Characters · 6
Prologue · 10

Taejo Lee Seong-gye, founder of the 500-year Joseon Dynasty

Chapter 1: Goryeo's War Hero, Yi Seong-gye · 18
Chapter 2: The Founding of Joseon! A New Nation · 44

King Taejong Lee Bang-won, who stabilized Joseon with strong royal authority

Chapter 3: The Unrecognized Son, Yi Bang-won · 68
Chapter 4: Strong Monarchy, Centralized System · 92

Epilogue · 116

Historical information

A Look at the Historical Background · 122
Seeing People Differently · 124
Other Historical Figures · 126
Topic Mind Map · 128

Naked Korean History Quiz

Taejo Chapter 130
Taejong Chapter 132
Correct answer · 134
Photo credit: 135

A mysterious time travel through Korean history that you can embark on anytime, anywhere!
We carefully select the best lectures on Korean history and teach them at a level suitable for children.
Storytelling Korean History for Children

[Naked Korean History], a cultural book for elementary school students, presents key events in Korean history that children need to know and tells the stories of the people who struggled within them in a more accessible way.
This makes studying history more engaging than ever. By learning more about the country we live in and will live in, we will gain the wisdom and lessons our ancestors learned while living, while also gaining the autonomy our children need to live independently.

- Professor Kim Kyung-soo, Department of Liberal Arts, Cheongwoon University

The children's book [Naked Korean History] contains hidden stories and exciting storytelling from history that cannot be learned from textbooks alone.
It not only shows fragmentary historical facts, but also crucial scenes that changed the course of our country's history, giving children a glimpse into Korean history they have never experienced before.
Beyond knowledge, enjoy and run wild through history.
- Lee Sang-moo, Professor of Education at the Academy of Korean Studies

tvN STORY's Best Educational Program [Naked Korean History]

tvN STORY [Naked Korean History] is Korea's representative 'storytelling Korean history' educational program, and is also a new humanities entertainment program created by the production team of [Naked World History].
In [Naked Korean History], you will embark on a journey through Korean history on the History Train Express (HTX), a special train that takes you back in time.
By revealing the crucial scenes and hidden stories of must-know figures from countless events in our half-millennium history, Professor Choi Tae-seong, a great star, becomes your history guide and conveys historical knowledge that can be difficult in a more easy and fun way.
The genuine chemistry between the cast, including Jang Ye-won, Kim Dong-hyun, and Jonathan, as well as the professor's expert explanations and the interesting "storytelling" style of the show are receiving favorable reviews for making viewers more immersed in our history.
Enjoy Korean history without any burden through [Naked Korean History], which takes you into the historical sites.

Why You Should Learn Korean History Through the Children's Book "Naked Korean History"

Children begin to learn Korean history in earnest through the 5th grade social studies textbook.
Starting in the third grade of elementary school, we learn about the concept of 'old things' as part of the 'social studies' subject, and starting in the second semester of the fifth grade, we learn about Gojoseon and the Korean War.
In middle school, classes are conducted based on the basic understanding of Korean history learned in elementary school.
As such, Korean history is an essential reading and study area for elementary and middle school students.
If you don't prepare for Korean history in advance, it can be difficult to keep up with school classes. Learning it in a short semester can also lead to you missing out on the flow and background of history, or you may quickly lose interest.


[Naked Korean History] covers topics covered in textbooks, but presents "storytelling Korean history" that makes learning difficult and difficult content easy and exciting.
It goes beyond simply knowing historical knowledge and helps students develop historical thinking skills and develop a correct historical awareness by understanding the circumstances and causal relationships of events and people.
Through [Naked Korean History], you will learn and understand the events and people that brought the country you live in to its current state, broadening your perspective on the world and fostering the strength to live.

[Naked Korean History], reborn from a child's perspective, is now available!
* Only carefully selected Korean history lectures that elementary school students must know

We have carefully selected Korean history lectures from all the broadcasts that have aired so far, from elementary school social studies textbooks to middle school Korean history and even Korean history for the college entrance exam.
The series was created by selecting key 'people' and 'events' that are covered importantly in each textbook, and by explaining difficult and rigid lecture content in an easy-to-understand way at a child's level, historical facts are conveyed in an interesting way.

[Naked Korean History] covers the major periods of our history, from the Three Kingdoms period, the unification of Goryeo, and the founding of Joseon, to the end of the Joseon Dynasty and liberation.
To convey the stories of Korean history that children only knew fragmentarily through storybooks and biographies in a more specific and interesting way, we reconstructed them into comics, supplementary explanations, and a quiz corner.
In Volume 1, we learn why King Taejo Lee Seong-gye, who founded the Joseon Dynasty, destroyed Goryeo, and why King Taejong Lee Bang-won started the "Prince's Rebellion" and was called a bloody monarch, and we learn about the process of founding the Joseon Dynasty.

* Verified historical content reviewed by broadcasting experts

As the lectures that were broadcast on [Naked Korean History] were newly interpreted and reconstructed, the reliability of the content was increased by receiving meticulous review from experts who appeared on the show, such as Professor Kim Kyung-soo (Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Cheongwoon University), Professor Lee Sang-moo (Professor, Department of Education, Academy of Korean Studies), Researcher Kim Ji-young (Institute of Comparative Culture, Seoul National University), and Professor Song Woong-seop (Professor, Department of History Education, Chongshin University).


* A journey with a solid history teacher and unique characters

The trip is led by history teacher 'Teacher Han', who developed the HTX train that travels back in time, and Professor Lee Jo-seon, a VIP passenger on the HTX.
Also joining us is 'Cheon Man-se', who is known as a 'reverse idiot' but has a great sense of humor and is confident in anything he does with his body; 'Na Yeo-ju', who has a thorough knowledge of Korean history due to her extensive experience in historical dramas and can even perfectly deliver lines from historical dramas; and lastly, Michael, a friend from the US who loves K-POP so much that he has become a Korean history maniac.
You can have a fun-filled trip with friends of all different charms.

* Friendly and rich visual materials that make you feel like you're watching an actual broadcast

Just like the TV show, this book features vivid historical lectures by lecturers and experts, while the lively dialogue and reactions between the characters create laughter.
We also reconstructed the quiz corner where viewers could participate while watching the program, so that they could feel a sense of familiarity as if they were watching the actual broadcast.
You can also watch the broadcast episodes corresponding to the book's content through the QR code in the book.
In addition, it contains rich historical materials to help children learn more deeply.
The 'Topic Mind Map' allows you to see the contents of a book at a glance and also check additional information not included in the main text.
Lastly, you can review what you have learned and even prepare for the exam by using the 'Korean History Proficiency Test' questions in the quiz corner.