Iljinhoe

The Iljinhoe (一進會; 일진회) was a nationwide organization in Korea formed on August 8, 1904.

Song Byeong-jun (송병준), the leader of the group and a high-ranking official in the Korean government before the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty actively pushed ahead the annexation and received a title of nobility from the Japanese government in 1920.

[4] Song Byeong-jun is considered a traitor in modern day Korea.

[3] In 2006, a South Korean presidential committee announced the names of 120 people suspected of collaborating with Japan during its annexation rule of Korea.

The list included 27 members of Iljinhoe, all of whom allegedly took the lead in suppressing Korean troops and supporting Japan-Korea annexation.