Made in Korea
Made in Korea
The work is set in South Korea in the 1970s. Baek Gi-tae and Jang Geon-yeong have not been officially confirmed as characters who faithfully portray specific real-life individuals. Woo Min-ho’s choices and conflicts intersect with the conditions of the era, including the Yodogo hijacking incident.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
A period drama series that draws on real historical periods and events, including 1970s Korean modern history and the Yodogo hijacking incident, while the central characters and crime narrative are largely creative.
Yodogo Hijacking Incident
An incident in which nine members of the Japanese Red Army hijacked JAL Flight Yodogo, demanded to go to Pyongyang, and made an emergency landing at Gimpo Airport.
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10 records<Made in Korea> is a Korean series released in 2025 on Disney+.
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- The official Disney+ page offers Season 1 in 2025.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
Season 1 consists of 6 episodes.
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- Episodes 1 through 6 are available on the official Disney+ page.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The series is set in South Korea in the 1970s.
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- The official Disney+ synopsis specifies the 1970s.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
Baek Gi-tae is portrayed in the series as an agent of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency.
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- The official Disney+ description explains Baek Gi-tae's double life.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
Baek Gi-tae and Jang Geon-young have not been officially confirmed as characters who directly portray specific real people.
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- The official synopsis presents the two characters as dramatic foils.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The plot in episode 1 involving the hijacking of a plane bound for Fukuoka is a historical motif that strongly evokes the 1970 Yodogo hijacking incident.
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- The description of episode 1 on Disney+ corresponds to the National Archives of Korea's record of the 1970 Yodogo incident.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 1970년 일본 적군파 요도호 납치, 김포공항 불시착국가기록원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The series uses the atmosphere of real 1970s history, but it is not a documentary that reproduces the crime cartel and the central characters' stories exactly as recorded in history.
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- Disney+ describes it as a thriller and crime series, while Woo Min-ho explains that he uses the 1970s as a backdrop for historical concerns.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 우민호 감독 인터뷰한국일보 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Director Woo Min-ho once again chose the 1970s as the setting, following <The Drug King> and <The Man Standing Next>.
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- A Hankook Ilbo interview with the director describes it as his third work set in the 1970s.
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- 우민호 감독 인터뷰한국일보 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
The director said he used the 1970s as a historical backdrop for examining recurring upheaval and issues of power.
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- In an interview, the director stated that the production was intended to caution against the repetition of history.
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- 우민호 감독 인터뷰한국일보 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Season 1 is currently available to stream on Disney+.
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- Episodes are available on the official Disney+ page.
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
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Woo Min-ho
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- 메이드 인 코리아Disney+ · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 1970년 일본 적군파 요도호 납치, 김포공항 불시착국가기록원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- 우민호 감독 인터뷰한국일보 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →