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English · 100년 전 오늘 ·

[100 Years Ago Today] August 20, 1926 - Mystery of the Korea Strait on Day Seventeen: The Song Remains, But the Two Are Gone

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  1. As of August 20, 1926, the bodies of Yun Sim-deok and Kim U-jin, who threw themselves from the Gwanbu Yeollakseon, had not been found after seventeen days.
  2. Early on the morning of August 4, the two bought ferry tickets under the false names Kim Su-san and Yun Su-seon on the Gwanbu Yeollakseon, then jumped overboard together.
  3. "Saui Chanmi," which Yun Sim-deok recorded on August 1 in Osaka with lyrics she wrote herself, survives and is still sung today.

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[100 Years Ago Today] August 20, 1926 - Mystery of the Korea Strait on Day Seventeen: The Song Remains, But the Two Are Gone

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [100년 전 오늘] 1926년 8월 20일 – 현해탄 미스터리 열이레째, 노래는 남고 두 사람은 없다

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