Korean professor and popular producer “tell the world about Dokdo’s sea lions” = Korean report

On the 25th, Professor Seo Kyeong-deok of Sungshin Women's University, who is famous as the ``anti-Japanese professor'', announced that he would like to commemorate ``Dokdo (Dokdo, Japanese name: Takeshima) Day'' with PD Na Yeon-seok (Korea).
Together with the country's popular producer, we have produced a multilingual video to convey the history of ``Dokdo Sea Lions'' both domestically and internationally.'' Professor Seo released a 4-minute video in Korean and English versions on this day.
was published online. The video was co-produced by Professor Seo and the Contents Promotion Agency of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture Foundation.
Professor Seo said, ``During the Japanese imperial era, they were ruthlessly overhunted due to their ambition to invade Dokdo, and eventually became extinct.
``It includes the historical story of the sea lions on Dokdo,'' and ``points out Japan's brutality in using the sea lions, which are a symbol of plunder, as the basis for territorial claims, and aims to convey the truth about the sea lions on Dokdo.'' a
It also introduces Korean efforts such as animation production." He added, ``Through this video, we would like to properly inform the history of the sea lion, which was a symbol of Dokdo, and to explain Japan's constant distortion of history.
"We wanted to publicize the song widely both domestically and internationally," he said, adding, "The video is being spread not only on YouTube but also on various social networking sites. In particular, we shared the video with major Korean and international student communities around the world.
We are sharing it and patiently communicating it," he added. It is estimated that up to several thousand sea lions once lived on Takeshima. However, in 1905, the Japanese Empire recognized Takeshima as its own territory.
It is reported that after the sea lion was incorporated into the United States, a company specializing in sea lion fishing ruthlessly captured it.