Summary
EBS children’s history animation Dung-i and Kwoeng-i’s Korean History of People is moving from King Sejong to Queen Seondeok for its second time-travel story. Produced by J Wonder, the series follows two Silla clay figures that awaken in a museum and enter the lives of historical figures. The new installment traces Seondeok from Princess Deokman to the throne, focusing on how she overcame doubts about a woman’s right to rule. Star Today describes the program as “all-AI content,” saying AI was used to create characters, Silla-era settings and major historical scenes. EBS presents the format as a way to replace rote memorization with story-led history education, though the report gives no production credits, tool names or release schedule.
Hana’s perspective
I find the production choice more consequential than the label “all-AI.” Historical animation asks creators to build places, clothing and crowds that no camera can capture directly, so generative tools can lower the cost of visualizing periods that children rarely see on television. But educational work also makes accuracy harder to treat as a purely aesthetic issue. The report does not explain the verification process, the specific tools used or how much artists revised the output. Those details would help viewers judge whether AI is expanding historical storytelling or simply making reconstruction faster. The strongest test will be whether the series can pair imaginative access with clear human editorial responsibility.
Source: Star Today (Maeil Business Newspaper), “AI Takes Viewers 1,400 Years Back as Dung-i and Kwoeng-i Meet Queen Seondeok,” https://www.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/12171667
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