[2] He was a member the Korean Language Society, and in 1942 was arrested and imprisoned by the Japanese colonial authorities.
At the end of the Pacific War, he was employed by the occupation military government, and also at Seoul National University's College of Liberal Arts (1946–1950),[3] where he taught Korean literature.
[1] Following the Korean war, he returned home to teach at Jeonbuk National University (retiring in 1956).
He created the journal Munjang (Literary Style) where he promoted modern Korean poetry, but also serialized many classics like Hanjungnok (Feb. 1939-Jan. 1940) and Inhyeon syeongmo minsi deokhaengnok 63 jangbon (1940).
[1] After the recovery of Korean Independence, he established the Garam Library in the Seoul National University.