Okhee, she is a traditional entertainer and singer from Kaesong, born in the 1950s. I was born in a time when communists occupied the northern part of Joseon for 30 years and committed oppression, so I experienced a civil war.
She was originally a prickly and very direct person and was lonely because she couldn't get along with people. So she wanted to change as an artist and get along with people.
People who lost their entertainment skills due to poverty and only wanted to survive were fascinated by her dancing and singing, and she enjoyed happy moments in her life as an entertainer.
Of course, she was oppressed by the dictator Kim Seong-ju, who occupied northern Joseon, but she was a strong woman who did not give up, resisted the system, and did not lose her individuality.
She was later designated as a living cultural asset, but unfortunately she had no successor. All of her descendants died young, and her students either died of disease or were trampled by the army during the communist occupation.
While she was sadly performing alone at home, Hoecheon Corporation proposed the “Sage Project” to her.
She strongly objected to this project, calling it a fancy and foolish project to turn people into dolls, but when she thought about it, Ok-hee realized that her death and the inheritance of cultural heritage were in her mind.
Her life may not have been a waste, but the memories she made with people and her legacy of protecting her from a dictator and being recognized by the king are sorely missed.
In the end, she made her decision without hesitation. Even if she becomes no different from a monster, she has decided to continue the tradition she preserved for future generations.
In this way, she returned to her young self and began to live forever.
Overview: It is a country where tradition and innovation coexist, ruled by a constitutional monarchy. It is well known overseas as the ‘France of Asia’.
Joseon and the success of reform at the end of the 19th century: In 1890, under the leadership of Prime Minister Kim Ok-gyun, Joseon eventually succeeded in reform and maintained its status as an independent country, keeping Japan in check and mediating with Western powers as a neutral country. In the aftermath, a special state of Joseon called the Autonomous Republic of South Manchuria was created.
Rebellion in Southern Manchuria and the establishment of a communist puppet regime: After World War II, the Soviet Union was dissatisfied with Joseon's failure to help them in their war against Japan. In the end, the Soviet Union enticed the communist Kim Seong-ju to start a communist revolution in the Autonomous Republic of South Manchuria and establish the 'Socialist Republic of Korea', and Kim Seong-ju illegally occupied the northern part of the Korean Peninsula beyond Manchuria. 30 years later, the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subjugation war of General Lee Kwon, commander of South Korea, destroyed the Socialist Republic of Korea.
After the 90s: After General Lee Kwon's unification war, Lee Won, Lee Kwon's father and emperor, passed the throne of emperor to Lee Kwon in 2006.
Emperor Lee Kwon and Prime Minister Roh Moo-hyun utilize each other's talents and succeed in reviving both the economy and public sentiment devastated by the war, and Korea enters its second heyday.
The Joseon Kingdom was resurrected based on heavy industry and mechanical engineering industries, and crucially, Professor Seok-Hyeon Lee invented the first room temperature, normal pressure superconductor called KR-99, and Joseon was reborn as the strongest industrial nation.
Sage Project: This is a project recently pursued by Hoecheon Corporation, a shipbuilding company. This project originated from the legend that Taoist monks ascended to heaven as saints by burying and destroying their own bodies.
Professor Seok-Hyeon Lee: As a professor at Korea University, he created the first room temperature and pressure superconductor, KR-99. He had the honor of becoming Korea's first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
KR-99: Seok-Hyun Lee's invention and the world's first room temperature and pressure superconductor. It began to be called ‘God’s material’ in the industrial world, and commercialization began in the 2040s. The Sage project also benefited from the commercialization of KR-99.
Hoecheon Corporation: A multinational corporation in the Kingdom of Joseon that focuses on the semiconductor and electronics industries. Currently, it is known as the No. 1 company in Joseon and a key company in the Joseon economy. In the past, it was a public enterprise that originated from Emperor Lee Kwon's small private business, but as Emperor Lee Kwon granted it to Professor Seok-Hyeon Lee, Hoecheon surpassed Sunyang and became the best industrial company in name and reality.
