Lee Yi-kyung, Han Seung-yeon, and Orbit track the hidden 'K' independence activists to mark the 80th anniversary of liberation
Aug 13, 2025
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Actor Lee Yi-kyung, Kara-turned-actor Han Seung-yeon, and science creator Orbit participated in the program, and Korean history expert Choi Tae-sung joined to complete a new type of storytelling history program. Artemis Hee-jin will also be an intern and tell the story of the independence movement from the perspective of the MZ generation.
The excavation team receives the envelope 'TOP SECRET' and tracks the three 'K' through the undisclosed material contained therein.
The first person was a passionate young man who led the independence protest with student representative Kim Won-byeok during the March 1 Independence Movement. The second is a first-generation Korean scientist who graduated from Harvard University's Department of Physics, who not only studied but practiced Ahn Chang-ho's spirit and took the lead in raising funds for unity and independence in the American society. The last is a middle-aged 'K' who volunteered to join the U.S. military at the age of 45 and went on an armed struggle, shedding new light on the history of the independence movement of Koreans in the U.S.
Three 'K' who fought for independence in different spacetime for 35 years and a Japanese colonial era. Their stories will be restored through historical records, undisclosed material and testimony, and hidden secrets will be revealed at the end of the broadcast.
'Independent fighter excavator project K' will air on SBS at 11:20 p.m. on the 15th.
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