Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)

Korean name
Hangul	문화훈장
Hanja	文化勳章
Revised Romanization	Munhwa Hunjang
McCune–Reischauer	Munhwa Hunjang

Order of Cultural Merit
Order of Cultural Merit
Awarded by South Korea
Type	Order of merit
Awarded for	Outstanding meritorious services in the fields of culture and art in the interest of promoting the national culture and national development.
Status	Active
Grades	Geumgwan; Eungwan; Bogwan; Okgwan; Hwagwan
Precedence
Next (higher)	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Related	Order of National Foundation; Order of Civil Merit; Order of Military Merit; Order of Service Merit; Order of National Security Merit; Order of Diplomatic Service Merit; Order of Industrial Service Merit; Order of Saemaeul Service Merit; Order of Sports Merit; Order of Science and Technology Merit;

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]

Grades[]

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

Grade	Name	Ribbon
1st	Geumgwan (금관)
2nd	Eungwan (은관)
3rd	Bogwan (보관)
4th	Okgwan (옥관)
5th	Hwagwan (화관)

Recipients[]

Geumgwan (Gold Crown), 1st Class[]

Myung-whun Chung, 1996^[3]
Paik Nam-june, 2007^[4]
Yu Hyeon-mok, 2009^[5]
Park Wan-suh, 2011^[6]

Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class[]

Martina Deuchler, 1995^[7]
Lee Mi-ja, 2009^[8]
Kun-Woo Paik, 2010^[9]
Lee Soo-man, 2011^[10]
Shin Young-kyun, 2011^[10]
[ko], 2011^[10]
Kim Ki-duk, 2012^[11]
Kim Soo-hyun, 2012^[11]
Kim Kulim, 2017^[12]
Cho Yong-pil, 2013^[13]
Gu Bong-seo, 2013^[13]
Ahn Sung-ki, 2013^[13]
Patti Kim, 2013^[13]
Lee Soon-jae, 2018^[14]
Kim Min-ki, 2018^[14]
Bong Joon-ho, 2019^[15]
Ryu Je-Dong, 2020^[16]
Go Doo-shim, 2020^[17]
Byun Hee-bong, 2020^[17]
Yoon Hang-Gi, 2020^[17]

Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class[]

Hai-Kyung Suh, 1980
Yanagi Sōetsu, 1984^[18]
Park Chan-wook, 2004^[19]
Shin Goo, 2010^[20]
Go Eun-jung, 2010^[20]
[ko], 2010^[20]
Shin Jung-hyeon, 2011^[10]
[ko], 2011^[10]
[ko], 2011^[10]
Na Moon-hee, 2012^[11]
Song Chang-sik, 2012^[11]
Kadir Topbaş, 2014^[21]
Kim Young-ok, 2018^[22]
Im Ha-ryong, 2020^[23]

Okgwan (Jeweled Crown), 4th Class[]

Moon So-ri, 2002
Choi Min-sik, 2004^[19] — Choi Min-sik returned the decoration badge in 2006, protesting large cuts in support programs for the arts programs of the Korean government.^[24]
Lee Byung-hoon, 2006
Jeon Do-yeon, 2007^[25]
Brother Anthony, 2008^[26]
Psy, 2012^[11]
Lee Jung-jin, 2012^[11]
Jo Min-su, 2012^[11]
Song Kang-ho, 2019^[27]

Hwagwan (Flower Crown), 5th Class[]

Ji-young Kim, 1998^[28]
Bae Yong-joon, 2008^[29]
BTS, 2018^[A]:^[31] RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook^[30]

Class unknown[]

Helen Kim, 1963^[32]
Samuel Martin, 1994^[33]

Notes[]

^ In addition to the group, each member received the award individually.^[30]

References[]

^ "Awards and Decorations Act". Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
^ "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
^ Askonas Holt, Myung-Whun Chung, biography; retrieved 2011-05-10
^ "Nation honors late video artist Paik Nam-june a year after death," Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (ROK). February 1, 2007, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ Lee Hyo-won. "Late Film Director Yu to Get National Order of Culture Merit," Korea Times (ROK). June 29, 2009, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ Jang, Sung-eun. "Beloved Korean Novelist Dies At 80," Wall Street Journal (US). January 26, 2011.
^ Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1997 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies; retrieved 2011-05-31
^ "Lee Mi-ja to Get Culture Medal". The Korea Times. March 23, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "Kun Woo Paik is awarded Order of Merit," Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ICA International Classical Artists (UK). 3 December 2010, citing "Pianist Paik Kun-woo honored," Korea Herald (ROK). 2 November 2010, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Jung, Chun-ki (November 8, 2011). "신영균.이수만.하춘화씨 은관문화훈장(종합)". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Psy, director Kim get order of cultural merit". The Korea Herald. November 6, 2012.
^ "소설가 조정래·화가 김구림 '은관 문화훈장'". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Veteran entertainers win cultural order". The Korea Herald. November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b [1] soompi.com. retrieved 2018-10-25
^ "Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho Decorated for Cultural Merit". HanCinema. December 27, 2019.
^ "'책의 날' 출판 유공자 시상식… 류제동 교문사 대표 '은관문화훈장'". www.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-13.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "[종합] 강하늘X공효진 '동백꽃' 3관왕, 김희애·현빈 대통령 표창 (대중문화예술상)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "야나기 무네요시 전". 디자인정글 (in Korean). Design Jungle. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "`Old Boy' to Receive Order of Cultural Merit," Han Cinema (ROK). July 25, 2004, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 대한민국 대중문화예술상 수상자 [Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award Winners]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). November 17, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Naver.
^ "Kadir Topbaş'a Kore devlet nişanı verildi" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
^ "BTS members receive cultural medals for promoting korean culture". Manila Bulletin. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
^ "[종합] 강하늘X공효진 '동백꽃' 3관왕, 김희애·현빈 대통령 표창 (대중문화예술상)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^ "'Old Boy' Returns Medal in Screen Quota Protest," Chosun Ilbun (ROK). February 7, 2006.
^ "Culture Ministry to Award Medal to Actress Jeon". Hancinema. June 28, 2007.
^ Chung, Ah-young (20 October 2008). "Professor Brother Anthony Receives Cultural Order". The Korea Times. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho Decorated for Cultural Merit". HanCinema. December 27, 2019.
^ "Korean National Ballet, Principal Dancers" Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Korean National Ballet website. retrieved 2012-11-27
^ Han Sang-hee. "Bae Receives National Order of Culture Merit," Korea Times (ROK). October 19, 2008, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kim, Seong-jin (October 24, 2018). "[ARTICLE] "Korea popular Culture and Art Award" BTS the youngest recipient to receive Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit. "We will continue to spread the culture of Korea" - '대중문화예술상' 방탄소년단, 최연소 화관문화훈장 "韓 문화, 세계에 알리겠다"". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ Yoon, Min-sik (October 8, 2018). "BTS to get medal for spreading Korean culture: presidential office". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
^ Yrigoyen, Charles et al. (2005). Historical dictionary of Methodism, p. 176., p. 176, at Google Books
^ Martin, Samuel Elmo. ( 1996). Consonant Lenition in Korean and the Macro-Altaic Question, p. 168., p. 168, at Google Books

Bibliography[]

Korean Overseas Information Service. (1997) A Handbook of Korea, 6th edition. Seoul, Korea: Seoul International Publishing House. OCLC 16013390

External links[]

[31] In addition to the group, each member received the award individually.^[30]

[1] "Awards and Decorations Act". Act No. 11690 of March 23, 2013.(in English and Korean) Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

[2] "훈장과 포장" [Orders and Medals]. Decorations of the Republic of Korea (in Korean). Ministry of Interior and Safety. 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

[3] Askonas Holt, Myung-Whun Chung, biography; retrieved 2011-05-10

[4] "Nation honors late video artist Paik Nam-june a year after death," Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (ROK). February 1, 2007, retrieved 2011-04-22

[5] Lee Hyo-won. "Late Film Director Yu to Get National Order of Culture Merit," Korea Times (ROK). June 29, 2009, retrieved 2011-04-22

[6] Jang, Sung-eun. "Beloved Korean Novelist Dies At 80," Wall Street Journal (US). January 26, 2011.

[7] Association for Asian Studies (AAS), 1997 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies; retrieved 2011-05-31

[8] "Lee Mi-ja to Get Culture Medal". The Korea Times. March 23, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[9] "Kun Woo Paik is awarded Order of Merit," Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ICA International Classical Artists (UK). 3 December 2010, citing "Pianist Paik Kun-woo honored," Korea Herald (ROK). 2 November 2010, retrieved 2011-04-22

[2011winner-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Jung, Chun-ki (November 8, 2011). "신영균.이수만.하춘화씨 은관문화훈장(종합)". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[award2012-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Psy, director Kim get order of cultural merit". The Korea Herald. November 6, 2012.

[12] "소설가 조정래·화가 김구림 '은관 문화훈장'". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[award2013-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Veteran entertainers win cultural order". The Korea Herald. November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[soompi.com2-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b [1] soompi.com. retrieved 2018-10-25

[15] "Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho Decorated for Cultural Merit". HanCinema. December 27, 2019.

[16] "'책의 날' 출판 유공자 시상식… 류제동 교문사 대표 '은관문화훈장'". www.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-13.

[2020winner-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "[종합] 강하늘X공효진 '동백꽃' 3관왕, 김희애·현빈 대통령 표창 (대중문화예술상)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[18] "야나기 무네요시 전". 디자인정글 (in Korean). Design Jungle. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[han-19] Jump up to: ^a ^b "`Old Boy' to Receive Order of Cultural Merit," Han Cinema (ROK). July 25, 2004, retrieved 2011-04-22

[2010winner-20] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 대한민국 대중문화예술상 수상자 [Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award Winners]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). November 17, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Naver.

[21] "Kadir Topbaş'a Kore devlet nişanı verildi" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.

[22] "BTS members receive cultural medals for promoting korean culture". Manila Bulletin. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

[23] "[종합] 강하늘X공효진 '동백꽃' 3관왕, 김희애·현빈 대통령 표창 (대중문화예술상)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-28.

[24] "'Old Boy' Returns Medal in Screen Quota Protest," Chosun Ilbun (ROK). February 7, 2006.

[25] "Culture Ministry to Award Medal to Actress Jeon". Hancinema. June 28, 2007.

[26] Chung, Ah-young (20 October 2008). "Professor Brother Anthony Receives Cultural Order". The Korea Times. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[27] "Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho Decorated for Cultural Merit". HanCinema. December 27, 2019.

[kballet.org-28] "Korean National Ballet, Principal Dancers" Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Korean National Ballet website. retrieved 2012-11-27

[29] Han Sang-hee. "Bae Receives National Order of Culture Merit," Korea Times (ROK). October 19, 2008, retrieved 2011-04-22

[bts-30] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kim, Seong-jin (October 24, 2018). "[ARTICLE] "Korea popular Culture and Art Award" BTS the youngest recipient to receive Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit. "We will continue to spread the culture of Korea" - '대중문화예술상' 방탄소년단, 최연소 화관문화훈장 "韓 문화, 세계에 알리겠다"". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[32] Yoon, Min-sik (October 8, 2018). "BTS to get medal for spreading Korean culture: presidential office". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

[33] Yrigoyen, Charles et al. (2005). Historical dictionary of Methodism, p. 176., p. 176, at Google Books

[34] Martin, Samuel Elmo. ( 1996). Consonant Lenition in Korean and the Macro-Altaic Question, p. 168., p. 168, at Google Books

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hide v t Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
Orders of merit	Grand Order of Mugunghwa Order of National Foundation Order of Civil Merit Order of Military Merit Order of Service Merit Order of National Security Merit Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Order of Industrial Service Merit Order of Saemaeul Service Merit Order of Cultural Merit Order of Sports Merit Order of Science and Technology Merit
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