JINJU, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A museum in the southeastern city of Jinju is gaining popularity among military enthusiasts after videos posted on YouTube received a positive response.
The Jinju National Museum specializes in the history of Japan’s Invasion of Korea (1592-1598) and has been running a YouTube series called “Firepower Joseon” for two years.
The museum avoids presenting boring, matter-of-fact content and instead introduces various kinds of firepower used during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) one by one.
As an extension, the museum created a short film depicting the Battle of Sarhū, a series of battles between the Chinese Jin dynasty and the Ming dynasty, along with their Joseon allies, in 1619.
The low-budget film, shot with only 16 million won (US$11,970), gained massive popularity, garnering over 1.4 million views.
The number of visitors has also increased from 100,000 in 2021 to 90,000 so far this year.
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