Emergency Decree No. 9 outlawed all criticism of the Yusin Constitution, and defendants in the People's Revolutionary Party Reconstruction Committee case were executed shortly after their Supreme Court ruling. With the end of the Vietnam War heightening security concerns, films and folk songs capturing youth culture became popular.
The year in Korea
AprEight defendants in the People's Revolutionary Party Reconstruction Committee case were executed the day after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences. [Source]
MayEmergency Decree No. 9 was proclaimed, banning any criticism of or call to revise the Yusin Constitution. [Source]
The new National Assembly Building on Yeouido, Seoul, was completed and put into use. [Source]
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AprThe fall of Saigon brought the Vietnam War to an end. [Source]
Songs, shows & trends
Film
Kim Ho-sun – “Yeong-ja's Heydays” — Its portrait of a working-class woman in the industrializing city was a major hit. [Source]
Ha Kil-jong – “The March of Fools” — Based on Choi In-ho's work, it depicts the restless lives of 1970s college students. [Source]
Music
Song Chang-sik – “Whale Hunting” — Featured in “The March of Fools,” it became widely known. [Source]
Gadgets & services
Haitai “Matdongsan” — A peanut-coated snack launched in 1975 that has stayed popular for decades. [Source]
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