"What Are You Doing!" Shouting During Lecture... Amid History Distortion Controversy, Lecturer Says "Never Once"

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A lecture by history instructor Hwang Hyun-pil, invited by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, has concluded amid controversy. Although Education Minister recommended replacing the instructor, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education proceeded with the lecture as planned.

Reporter Choi Ho-won has the details.

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Yesterday, October 28, a conservative parents' group held a rally in front of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education calling for the resignation of Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent of Education Ahn Min-seok.

Pointing out that Superintendent Ahn had invited Hwang Hyun-pil, head of the Institute for Correcting History, to a lecture for parents and teachers, they claimed that Hwang is a figure who "distorts history."

[Park So-young / Representative, Movement to Set Education Straight: Hwang Hyun-pil is fabricating South Korea's history, and Superintendent Ahn Min-seok invited such an unqualified person as a lecturer for the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. Shouldn't he step down immediately?]

Rally participants entered Hwang's subsequent lecture and shouted out loud.

[What on earth are you doing! I asked what you are doing!]

Hwang, a former high school Korean history teacher, directly refuted the history distortion controversy at the start of his lecture.

[Hwang Hyun-pil / Head, Institute for Correcting History: I will emphasize this once again: I have never once, not even a single time, heard from the historical academic community that my history lectures contain errors, are wrong, or are taught incorrectly.]

During the main lecture, themed "The History of Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle," he focused on delivering historical facts.

Hwang, who is also a YouTuber with 1.13 million subscribers, has previously made remarks in past lectures implying that responsibility for the Korean War lies with the United States and has criticized "The Birth of Korea," a documentary glorifying former President Syngman Rhee.

Previously, Education Minister Choi Gyo-jin also expressed opposition to Hwang's lecture.

[Choi Gyo-jin / Education Minister (during the parliamentary audit on October 13): I will speak with Superintendent Ahn Min-seok over the phone and recommend that if time permits, it might be better to change a lecturer who has the potential to cause misunderstandings.]

However, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education went ahead with Hwang's lecture.

Meanwhile, Hwang stated that claims by some people that he said, "I will cut off my wrist if the Cheonan sinking was the work of North Korea," are not true, and warned that he would file a complaint if video evidence is not presented.

(Photo: Yonhap News) (Video by Jang Woon-seok)
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