“‘Robot Taekwon V’: The Past, Present, and Future of Korean Robots”

The lecture examines why Robot Taekwon V, which first premiered in the 1970s, is still considered the representative Korean robot.

The former journalist in Ddanzi online daily news’ movie section and FILM 2.0 currently writes about and discusses movies. He’s also a regular guest in radio shows such as the “Heo Jiwoong Show” (SBS Radio), “Kim Taehoon’s Freeway,” and “Hwang Jungmin’s Music Show” and the podcast “Yeongkwaehandam” (Kino Lights).

Dr. Kaf, who develops Taekwon V with Dr. Kim, is mocked by people because of his looks despite his genius brain. Out of his hatred for the world rooting from his inferiority complex, he establishes the Red Empire for revenge.
After the Red Empire is established, Dr. Kaf disguises himself as Malcolm and wages a war against the world, but his ambition is thwarted by Taekwon V every time.
As Taekwon V forces its way to the headquarters of Red Empire, Dr. Kaf himself confronts it, riding a Yonggari Robot, together with martial arts robots.

After a defeat by the US team in a world baseball championship, Director Kim Seokwon looks for a new coach for his baseball team. He comes to Gangwon-do to find Dokgo Ryong, who isolates himself from society, but finds him dead and brings Dokgo Tak, Dokgo Ryong’s son, to Seoul. Director Kim soon discovers Tak’s talent for baseball and enrolls him in Woosoo High School. Tak enters a high school baseball competition and garners consecutive wins with his amazing skill. Tak’s uncle sees Tak on TV by chance and contacts his mom, and Tak plans to meet her. However, Tak is disappointed to see his mom with her fiancé and hurts his hand from an accident at a construction site. Despite his injury, Tak enters the final match against Daeheung High School but struggles in the hard battle.
The animation is based on the legendary baseball comics by Lee Sangmu and is the first of the series of “Dokgo Tak” films.

Han Taeil wakes up in a sleep capsule and thinks he has arrived on a new planet, Sirius. He begins his exploration and rescues Woo Yangyang and Woo Ari and finds out he’s on Earth.
As a member of the Sirius Expedition Team, he confronts Queen Hwanma, who wants to rule the Earth.