No. 1-5

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1967
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    Missa of Zen

    Missa of Zen

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1977
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    Guadalcanal Requiem

    Guadalcanal Requiem

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1980
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    Lake Placid '80

    Lake Placid '80

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1978
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    Merce by Merce by Paik

    Merce by Merce by Paik

    6.5 1978 HD

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  • 1990
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    Infinite Escher

    Infinite Escher

    5 1990 HD

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  • 1965
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    Magnet TV

    Magnet TV

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1974
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    TV Buddha

    TV Buddha

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    TV Garden

    TV Garden

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1992
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    Moon is the Oldest TV

    Moon is the Oldest TV

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1986
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    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1969
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    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

    9/23/69: Experiment with David Atwood

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1988
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    Wrap around the World

    Wrap around the World

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1967
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    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    Digital Experiment at Bell Labs

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1965
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    Button Happening

    Button Happening

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Early Color TV Manipulations

    Early Color TV Manipulations

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1992
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    Video Commune (Beatles From Beginning to End)

    Video Commune (Beatles From Beginning to End)

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1971
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    TV Cello Premiere

    TV Cello Premiere

    1 1971 HD

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  • 2000
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    Analogue Assemblage

    Analogue Assemblage

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1984
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    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    8.1 1984 HD

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  • 2019
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    Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

    10 2019 HD

    The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time weaving together relevant...

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