Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)

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Order of Cultural Merit
Awarded by Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Type Order of merit
Awarded forOutstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development.
StatusActive
GradesGeumgwan
Eungwan
Bogwan
Okgwan
Hwagwan
Precedence
Next (higher) Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related
Korean name
Hangul
문화훈장
Hanja
文化勳章
Revised Romanization Munhwa Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer Munhwa Hunjang

The Order of Cultural Merit (Hangul: 문화훈장) is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development." [1]

Hangul Native alphabet of the Korean language

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. It may also be written as Hangeul following the standard Romanization.

South Korea Republic in East Asia

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world.

Order (distinction) visible honour awarded to an individual recipient

An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.

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Grades

The Order of Cultural Merit is conferred in five grades. [2]

GradeNameRibbon
1stGeumgwan (금관)
ROK Order of Cultural Merit Geum-gwan (1st Class) ribbon.PNG
2ndEungwan (은관)
ROK Order of Cultural Merit Eun-gwan (2nd Class) ribbon.PNG
3rdBogwan (보관)
ROK Order of Cultural Merit Bo-gwan (3rd Class) ribbon.PNG
4thOkgwan (옥관)
ROK Order of Cultural Merit Og-gwan (4th Class) ribbon.PNG
5thHwagwan (화관)
ROK Order of Cultural Merit Hwa-gwan (5th Class) ribbon.PNG

Recipients

Geumgwan (Gold Crown), 1st Class

Myung-whun Chung is a South Korean conductor and pianist. A student of Olivier Messiaen, he is particularly known for his interpretations of the French composer's works.

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Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class

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Kun-Woo Paik pianist

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Kim Ki-duk South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer

Kim Ki-duk is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, making him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. Major festival awards include Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, Silver Lion for Best Director at 61st Venice International Film Festival for 3-Iron, Silver bear for Best Director at 54th Berlin International Film Festival for Samaria and Un Certain Regard prize at 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Arirang. His most widely known feature is Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003), included in film critic Roger Ebert's Great Movies. Two of his films served as official submissions for Academy award for best foreign language film as South Korean entries. He has given scripts to several of his former assistant directors including Juhn Jai-hong and Jang Hoon.

Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class

Hai-Kyung Suh is a South Korean classical pianist living in New York. She is known for her rich, round tone, and singing voice-like phrasing, characteristics of the Romantic style of piano playing that was predominant in the Golden Age of pianism.

Yanagi Sōetsu Japanese photographer

Yanagi Sōetsu, also known as Yanagi Muneyoshi, was a Japanese philosopher and founder of the mingei movement in Japan in the late 1920s and 1930s.

Park Chan-wook South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer

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Okgwan (Jeweled Crown), 4th Class

Choi Min-sik South Korean actor

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Psy South Korean singer

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Hwagwan (Flower Crown), 5th Class

Class unknown

Notes

  1. ↑ In addition to the group, each member received the award individually. [17]

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