Korean History

2002

Late 1990s IMF Crisis

1993

1991, World Olympics

Snowdrop takes place in 1987, a pivotal year in South Korean history that included the June 1987 Democracy Movement, a mass protest movement with the purpose of forcing the dictatorship in South Korea to hold fair elections, and the resulting December 1987 democratic elections, which led to the end of the authoritarian Fifth Republic of Korea and the establishment of the democratic Sixth Republic of Korea.

Snowdrop is set in November and December 1987. 

1970s

1950

1950

1940-1950s?

1950-1953

1951

1950

1950

1950

August 11, 1950; True Story

Ep1 1950 april
Ep2 1933

1945 Timestamp, OSS Training Area
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6 and 9 August 1945)

1928-1948
Primarily 1938-1944 D-Day
1948 Olympics

1940s
Features Japanese polices for the Korean language during Japanese occupation

The Japanese administrative policy shifted more aggressively towards cultural assimilation in 1938 (Naisen ittai) with a new government report advising reform to strengthen the war effort. This left less room for Korean language studies and by 1943 all Korean language courses had been phased out. Teaching and speaking of Korean was prohibited.[164] Although the government report advised further, more radical reform, the 10-year plan would never fully go into effect.[165]

1943
Historical figure: Singer Lee Nan-young

1925-1962

Yun Dong Ju (Lived 1917-1945)

1911-1949 (Primarily in the 1930s, 1933 onwards)
Real History portrayed
1911 Attempted assassination Terauchi Masatake (1910–1916)
1933 Japanese Concession of Shanghai
Kim Gu
Kim Wonbong
Special Investigation Committee of Anti-National Activities (1948-1949)

Historica Link

1931-1933
Kim Won-bong (August 13, 1898 – c.1958) was a Korean anarchist, independence activist, communist, and statesman from North Korea.
Features the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai
Events: 

• Bombing of Joseon General Governor's Offic
• Attempted assassination, and actual assassination of Chichi.... one of the Japanese military members
• Assassination of General Murai
• Assassination of Yoo Tae Joon
• Japanese invasion of Manchuria and Shanghai 1932

1920s-1930s
Mentions Heroic Corps, but it seems that all names were substituted. So there are no directly identifiable historical characters.
Quotes Terauchi Masatake within the movie, but it's hard to tell whether Terauchi is still in power or not. 

1923

~1920-1926; Based on true Historical Main Characters

1920

Documentary

1919-1920

1910-1945?

1910

Lee Hoe-young (1867–1932)

1900-1910, Hanseong; Righteous Army

King Gojong of Joseon
includes some fictional main characters

Includes portrayal of Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898, Regency 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873)

1896

1890s
Kim Gu (August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949)

1894-1895; Donghak Peasant Revolution

1885

1876

1858 – 1872
Princess Lee Bong-ryun, King Cheoljong's daughter
Lee Ha-eung, Prince Heungsun, Gojong's father and an ambitious royal family
Dowager Queen Jo
King Cheoljong, the 25th King of Joseon and Lee Bong-ryun's father
Lee Jae-hwang, Emperor Gojong, Lee Ha-eung's 2nd son and the first emperor of Joseon.
Min Ja-young, Empress Myeongseong

Lived 1851-1895

Includes portrayal of Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898, Regency 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873)

1867

Includes portrayal of Empress Myeongseong
Includes portrayal of Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898, Regency 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873)

1866-1895

Includes portrayal of Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898, Regency 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873)

Joseon (1804–1866)
Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898, Regency 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873)

Heungseng Daewongun (Lived 1820 – 22 February 1898)

• Regency: 21 January 1864 – 31 October 1873
• Ruled through regency for King Gojong, last king of Joseon, first Emperor of Korea
• Father in-law of Empress Myeongseong of "The Last Empress" Musical

1800-1834

Based on a novel, Moonlight Drawn by Clouds
King Sunjo of Joseon (Reign 1800-1834)

Heonjong of Joseon (8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849) was the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.
Reign 18 December 1834 – 25 July 1849

1801 about the Joseon era scholar Jeong Yak-jeon (1758–1816)
Exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801 in King Sunjo of Joseon’s reign. There he wrote a pishine encyclopaedia titled Jasaneobo.

Kim Man-deok (1739-1812)

(1777)
Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)

Includes portrayal of Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)

Focusses on the eight days leading up to the coronation
Includes portrayal of Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)
Includes portrayal of King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776)

Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)
King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776)

Based on a true historical character of Baek Dong Soo
King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776) - Supporting Role
Includes portrayal of Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)

Jeongjo of Joseon (Yi San): Storyline encompassing 1759-1800

• Lived 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800
• Crown Prince 10 March 1759 – 27 April 1776
• Reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800

Features Yeongjo of Joseon (End of Life)

King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776) - Main Cast
Includes portrayal of Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)

King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776) - Main Cast
Includes portrayal of Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800, reign 27 April 1776 – 18 August 1800)

King Sukjong of Joseon (Reign 1674–1720) - Main Cast
King Gyeongjong of Joseon (Born 1688; Reign 1720–1724) - Main Cast

1720-1725 approx

King Sukjong of Joseon (Reign 1674–1720)
King Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776) - Main Cast
Gyeongjong of Joseon (Reigned 1720–1724)

King Sukjong of Joseon (1661-1720)

King Sukjong of Joseon (Reign 1674–1720)
Royal Noble Consort Choi Suk Bin (Tenure 1699-1718)
Includes portrayal of  Yeongjo of Joseon (Reign 1724–1776)
Includes portrayal of Gyeongjong of Joseon (Reigned 1720–1724)

1670-1701

King Sukjong of Joseon (Reign 1674–1720)
Royal Noble Consort Jang Hui-bin (Lived 1659-1701)
Includes portrayal of Hyeonjong of Joseon (Reigned 1659–1674)

1620s-50s

Fiction (Based on ancient novel)
King Hyojong (Died 1659; Reign 1649–1659) - Guest Appearance

1645-1674

King Injo (Died 1649; Reign 1623–1649)
King Hyojong (Died 1659; Reign 1649–1659)
King Hyeonjong (Lived 1641-1674; Reigned 1659–1674) - Main cast
Young King Sukjong (Lived )

1630-1650

King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649) - Main Cast?
Royal Consort Jo Gwi-in (Lived 1617-1652)
King Hyojong (Died 1659; Reign 1649–1659)

1640-1650

Includes portrayal of Hyojong of Joseon (Lived 1619-1659; Reign 1649–1659)
Crown Prince Sohyeon (Lived 1612-1645)
King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)

1640

King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)
King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)

1636

Second Manchu invasion of Korea
King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)
(Based on a novel)

1633 -1650 approx, Joseon

King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)
(loosely based on the comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, written by Ko Woo-young based on Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era.)

1623–1649

King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)

1636-1680s

1600-1620

King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)
King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)
King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)
King Hyojong of Joseon (Died 1659; Reign 1649–1659)

1615-1620

Includes portrayal of King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)
King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)
King Injo of Joseon (Reign 1623–1649)

1610-1623 approx

King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)

King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623) - Main Cast
Includes portrayal of King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)

King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623) - Main Cast

King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)
King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623) - Main Cast

1597
Includes portrayal of King Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)
Includes portrayal of King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)

King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)
King Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623) - Main Cast

Includes portrayal of King Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)

King Gwanghae = Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)

Includes portrayal of King Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)
Includes portrayal of King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)

1592

King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)

1592 

King Seonjo (Reign 1567–1608)
Prince Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)
Imjin War

1592

King Seonjo (Reign 1567–1608)
Prince Gwanghaegun of Joseon (Reign 1608–1623)
Imjin War

1592
Includes portrayal of King Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)

1575-1615

Heo Jun (허준, Lived 1546 – 9 October 1615)
King Myeongjong (Reign 1545–1567)
King Seonjo of Joseon (Reign 1567–1608)

1575-1615

Heo Jun (허준, Lived 1546 – 9 October 1615)
Includes depictions of King Gwanghaegun (reigned 1608–1623)
Seonjo (Reign 1567–1608)
King Myeongjong (Reign 1545–1567)

1572

Yi Sun Sin
Fantasy, Time Travel

Hwang JinYi (Lived 1506-1560)
King Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)

Hwang JinYi (Lived 1506-1560)
King Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)

1544-1567

King Jungjong (Reign 1506–1544)
King Myeongjong (Reign 1545–1567)
Young King Seonjo (Lived 1552-1608)

1544-1545

During Reign of King Injong (Reign 1544–1545)
King Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)
Inlcudes portrayal of Myeongjeong (r. 1545–1567)
(aka. Fugitive of Joseon)

1510-1551

Poet Saimdang (Lived 1504-1551)
Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)
Injong of Joseon ( r. 1544–1545)

Yeonsangun of Joseon (r. 1494–1506)
King Jungjong (Reign 1506–1544)
Injong of Joseon ( r. 1544–1545)

1527-1528; 22th year of rule

Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)

1506
Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)
Yeonsangun of Joseon (r. 1494–1506)
Seongjong of Joseon (reign 1469–1494)

1504-1506

Yeonsangun of Joseon (r. 1494–1506)
Includes portrayal of Jungjong of Joseon (Reign 1506–1544)

Yeonsangun of Joseon (r. 1494–1506)