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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:46 am

Korea Finder 15-08

Here is a reader submitted Korea Finder that should be a bit challenging. Who knows what and where this piece of art is?:

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1. Mark -4
2. Brian - 2
3. Leon Laporte - 1
3. Rob - 1
3. Ryoske - 1
3. Tony - 1
3. Sonagi - 1
3. Hamilton - 1
3. NC47 - 1
3. Shattered - 1

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Some guy riding a horse at Jeju Loveland sculpture park.

Mark on May 2nd, 2008
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No the statue is not on Cheju, but it is not to far from a US military installation in Korea.

GI Korea on May 2nd, 2008
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The “White Horse” Division Memorial

Rommel on May 2nd, 2008
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Seoul Horse Track, Don Quixote, or former President No Muh Hyun on the white stallion the glorious leader Kim Jong Il was born on in a Soviet barracks in the Russian Far East.

Hamilton on May 2nd, 2008
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No to all of those guesses but funny.

GI Korea on May 2nd, 2008
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And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Rusty Old Hyundai Parts, and the smell of soju and burnt motor oil followed with him.

Re-ba-ray-shun 6:8

ChickenHead on May 2nd, 2008
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Nammangsan Sculpture Park, Tongyeong?

Brian on May 2nd, 2008
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Hong-ik Univ?

shattered on May 2nd, 2008
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KINTEX, Daehwa-dong Ilsan?

shattered on May 2nd, 2008
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All are incorrect. Here is a further hint. It is not located in the Seoul area.

GI Korea on May 3rd, 2008
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Busan Olympic Park?

Brian on May 3rd, 2008
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Brian is getting closer to the right city. The statue is in Gyeongsang-do.

GI Korea on May 3rd, 2008
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Final guess: Oedo?

Brian on May 3rd, 2008
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incheon park? Near Mac?

shattered on May 4th, 2008
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It is in Gyeongsang-do but not in Pusan and is not on an island and is near a USFK installation.

GI Korea on May 4th, 2008
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leeum museum

shattered on May 4th, 2008
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No not that either.

GI Korea on May 4th, 2008
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ummm.. yongsan park?

shattered on May 4th, 2008
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Well, based entirely on your clues, I’m going to say it’s in Jinhae… but I have no idea about the statue itself.

Ut videam on May 5th, 2008
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Not Jinhae or Yongsan Park.

GI Korea on May 5th, 2008
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Seoul olympic sculpture park?

shattered on May 5th, 2008
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Something just occurred to me… the rider is composed of STEEL PRODUCTS.

So… is it in Pohang, near Camp MuJuk?

Ut videam on May 5th, 2008
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(Okay, that wasn’t my final guess.)

Gimhae? A sculpture of a robot riding a rebellious horse in Gimhae?

Brian on May 6th, 2008
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sejong arts center? Is the artist Jong Hea Jeong

shattered on May 6th, 2008
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Some good guesses but no one still hasn’t got it. Here is a further hint. It is in a major city in Gyeongsangbuk-do.

GI Korea on May 6th, 2008
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General Kwak Jaewoo, Mangudang Park, Daegu.

Mark on May 6th, 2008
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With that clue seems like it is in Deagu somewhere. So either close to Walker or Henry.

NC47 on May 6th, 2008
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Or maybe somewhere in pohang.

NC47 on May 6th, 2008
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Apsan park in Daegu?

Rob on May 6th, 2008
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Duryu park?

shattered on May 6th, 2008
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You guys are getting closer, because it is in Daegu but no one has correctly stated where in Daegu it is located.

GI Korea on May 6th, 2008
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EXCO Daegu

shattered on May 6th, 2008
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Dalseong park

NC47 on May 6th, 2008
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I will go ahead and give the answer to this one.

This statue sits in the middle of Sky Park located on the roof of the the Dae Beck Plaza Department Store near Camp Walker and Henry.

Thanks to the reader in Daegu who sent this one in.

GI Korea on May 7th, 2008
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You gave us the where can you tell us what it is supposed to be a statue of… That was a hard one…

NC47 on May 7th, 2008
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It is supposed to be a sculpture of the devil with a boner on horseback if you can believe it. Yes it was definitely a hard one. I would not have been able to answer that one myself either since I have never spent any significant amount of time in Daegu.

If anyone else has some good images they think can make for a good Korea Finder go ahead and send them in.

GI Korea on May 7th, 2008
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…the devil with a boner on horseback…

OinK.

Mark on May 7th, 2008
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I didn’t realize Daegu was part of Gyeongsangnam-do. That’s what threw me. (Not that I would have guessed it anyway.)

Brian on May 7th, 2008
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Brian Daegu is not part of Gyeongsangnam-do, but is the capitol of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

GI Korea on May 7th, 2008
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Ah, okay, I missed your last mention of “buk.”

Brian on May 7th, 2008