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53-608: Seohyeon-dong refers to two of the 19 dongs of Bundang-gu , Seongnam , South Korea , Seohyeon-1-dong and Seohyeon-2-dong. The total area is 8.36 km², with a population of 52,950, 32,686 in Seohyeon-1-dong (7.57 km²) (May 2014) and 20,264 in Seohyeon-2-dong (0.79 km²) (May 2014) . To the south, there is Sunae-dong , to north there is Imae-dong , to west there are Baekhyeon-dong and Pangyo-dong , to east there are Bundang-dong and Gwangju city . It includes

106-569: A 'separate ethnicity'. As a result, it is difficult to prove whether or not the leaders of Japan aimed for the eradication of the Korean race." After the annexation of Korea, Japan enforced a cultural assimilation policy. The Korean language was removed from required school subjects in Korea in 1936. Japan imposed the family name system along with civil law ( Sōshi-kaimei ) and attendance at Shinto shrines. Koreans were formally forbidden to write or speak

159-593: A 4D theatre. Bundang is divided into 21 dong (동, "neighborhoods"): 37°22′58″N 127°07′08″E  /  37.382782°N 127.118905°E  / 37.382782; 127.118905 Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea This is an accepted version of this page Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korean society has its roots in historic , cultural , and nationalistic sentiments. The first recorded anti-Japanese attitudes in Korea were expressed in response to

212-690: A cost of 4.16 trillion won . Bundang has 37 elementary schools , 25 middle schools and 24 high schools , also 1 university, and 1 graduate school. Bundang is also the site of Korea International School , located in Baekhyun-dong with an American curriculum for the expatriate and English-proficient Korean community. On the outskirts of Bundang there is an IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students called Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS). Given its relative affluence, many private language academies are located in Bundang. Bundang has

265-506: A foreign power. (There have been various opinions as to why the Japanese authorities made the decision to replace the character, none of which can be corroborated by historical evidence). Thus, the character for dang currently being used in Bundang today has a poor connotation , and there is debate among scholars and administrators as to whether it should revert to the pre-colonial character 堂 , which means "hall" or "government office". Since

318-537: A futuristic and environmentally conscious city with a population of 450,000 people. Sixteen dongs in the surrounding area were to be amalgamated into a single city. This would include nine dongs from Dolma- myeon : Bundang-dong, Sunae-dong, Seohyeon-dong, Jeongja-dong, Imae-dong, Yatap-dong, Dochon-dong, Yeosu-dong and Yul-dong; in addition to six dongs from Nakseng-myeon: Gumi-dong, Baekhyun-dong, Dongwon-dong, Geumgok-dong, Sampyeong-dong and Gungnae-dong; and one dong from Daewong-myeon: Sasong-dong (now Pangyo-dong ). Bundang

371-473: A high percentage of parks and greenspace, most notably Bundang Central Park and Yuldong Park , which is built around the Bundang lake. The Tancheon features a jogging course. Bundang's Seoul National University Hospital is among the largest in South Korea. The name Bundang came from the central town of Bundang-dong. The name "Bundang" is a new composite prefabricated name in the 1914 Japanese occupation of

424-536: A major factor in establishing new types of pottery such as Satsuma , Arita , and Hagi ware . This would soon cause tension between the two countries, with Koreans feeling that a part of their culture was stolen by Japan during this time. Korea was ruled by the Japanese Empire from 1910 to 1945. Japan's involvement began with the 1876 Treaty of Ganghwa during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea and increased over

477-490: A new authorization criterion – the "Neighboring Country Clause" (近隣諸国条項) – stating: "textbooks ought to show understanding and seek international harmony in their treatment of modern and contemporary historical events involving neighboring Asian countries." In 2006, Japanese textbooks stated that the Liancourt Rocks is Japanese territory. This island is disputed territory claimed by both Japan and South Korea. The head of

530-512: A positive view. This puts South Korea behind mainland China as the country with the second most negative feelings of Japan in the world. During that time, the invading Japanese dismembered more than 20,000 noses and ears from Koreans and brought them back to Japan to create nose tombs as war trophies . In addition after the war, Korean artisans including potters were kidnapped by Hideyoshi 's order to cultivate Japan's arts and culture. The abducted Korean potters played important roles to be

583-687: A replica of Michelangelo's Pietà ; one of only three in the world officially authorized by the Vatican . Residents can enjoy musical and theatrical performances as well as art exhibitions at the Seongnam Arts Center , which is located in Imae-dong . There are four public libraries in the Bundang area, the Seongnam Central Library in Yatap-dong (also has a swimming pool for the local resident),

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636-559: A school art project. A number of the drawings depict the Japanese flag being burned, bombed, and stepped on, in others the Japanese islands are getting bombed and destroyed by a volcano from Korea. One depicts the Japanese anime/manga character Sailor Moon holding up the South Korean flag with a quote bubble saying roughly "Dokdo is Korean land" According to a survey conducted by Korean Immigrant Workers Human Rights Center in 2006, 34.1% of

689-497: A small group of protesters in Seoul held an anti-Japanese rally on October 8, 2009, prior to his arrival. The protests called for Japanese apologies for World War II incidents and included destruction of a Japanese flag. The former United States ambassador to South Korea , Harry B. Harris Jr. , who is of Japanese descent , has been criticized in the South Korean media for having a moustache , which his detractors say resembles those of

742-681: A top IT services company. In addition, the state-owned Korea Land Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation both had their headquarters in Bundang. Since then, Kogas has moved to Daegu , and Korea Land Corporation has moved to Jinju innovation city as part of the South Korean government decentralization drive, along with giant Kepco's move to Naju , south of Gwangju Metro . Nowcom has its headquarters in Bundang, as well as Plantynet Co., Ltd. and subsidiary A&G Modes . There are some ancient relics, sights or buildings of note. There are, however, two pleasant parks which have been established for residents' pleasure. Bundang Central Park , east of

795-534: A transfer station with the Yeoju Line . Migeum station will open with Shinbundang's Phase 2 in April 2018. The subway is operated automatically. Gyeonggang Line is a commuter line from Pangyo station to Yeoju In Bundang, taxis are very common. There are available taxis in busy areas such as subway stations. There are two types of taxis: an "ordinary" ( ilban ; 일반) taxi and a "model" ( mobeom ; 모범) taxi, which

848-485: Is home to the country's leading game, entertainment and technology companies such as KakaoTalk , Samsung Techwin , AhnLab, Nexon , NCSOFT , Webzen and Hancom . Due to its close proximity to Seoul 's affluent commercial center, Gangnam District , many residents also commute to Gangnam station via the Shinbundang Line , which takes only 15 minutes from Jeongja station . The Bundang Line subway connects many of

901-1082: Is painted black and is bigger (in size) and much more expensive than the former ones. Streets of Bundang are partly organized like a grid . The main road is Seongnam Daero which runs through Moran station , Seohyeon station , Sunae station , Jeongja station to Ori station . Bundang is close to Seoul Ring Expressway , Seoul-Yongin Expressway , and Gyeongbu Expressway . Furthermore, Bundang has two expressways connected to Cheongdam Bridge in Han River and Gangnam District . Notable shopping malls include AK Plaza , previously Samsung Plaza, at Seohyeon station, Lotte Department Store at Sunae station, New Core , Home plus and Kim's Club at Yatap station , 2001 Outlet at Migeum station , Nonghyup Hanaro Mart , Homeplus at Ori station and Hyundai Department Store at Pangyo station. There are also big movie theaters at Ori, Seohyeon and Yatap stations. The CGV movie theatre inside Hyundai Department store at Pangyo station features

954-784: Is served well by public transport, with many buses, and an underground railway . The Bundang Line connects to the Seoul Underground network at Moran , Bokjeong , Suseo , Dogok and Seolleung stations. Recently, it has been extended south into the city of Yongin , and further extensions to this line are planned, with it being intended to stretch south to Giheung before sweeping west to Suwon and eventually even to Incheon . The Airport Limousine , which runs to both Gimpo and Incheon airports, has several stops in Bundang including Seohyeon station , Sunae station , Jeongja station , Migeum station , Ori station , Imae station and Yatap station . The Shinbundang Line , which connects to

1007-710: The Bundang Culture and Information Center in Jeongja-dong, Seongnam City Gumi Library [1] in Gumi-dong and Rainbow library in Gumi-dong. The Bundang Museum of Nature is located in Jeongja-dong. For Yatap-dong, not only the library but one of the Bus Terminal and a big shopping mall is located Also, in Jeong-Ja Dong, there are many cafes and bakeries known as "Cafe Street". There are several nightlife areas, most notably

1060-436: The Japanese pirate raids and the later 1592−98 Japanese invasions of Korea . Sentiments in contemporary society are largely attributed to the Japanese rule in Korea from 1910 to 1945. A survey in 2005 found that 89% of those South Koreans polled said that they "cannot trust Japan." More recently, according to a BBC World Service Poll conducted in 2013, 67% of South Koreans view Japan's influence negatively, and 21% express

1113-483: The Joseon dynasty, the land Bundang currently occupies was a part of Gwangju (then county); at the time, Seongnam only had Sujeong and Jungwon gu s. This largely agricultural area was nothing like the present day, dotted as it was with dozens of small villages. Before the early 1990s, Bundang was a large farmland of rice paddies. The local government announced on April 27, 1989, that it would undertake construction of

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1166-405: The Liancourt Rocks ". A 2000 CNN ASIANOW article described popularity of Japanese culture among younger South Koreans as "unsettling" for older South Koreans who remember the occupation by the Japanese. In South Korea, collaborators to the Japanese occupation government , called chinilpa (친일파), are generally recognized as national traitors. The South Korean National Assembly passed

1219-533: The Minister of Education . Experts from the ministry sought to soften textbook references to Japanese aggression before and during World War II. The Japanese invasion of China in 1937, for example, was modified to "advance". Passages describing the fall of Nanjing justified the Japanese atrocities by describing the acts as a result of Chinese provocations. Pressure from China successfully led the Ministry of Education to adopt

1272-574: The South Korean Ministry of Education , Kim Shin-il , sent a letter of protest to Bunmei Ibuki , the Minister of Education, on May 9, 2007. In a speech marking the 88th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called for Japan to correct their school textbooks on controversial topics ranging from "inhumane rape of comfort women " to "the Korean ownership of

1325-583: The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea in 1965). The Japanese annexation of Korea has been mentioned as the case in point of " cultural genocide " by Yuji Ishida, an expert on genocide studies at the University of Tokyo . The Japanese government put into practice the suppression of Korean culture and language in an "attempt to root out all elements of Korean culture from society." "Focus

1378-586: The special law to redeem pro-Japanese collaborators' property on December 8, 2005, and the law was enacted on December 29, 2005. In 2006, the National Assembly of South Korea formed a Committee for the Inspection of Property of Japan Collaborators. The aim was to reclaim property inappropriately gained by cooperation with the Japanese government during colonialization. The project was expected to satisfy Koreans' demands that property acquired by collaborators under

1431-836: The 9000s and 9400s and serve most districts in Seoul. Bus 1150 and 5500-1 also goes through Bundang and into Central Seoul area. 1005-1 Bus goes to Central Seoul, but goes through Gangnam area, Southern Seoul, first. 9407, 9414 and 9607 go to Samsung station area, and 1500-2 goes through Bundang to Nambu Bus Terminal and Sadang station. New 8100s buses are more direct routes through Bundang to parts of Seoul. They do not stop at every station in Bundang and have select pickup stops. There are many local buses and village buses, usually green or yellow in color. Some are blue colored. They connect smaller areas with each other in, or just outside, Bundang. Bundang has an express bus terminal in Yatap-dong located near Yatap station with several bus routes throughout

1484-727: The Gyeonggi province as well as all of the Republic of Korea. There is also a bus service called the Airport Limousine with direct service to both Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport . Bundang Line is a commuter subway line of the Korean National Railroad . It was first constructed for the commuters of Bundang which the name 'Bundang Line' came from. It serves southeastern Seoul and Seongnam. Originally opened in September 1994 between Suseo station and Ori station , it

1537-633: The Japanese authorities into military sex slavery, euphemistically called " comfort women " (위안부, wianbu). Some Japanese historians, such as Yoshiaki Yoshimi , using the diaries and testimonies of military officials as well as official documents from Japan and archives of the Tokyo tribunal , have argued that the Imperial Japanese military was either directly or indirectly involved in coercing, deceiving, luring, and sometimes kidnapping young women throughout Japan's Asian colonies and occupied territories . In

1590-510: The Japanese colonial authorities be returned. Under such conditions, one who has pro-Japanese sentiment seems to try to hide it. According to an anonymous survey done by the BBC in March 2010, 64% of South Koreans are actually supportive of Japan. While some South Koreans expressed hope that former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama would handle Japanese-South Korean relations in a more agreeable fashion than previous conservative administrations,

1643-485: The Korean language in schools, businesses, or public places. However, many Korean language movies were screened in the Korean peninsula. In addition, Koreans were angry over Japanese alteration and destruction of various Korean monuments including Gyeongbok Palace (경복궁, Gyeongbokgung) and the revision of documents that portrayed the Japanese in a negative light. Inactive or defunct Inactive or defunct On March 1, 1919, anti-Japanese rule protests were held all across

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1696-1013: The People's Republic of China's requests in 1986. However, former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi resumed visits to Yasukuni Shrine on August 13, 2001. He visited the shrine six times as Prime Minister, stating that he was "paying homage to the servicemen who died for defense of Japan." These visits drew strong condemnation and protests from Japan's neighbors, mainly China. As a result, China and South Korea refused to meet with Koizumi, and there were no mutual visits between Chinese and Japanese leaders after October 2001 and between South Korean and Japanese leaders after June 2005. Former President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun suspended all summit talks between South Korea and Japan. A large number of anti-Japanese images made by school children from Gyeyang Middle School, many of which depicting acts of violence against Japan, were displayed in Gyulhyeon station as part of

1749-612: The Seoul Subway at Gangnam station , has several stations with a third being constructed. Bundang is also close to Seoul Ring Expressway and Gyeongbu Expressway . Transit (commuter) buses are called Wide Area Lines in Seoul and with red color. Some buses operated by companies in Gyeonggi Province are in different colors (as in the picture below). Those buses are filled to capacity during rush hour . Buses to Seoul are numbered in

1802-562: The administrative area. However, it was discovered during an investigation undertaken while Bundang was being developed that the character for Dang did not correspond to the one used centuries ago. Soon after Korea was annexed by Japan , in fact, the traditional Chinese character used to write the Dang in Dangwu-ri had been altered. In another land reorganization conducted in 1906, soon after Itō Hirobumi had been appointed Resident General of Korea,

1855-459: The anger rising from Korean division against Japan. This view is supported by another professor, Brian Reynolds Myers of Dongseo University . Anti-Japanese sentiment is also due to various Japanese textbook controversies . On June 26, 1982, the textbook screening process in Japan came under scrutiny when the media of Japan and its neighboring countries gave extensive coverage to changes required by

1908-503: The busiest place in Bundang, AK Plaza . Ak plaza's clock tower is the most famous meeting place in Bundang. 'Seohyeon' named after Don-seo-chon ( Seo ) and Yang-hyeon-ri ( Hyeon ). This area was called 'Seohyeon-ri' in 1914, and it was included in Seongnam in 1973. In 1992, it became Seohyeon-dong of Bundang. Bundang-gu Bundang is the headquarters of Korea's leading IT companies such as Naver and KT . Pangyo's Techno Valley

1961-447: The case of recruiting Japanese comfort women(일본군위안소 종업부 등 모집에 관한건) (1938.3.4), the Ministry of Army records that the method of recruiting military "Japanese Military Sexual Slavery" in Japan was "similar to kidnapping" and was often misunderstood by the police as kidnappers. According to Robert E. Kelly , a professor at Pusan National University , anti-Japanese racism in South Korea stems not just from Imperial Japanese atrocities during

2014-553: The character was changed from 堂 to 唐. The new character means the Tang dynasty of China (pronounced dang , 당, in Korean), which in 688, assisted the kingdom of Silla to conquer the other two Korean kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo during the Three Kingdoms period. While this was the first unification of the peninsula, it was conducted through military conquest by a country conspiring with

2067-598: The city's popular commercial areas to southeast Seoul, Yongin and Suwon . The city has a well-developed bus network reaching Seoul's central districts in 30~40 minutes due to being located at an intersection of Gyeongbu Expressway and Seoul Ring Expressway . Bundang is home to many Koreans who lived overseas and the European-styled cafe streets serving brunch and pastas in Pangyo Avenue France, Baekhyeon-dong and Jeongja-dong reflect their culture. The city has

2120-465: The colonial era, but from the Korean Peninsula's division. As most Koreans, north and south are racial nationalists, most South Koreans feel a kinship and racial solidarity with North Korea as a result. Due to this perceived racial kinship, it is considered bad form for a South Korean to hate North Korea, to run the risk of being called a race traitor. As a result, Kelly says, South Koreans take out

2173-557: The country to demand independence. About 2 million Koreans actively participated in what is now known as the March 1st Movement . A Declaration of Independence, patterned after the American version , was read by teachers and civic leaders in tens of thousands of villages throughout Korea: "Today marks the declaration of Korean independence. There will be peaceful demonstrations all over Korea. If our meetings are orderly and peaceful, we shall receive

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2226-415: The country. Throughout the development process there were mass demonstrations of local residents protesting the construction, petitions, and demands for countermeasures against the redevelopment project. Despite these numerous difficulties, through dialogue and compromise residents, construction was completed with little incident. Construction began on August 30, 1989, and was completed on December 31, 1996, at

2279-604: The demand for more housing continues, Bundang is expected to continue expanding. The primary site of construction was situated along a ten kilometer strip of the Gyeongbu Expressway , with the expectation that high quality homes would be built there. The government assigned the heavy responsibility of carrying out its construction plans to the Korea Land Corporation , a government-owned construction company that had carried out other large scale construction projects in

2332-775: The following decades with the Gapsin Coup (1882), the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), the assassination of Empress Myeongseong at the hands of Japanese agents in 1895, the establishment of the Korean Empire (1897), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05), the Taft–Katsura Agreement (1905), culminating with the 1905 Eulsa Treaty , removing Korean autonomous diplomatic rights, and the 1910 Annexation Treaty (both of which were eventually declared null and void by

2385-522: The help of President Wilson and the great powers at Versailles, and Korea will be a free nation." Japan repressed the independence movement through military power. In one well attested incident, villagers were herded into the local church which was then set on fire. The official Japanese count of casualties include 553 killed, 1,409 injured, and 12,522 arrested, but the Korean estimates are much higher: over 7,500 killed, about 15,000 injured, and 45,000 arrested. Many Korean women were kidnapped and coerced by

2438-496: The reputation of being one of the richest parts of Gyeonggi Province. Bundang is home to Gyeonggi Province 's only international banks, Citibank and HSBC . Their presence serves to further solidify Bundang's reputation as an upscale area. A total of 174 companies in Bundang employ 29,783 people. This also includes several notable corporations, including the corporate headquarters of Korea Telecom , better known as KT and leading Korean internet portal Naver as well as SK C&C ,

2491-520: The road between Seohyeon and Sunae stations , has a lake, fountain, and several old houses, while Yuldong Park , to the east, has a larger reservoir and a bungee jumping platform, 45 m high. Bundang is also home to St. John's Church , which is one of the largest Roman Catholic buildings on the Asian continent. It is conspicuously located in the eastern part of Bundang. It employs a balance of both modern as well as gothic-style architecture , and features

2544-459: The several leaders of the Empire of Japan. A CNN article written by Joshua Berlinger suggested that given Harris's ancestry, the criticism of his mustache may be due to racism . In August 2019, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, had planned to install more than 1,000 anti-Japan banners across the city in a move to support the country's ongoing boycott against Japanese products . The banners featured

2597-542: The streets around Seohyeon station , the quieter, more restaurant-oriented area around Sunae station , and the junction under which lies Migeum station . The nightlife areas of Bundang are more wholesome than those in the rest of Seongnam (infamous for love hotels and places of dubious nature and the red light district in Joong-dong). Seoul National University Bundang Hospital , Bundang Cha Hospital [2] and Bundang Jesaeng Hospital are also located in Bundang. Bundang

2650-454: The word “NO,” in Korean, with the red circle of the Japanese flag representing the “O”. The banners also contained the phrases “I won’t go to Japan” and “I won’t buy Japanese products.” However, after 50 banners were installed, the city had to reverse course and apologize amid public criticism that the campaign would further strain the relationship between South Korea and Japan. Yasuhiro Nakasone discontinued visits to Yasukuni Shrine due to

2703-452: Was adopted as this new district's popular name. In the early 1990s, the Bundang area became a planned community as a response to alleviating the excessive demand for apartments in the similarly affluent, but much older Gangnam area. Before this period of expansion, however, there was mostly farmland in this area. There are still a few farms in the Bundang area, particularly in the Pangyo area. As

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2756-509: Was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in September 2003. It stretched 18.5 km from Seolleung to Ori, but as of 2005, it stretches from Seolleung to Bojeong. Shinbundang Line allows Bundang residents to commute to Gangnam station of Seoul in 15 min. The line was opened in October 2011 and connects with the Bundang Line at Jeongja station . Pangyo station is also on the line and it became

2809-428: Was heavily and intentionally placed upon the psychological and cultural element in Japan's colonial policy, and the unification strategies adopted in the fields of culture and education were designed to eradicate the individual ethnicity of the Korean race." "One of the most striking features of Japan's occupation of Korea is the absence of an awareness of Korea as a 'colony', and the absence of an awareness of Koreans as

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