This Week's Cultural News VCR2

"Dancing Queen" will make the audience laugh and cry tears of joy and emotion.

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[Interview : Uhm Jung-hwa, Actress] "There was no reason for me to turn down "Dancing Queen". I was happy throughout the filming".

Uhm Jung-hwa plays the role of an ordinary housewife who secretly dreams of becoming a singer. She then tries out for an audition.

[Interview : Uhm Jung-hwa, Actress] "My character gets a shot at making her dream come true, but just as she's about to debut as a singer, her husband becomes a candidate for mayor".

Through a chain of coincidences, Hwang Jung-min becomes a hero of the people, and decides to run for the mayorship of Seoul. This puts a stop to Uhm Jung-hwa's dreams, and she begins a double life as the wife of a political candidate and a dance singer.

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[Interview : ] "Should I really go for it[Interview : ] "What will I tell him[Interview : ] "This is the mayor's wife, and this is the dancing queen".

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[Interview : ] "Excuse me, who are you[Interview : ] "Oh, hi, Jung-hwa!"

"Dancing Queen" is a movie of laughs and catharsis.

[Interview : Hwang Jung-min, Actor] "It was such a fun and happy project, and I'm sure that the audience will feel that happiness as well".

Check out the dynamic double life of the wife of a man who's running for Seoul mayor!

After being fired, a mathematics professor files for unlawful termination, but continues to lose in court. Eventually, he comes to threaten the judge with a bow and arrow.

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[Interview : ] "You took the bow".

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[Interview : ] "And you shot it".

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[Interview : ] "It was an accidental shot".

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[Interview : ] "You shot it".

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[Interview : ] "I didn't shoot it".

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[Interview : ] "If the witness couldn't find the broken arrow, where did it go[Interview : ] "What

The movie "Unbowed" is receiving much media attention because it is based on a true story from 2007. Watch how one man fights for his rights against injustice.

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Korea's precious cultural artifacts are filled with the wisdom of Korean ancestors. Over 140,000 of those artifacts have been taken abroad, and most of them have not been returned.

Last year, Korea welcomed the return of the uigwe, or royal books from the Joseon Dynasty, which had been taken from Korea during the Japanese colonial rule.

[Interview : Eo Yun-hui, Visitor] "It's so touching, and it seems ridiculous to me that these cultural treasures had not returned from abroad sooner".

[Interview : Kim Du-yeol, Visitor] "This should be the beginning of Korea retrieving all of its other cultural artifacts from abroad. I hope that all the people working in this area will make more efforts to realize that goal".

The royal Joseon uigwe and books offer a glimpse into the accuracy and precision of Korea's documentation culture. Visitors can now appreciate these UNESCO-designated world heritage artifacts at a new exhibition.

[Interview : Kim Jeong-im, Curator] "The books on display include about 1,000 royal books from the Joseon Dynasty that were taken by Ito Hirobumi during the Japanese colonial rule, and royal books that were taken by the Japanese Government-General of Korea in the 1920s".

Korea's cultural artifacts have returned after a long wait. The issue of retrieving cultural artifacts was also brought to light last April, when a set of Oegyujanggak uigwe returned from a long stay in France.

[Interview : Kim Jeong-im, curator] "These are important precedents that show the importance of returning historic artifacts to their country of origin after they had been taken in a weak moment in the country's history".

The return of the Oegyujanggak uigwe and the royal books from the Joseon Dynasty are significant events that make us think about the importance of cultural artifacts once again.

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[Interview : Mawgie Damir, Tourist Israel] "I was very happy that everything came back to Korea, because it's very important for the history of Korea".

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[Interview : Roslyn Kushinsky, Tourist Australia] "If Japan took it as a colonial power to diminish the good feeling of the Koreans and respect for the nation, I think it's very bad".

The Daerye uigwe reveals the royal events that led the transition from the nation of Joseon to the Korean Empire.

[Interview : Kim Jeong-im, Curator] "The daerye uigwe depict the ceremonies that set the framework for King Gojong to establish a Korean Empire from Joseon. This is a very important uigwe".

This exhibition highlights the importance of Korea's cultural artifacts, encourages its visitors to rediscover the value of our ancient culture, and urges all of us to work towards bringing the rest of Korea's cultural artifacts home.