KOPEA, YPA! KOPEA, YPA! KOPEA, YPA! 9 am, October 26, 1909. Six shots from a gun and shouts of hurrah in Russian “Kopea, Ypa” spread across Harbin Station. It is AHN Joong-Keun, the fighter for national independence that has shot the first Resident-General of Korea, Ito Hirobumi. After the hurrah, AHN gets arrested. After he finds out that Ito is dead during the Japanese prosecutor’s cross-examination, he gives a prayer of grace and confesses that he didn’t know the p...more

KOPEA, YPA! KOPEA, YPA! KOPEA, YPA! 9 am, October 26, 1909. Six shots from a gun and shouts of hurrah in Russian “Kopea, Ypa” spread across Harbin Station. It is AHN Joong-Keun, the fighter for national independence that has shot the first Resident-General of Korea, Ito Hirobumi. After the hurrah, AHN gets arrested. After he finds out that Ito is dead during the Japanese prosecutor’s cross-examination, he gives a prayer of grace and confesses that he didn’t know the person Ito, whom he shot. The prosecutors are confused. Moreover, they are suspicious about why AHN left one bullet out of the seven loaded bullets. AHN dies just after he shows his patriotism… less