SBS‘s ‘Tale of That Day, the Tail Biting Itself’ will reveal the story of the secret society ‘Iron-Blooded Liberation Corps’ which attempted to embezzle an astronomical sum of money, equivalent to approximately 15 billion won in today’s money, during the Japanese colonial period. In particular, anticipation is high as the handwritten memoir of Choi Gye-rip, the only survivor of the three independence fighters reminiscent of the movie ’Nomnomnom’, will be revealed for the first time in broadcast history.

Episode 164 of ‘Tale of That Day, the Tail Biting Itself’ (directed by Lee Dong-won, Go Hye-rin/hereafter ‘Kkokkomu’), which will air on the afternoon of the 27th, will feature actress Chu Sang-mi, comedian Shin Gi-ru, and baseball commentator Lee Taek-geun as listeners. They will talk about the activities of the ‘Iron-Blooded Liberation Corps’, an armed independence group that sacrificed their lives in their early 20s for Korean independence during the Japanese invasion, under the theme of ‘Iron-Blooded Liberation Corps - A Secret Operation that Will Change History’. At that time, the ‘Iron-Blooded Liberation Corps’ carried out an operation to seize the funds for the Japan-Gando Railway, which the Japanese had extorted from the Korean people, equivalent to 15 billion won in today‘s currency. In particular, the handwritten memoir of Choi Gye-rip, a key member and survivor of the independence movement, which detailed the situation at the time and left it for future generations, is drawing attention because it will be revealed for the first time in broadcast history through ‘Kkokkomu’.

The elite members of the ‘Iron-Blooded Liberation Corps’, including Yoon Jun-hee, Park Woong-se, Kim Jun, Choi Bong-seol, Im Guk-jeong, and Han Sang-ho, in their early 20s, decided to extort money from Japan for the independence armed movement, and succeeded in stealing 150,000 won at the time, equivalent to 15 billion won in today’s currency, which was headed to the Bank of Joseon for funds for the Gando Railway. With the funds amounting to a whopping 15 billion won, they planned to achieve Korean independence by purchasing not only guns, bullets, and machine guns, but also establishing a media company and a military school. After a meticulous operation, the uprising was successful, but unexpectedly, everyone was caught by the Japanese police. Choi Bong-seol, who barely escaped with his life when the Japanese police made a surprise attack and was sentenced to death in absentia, is said to have changed his name to Choi Gye-rip, meaning “reborn to fight,” and continued his independence movement, leaving behind a handwritten account of the events at the time.



Comedian Shin Gi-ru sheds hot tears at this story, saying, “I wonder how he felt when he wrote this account. It must have been so desperate.” Actress Sang-mi Cho also expressed shock, saying, “How could this happen?” and attention is focused on the outcome of the broadcast.

Through Choi Gye-rip‘s memoir, along with the vivid scenes at the time, there is anticipation for ‘Kkokkomu’, which will air today (the 27th), as it reveals who the spy who informed Japan of all these plans was, and Choi Gye-rip’s descendant will personally be interviewed to testify about his great-grandfather‘s activities.

Regarding this, the production team of ‘Kkokkomu’ said, “This week, ahead of Independence Movement Day, we will reveal for the first time in broadcast history the memoir of Choi Gye-rip, a key member of the ‘Iron Blood Liberation Corps’, which carried out an armed independence movement during the Japanese colonial period,” and added, “Please look forward to the moving story of young men in their early 20s who sacrificed their lives for Korean independence,” increasing anticipation.

Meanwhile, ‘Kkokkomu’ is about three The program, in which ‘storytellers’ study on their own and share their thoughts and feelings with their ‘story friends’, airs every Thursday at 10:20 PM on SBS.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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