Collaboration with Professor Seo Kyungduk of Sungshin Women's University
"Shedding New Light on the Lives of Female Independence Activists"
To commemorate the 107th March 1st Movement, actor Song Hye-kyo and Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University have teamed up to produce a video that promotes the life of female independence activist Nam Ja-hyun both domestically and internationally.
Actor Jun Ji-hyun, who played the role of Nam Joohyun in the movie Assassination. Promotional video capture from Assassination.
On March 1, Professor Seo announced on his social media that he had produced and released a multilingual video titled "Nam Ja-hyun, a Female Independence Activist Who Broke the Mold of Her Era." He explained, "The four-minute video was planned by me and sponsored by Song Hye-kyo," adding, "It features both Korean and English narration and is being widely shared with audiences in Korea and abroad."
Actor Song Hye-kyo and Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University have launched the production of a video to raise awareness both domestically and internationally about the life of female independence activist Nam Ja-hyun. Professor Seo Kyung-duk's SNS
Nam Ja-hyun was a female activist who participated in the independence movement in Seoul during the March 1st Movement and, at the age of 47, fled to Manchuria to join the struggle for independence. She wrote a blood letter to promote unity among independence groups, and when Japan established a puppet state in Manchuria, she sent another blood letter-titled "Korean Independence Appeal"-to the League of Nations, urging support for Korea's independence. She is also known as the real-life inspiration for the character An Ok-yun, portrayed by Jun Ji-hyun in the film "Assassination."
Professor Seo stated, "This is the sixth video I have produced to re-examine and widely introduce the lives of female independence activists who are not well known to the public, following previous videos about Jeong Jeong-hwa, Yun Hee-sun, Kim Maria, Park Cha-jeong, and Kim Hyang-hwa." He added, "Together with Song Hye-kyo, we plan to continue producing a multilingual video series on more female independence activists to promote their stories at home and abroad."
Nam Ja-hyun was born in Yeongyang, North Gyeongsang Province, and, under the guidance of her father Nam Jeong-han, learned both Hangul and classical Chinese from an early age. After her marriage, her husband Kim Young-joo was killed in action while participating in the anti-Japanese militia movement in 1896. When Japan annexed Korea in 1910, Nam Ja-hyun decided to go into exile in Manchuria to join the independence movement.
After going into exile, she devoted herself to educational activities and the enlightenment of women, and from 1927 onwards, she actively participated in armed resistance against Japan. She especially contributed to supporting the independence movement at home and abroad as a central committee member of the Korean Revolutionary Support Association while working with the Seoro Military Government Office. In 1927, she received a pistol and ammunition and infiltrated Seoul to plan the assassination of Governor-General Saito Makoto, though the attempt failed. In 1932, she was arrested in Harbin while attempting to assassinate a Japanese governor-general and was imprisoned for six months.
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