Reacting to South Korea in the 1970's

[@MyKoreanHusband]

Hope you guys enjoyed looking at these old photos with us! Let us know if you want us to react to other decades in South Korea (also Australia!).

[@adrianspiritflame]

Yes history is great :D love the story to everything different and some things that are still the same keep it up :) cool to learn new things or should I say old cx just kidding bad joke :3

[@78teili]

Thank you very much. I have never seen pictures like this before. I was born in Seoul in 1978 and was adopted to Norway the same year. So the only pictures i have seen is the one my dad took when he went there to take me back to Norway. I brought him back to Seoul almost 3 years ago. He coudnt recognize anything. But he said he could remember some smells from different foods on the street and so on. Im so happy you made this video and cant wait to go back to Seoul this year😀

[@chuljinkim4084]

앞으로는 좋은 일만 가득하길 빕니다.

[@LostintheTangle]

If anyone is interested in a good English language history of Korea, may I suggest "The Two Koreas," by Don Oberdorfer and Robert Carlin? I enjoyed it very much. The 1970s was a turbulent time in both, but especially in South Korea, where there was so much material advancement, but still such a medieval style of government. They went through so much to have democracy, they appreciate it so much, they're still willing to really fight for it, as we've seen very recently. I wish we could do more of that in the States, to get our own awful wannabe dictator out of here. Sorry, I didn't plan to get political, but if anyone is offended by my views, you need to rethink your own ideas instead of ragging on me for mine. South Korea is an amazing place, to have come so far in so many ways.

[@kisung4178]

Wow, thanks for sharing this video. Brings old memory. My family immigrate to US in 1974 when I was 13 years old. scenery in pictures are what I remember of Seoul in those days. Cool.

[@rainstarr1]

I was born on Seoul in 1973. I remember little shops and open markets. Seoul was pretty country still back then. My mom refuses to go back to Korea now because it's changed so much and both her parents have passed. Her brothers and sisters still live there but she has no desire to go back. She says it's gotten so expensive and nothing looks the same.

[@lizawithaz9524]

The coffee shops with the DJ remind me of the K-Drama 'Love Rain' haha! I don't know much about the city of Seoul's history, but I really enjoyed watching this & listening your comments - I'll be visiting in a couple of weeks so it should be interesting & I hope to learn more during my trip. History is fascinating & the fast progression of infrastructure in Seoul is amazing. Thanks for sharing :)

[@robertfalls5876]

I first came to Korea in 1981. January 1st 1982 the midnight to 5AM was lifted and the streets were filled with people all night long in Daegu, soju and beer was flowing all night long. My late wife was a DJ in a coffee shop in the late 80s. Korea has changed a lot in 40-50 years some good some bad. The bad air pollution and crowding of the cities and roads. Have enjoyed this trip back in time, thanks.

[@Sillyrequirements]

I lived in Korea in the mid 70s. I remember seeing a couple of young men whose hair touched their collars stopped by by some policemen. They were getting their hair off with a pair of rough scissors that vendors used to clack to call out their wares. I love these pictures. I have been back to Korea several times fairly recently and it isn’t the same. No more little blue Hyundai Pony taxis.

[@larrybothe8246]

I lived in Seoul 1978-1979. At that time there was only one subway line. It ran from Cheongnyangni Station underground until city hall. Then it ran above ground all the way out to the coast at Incheon. I didn’t pay a lot of attention to the political climate. But we did have monthly blackout drills. Occasional he we would have air raid drills. Everyone had to get off the street and get inside shops or down in the subway. The military ran drills up and down streets with tanks and other armored vehicles. Even on regular days we would have to go through military checkpoint‘s, especially if we were headed north of Seoul to Dongducheon (custom tailored men’s 3-piece suits & embroidered quilts or comforters for beds). It was an inconvenience at times, especially for foreign men of military age, and sometimes a little unnerving, but we managed OK.

[@jellybellyfun3288]

I was in Seoul in 1977, and men did work in the 시장 selling produce, meats, and fish.

[@jason4275]

After rebuilding their're country by the 1980's South Korea was destined to become a super power success, economically and financially due to free trade agreements with the U.S, even today the U.S. buys allot of Korean made products.

[@pavementpounder7502]

That was really interesting. S. Korea has changed so much since. The countryside looks so rustic, like Australia 100 years ago lol. You should do the same video of reacting to photos of Australia in the 70s.

[@jellybellyfun3288]

I remember those extravagant swimming caps!😁🤣 Back then, they were very popular. Everyone had them.

[@Sam-md4dx]

This video was so interesting, its crazy to think how much Korea has developed over the past 50 years. Would be awesome if you made one for Australia too, maybe for what Melbourne and Sydney was like :)

[@spaceinbetween6591]

First half of the 1900s, Asia was pretty much like how we view Africa today. It wasn’t cool. It wasn’t a tourist attraction. It was poor and nobody cared about it. Now, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore are the most advanced countries in the world. Modern Seoul and Tokyo literally look like they’re from the future

[@lorie1965]

Really enjoyed this...so interesting...thanks! 😊

[@sruthi671]

I remember the interview of jackie chan, where he was pulled over by the cops in korea for having long hair. Times changes so fast. That's crazy

[@Juwon_K]

안녕하세요! 이 영상 주제는 저에게는 매우 흥미로운 주제에요. 한국은 식민지배와 전쟁으로 인해 두차례 국토, 인프라가 거의 초기화 되었었지만 근 50년만에 초고속 압축성장을 이뤄냈죠 하지만 빠른 성장의 부작용인지 그 과정들이 벌써부터 많이 잊혀져가고 있는 것 같아 아쉬움이 많습니다. 좋은 자료 감사 드립니다! 구독시작했어요 :D

[@anen5188]

It is a nostalgic down the memory lane no matter which part of the world!

[@DeuKKeoN]

Lovely jubbly🤗 Very interesting Wow! That 역삼 picture!

[@duckchuloh7730]

Merci pour les bons renseignements.

[@pintgillespie7401]

먹을게 부족했던 당시에도 커피전문점이 있었네요. 제가 58년생입니다. 아마 중고등학교시절이었을텐데~ 다방에서 커피 대신에 담배꽁초를 우려내서 팔다가 업주가 구속되는 일이 뉴스에 자주나왔습니다. 연탄가스 중독사고와 함께 단골뉴스였던 걸로 기억이 새롭습니다. 명동 코스모스백화점 옥상에서 롤라스케이트 타면서 여학생들 작업걸던 기억도 나구요~~ ㅋㅋ

[@이윤동-d2j]

한국말 하실수는 있는거죠??

[@sarahtv1055]

😍😍

[@LostUndertheSky]

Those photos remind me of what the U.S. infrastructure looks like now.

[@jamesfry8983]

wow all that change in just 50 years so another 50 years time its going to look like the jetsons maybe

[@leaderofmine6293]

아니 아니. 한국어를 해야 합니다. 이 영상은 한국에서. 사진만 보나요? 1970년대 서울 영상을 보고 싶었습니다. 1970년대 서울에는 영상이 없어도 상관없다.

[@ValnirAesling]

worse then north korea today. samsung really brought the country out of poverty. add kdramas and kpop in the early 2000s and here we are

[@moowonlee3702]

Cheongyecheon houses were a kind of slum built and occupied by the poor on public land illegally after Korean War. In 1970s, one Seoul Mayor, Kim, nicknamed as bulldozer, removed all illegal houses along Cheongychen stream and covered the stream with concrete structure to build road and overpass along it, which was removed and recovered as as it is today in 2005 by former Seoul Mayor M.B. Lee, who became president later on largely owing to this project.

[@정사마-q7g]

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