Madangguk

[2] Madangguk became a popular dramatic art form used to express political and societal issues of post colonial South Korea and played a significant role in the Minjung Movement.

Madangguk arose in the 1970s and was inspired by older Korean traditional art forms such as talchum (masked dance).

[2] Madangguk became popular in the 1970s throughout South Korea as university students began to perform throughout the country to express their frustrations at the government.

Rather than creating a fictional experience or voyeuristic journey into a different realm, Madangguk performances focus on real life issues faced by lower class South Korean citizens.

[6][1][2] In fact, because Madangguk involved political themes and criticism, it served not only as a way of communicating propaganda, but getting the audience invested in the cause by engaging them emotionally.

[1] Madangguk's exploration of oppression and rebellion can be seen as a rehearsal for the revolution that the Minjung movement sought after as it gave people a vision of what could happen when they fought back.

Thus, many scholars believe that Madangguk was the beginning of the Minjung movement, creating a solidarity amongst Koreans through their shared hardships and moving the audience to action.