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The Republic of Korea, far better known as South Korea, is a country in North East Asia. After spending thirty-five years under Japanese occupation, the Korean peninsula was divided in two after the [[Reds ~~With~~ Rockets]] showed up.

The Republic of Korea, far better known as South Korea, is a country in North East Asia. After spending thirty-five years under Japanese occupation, the Korean peninsula was divided in two after the [[Reds with Rockets]] showed up.

The most notable event in the history of South Korea is the [[Korean War]], sometimes called the Six Twenty Five War.

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'''South Korea in fiction''':

A lot of South Korea's appearances in foreign fiction are to do with its relationship with the North. The country is occasionally inaccurately thought to be poor and technologically backward, which, understandably, annoys the locals no end. But Korea was a pretty poor country during the 1950s: it only became rich and technologically progressive in the last forty years. In fact, according to Martin Meredith in his book The Fate of Africa, South Korea had a lower per capita GDP than Ghana during [[The Sixties]], but things have gotten a lot better. As described above, South Korea is one of the world's most dynamic economies. North Korea is more or less as depicted in the recent [[James Bond]] film ''[[~~Die Another Day (Film)|~~Die Another Day]]''.

A lot of South Korea's appearances in foreign fiction are to do with its relationship with the North. The country is occasionally inaccurately thought to be poor and technologically backward, which, understandably, annoys the locals no end. But Korea was a pretty poor country during the 1950s: it only became rich and technologically progressive in the last forty years. In fact, according to Martin Meredith in his book The Fate of Africa, South Korea had a lower per capita GDP than Ghana during [[The Sixties]], but things have gotten a lot better. As described above, South Korea is one of the world's most dynamic economies. North Korea is more or less as depicted in the recent [[James Bond]] film ''[[Die Another Day]]''.

South Korea produces quite a few movies and shows of its own, not counting the considerable amount of American and [[Anime|Japanese]] stuff animated there to save costs. [[Korean Movies|Korean cinema]] has become very popular all across eastern Asia for much of the past ten years and has enjoyed a small following in the west. The most notable recent film from the country to make it to the west is ''The Host''. Other prior exports include ''[[~~Oldboy (Film)|~~Oldboy]]''.

South Korea produces quite a few movies and shows of its own, not counting the considerable amount of American and [[Anime|Japanese]] stuff animated there to save costs. [[Korean Movies|Korean cinema]] has become very popular all across eastern Asia for much of the past ten years and has enjoyed a small following in the west. The most notable recent film from the country to make it to the west is ''The Host''. Other prior exports include ''[[Oldboy]]''.

South Korea produces comic books called [[Manhwa]]. Unlike Japanese manga, manhwa read like Western comic books (sort of like how Koreans drive on the right side of the road and the Japanese drive on the left). The general style is different from manga in that the art work tends towards realism. Manhwa is also used to define animation. South Korea is home to several animation studios. They supply inbetweening work for American and Japanese animation studios as well for home grown productions.

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South Korea figures prominently in any ''[[Lost]]'' episode centering on Sun and Jin. These sequences are notable in that they are entirely in Korean (with subtitles) rather than employing a [[Translation Convention]]. Sun is played by Yunjin Kim, who achieved fame in South Korea before coming to the US. Jin, however, is a [[Fake Nationality]], played by American Daniel Dae Kim.

In strategy games, they tend to be [[Stone Wall]] turtlers: In ''[[Civilization]] III'' they received only peaceable civ bonuses, in ''Civ IV'' they received the Protective trait, the ultimate turtling benefit, and in ''Civ V'' they received scientific bonuses and a unique naval unit that can't venture beyond coastal waters but is insanely difficult to destroy, and is even called the Turtle Ship. In ''[[Age of Empires I (Video Game)|Age of Empires I]]'' they received tower bonuses, in ''[[Age of Empires II ~~(Video Game)~~|Age of Kings]]'' more tower and stone bonuses, in ''[[Rise of Nations]]'' yet more tower bonuses, building repair bonuses and [[La Résistance]] bonuses. Regardless of that, their unique unit in these games has been the Hwach'a , the Hwach'a, the Hwach'a and the Turtle Ship, and the Hwach'a and Hwarang, respectively.

In strategy games, they tend to be [[Stone Wall]] turtlers: In ''[[Civilization]] III'' they received only peaceable civ bonuses, in ''Civ IV'' they received the Protective trait, the ultimate turtling benefit, and in ''Civ V'' they received scientific bonuses and a unique naval unit that can't venture beyond coastal waters but is insanely difficult to destroy, and is even called the Turtle Ship. In ''[[Age of Empires I (Video Game)|Age of Empires I]]'' they received tower bonuses, in ''[[Age of Empires II|Age of Kings]]'' more tower and stone bonuses, in ''[[Rise of Nations]]'' yet more tower bonuses, building repair bonuses and [[La Résistance]] bonuses. Regardless of that, their unique unit in these games has been the Hwach'a , the Hwach'a, the Hwach'a and the Turtle Ship, and the Hwach'a and Hwarang, respectively.

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* ''Battle Born'', [[Dale Brown]]'s twelfth novel, is a fictionalized account of the reunification of the two Koreas.

* ''[[Lost]]'': The US series had two Korean characters.

* ''[[M*A*S*H ~~(TV)~~|Mash]]'': A US television series set during [[The Korean War]].

* ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'': A US television series set during [[The Korean War]].

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