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English · 100년 전 오늘 ·

[100 years ago today] October 8, 1926 - "Arirang" in its seventh week, and Gyeongseong after the opening of the new Governor-General's building

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  1. October 8, 1926 is the day of the opening ceremony of the new Governor-General's Office building across from Gyeongbokgung and the seventh day since the premiere of "Arirang" at Danseongsa (October 1).
  2. The Governor-General's Office moved into the new building inside Gyeongbokgung on January 4, 1926, and because of this building, Gwanghwamun was moved to the east.
  3. The original newspaper article from the day itself, October 8, could not be confirmed; this is a planned retrospective feature that compiles only facts with a verified date.

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[100 years ago today] October 8, 1926 - "Arirang" in its seventh week, and Gyeongseong after the opening of the new Governor-General's building

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [100년 전 오늘] 1926년 10월 8일 – 〈아리랑〉 개봉 이레째, 총독부 새 청사 낙성식 뒤의 경성

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