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

Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class

Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class

Okgwan (Jeweled Crown), 4th Class

Choi Min-sik, 2004^[10] — Choi Min-sik returned the decoration badge in 2006, protesting large cuts in support programs for the arts programs of the Korean government.^[12]
Kim Dong-joo, 2004^[10]
Young-Key Kim-Renaud, 2006.^[13]
Park Jae-sang (PSY), South Korean musician, 2012

Hwagwan (Flower Crown), 5th Class

Ji-Young Kim, 1998.^[14]
Bae Yong-joon, 2008.^[15]
Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese religious leader, the Honorary President of Soka Gakkai, and President of Soka Gakkai International, 2009.
Jason Amper, 2012.^[14]
BTS, 2018^[16].
Lee Soon-jae, 2018.^[16]

Class unknown

Helen Kim., 1963.^[17]
Samuel Martin, 1994.^[18]

Notes

^ Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013 (amended). {{cite report}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)(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
^ "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
^ "야나기 무네요시 전". 디자인정글 (in Korean). Design Jungle. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "`Old Boy' to Receive Order of Cultural Merit," Han Cinema (ROK). July 25, 2004, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ "Kadir Topbaş'a Kore devlet nişanı verildi" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
^ "'Old Boy' Returns Medal in Screen Quota Protest," Chosun Ilbun (ROK). February 7, 2006.
^ "President Rho Confers the Order of Merit on the Korean Alphabet Day," George Washington University website (US). November 11, 2006, retrieved 2011-04-22
^ ^a ^b "Korean National Ballet, Principal Dancers" 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
^ ^a ^b "BTS To Receive Order Of Cultural Merit From Korean Government soompi.com. retrieved 2018-10-08
^ 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

References

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

External links

[1] Awards and Decorations Act (11690). March 23, 2013 (amended). {{cite report}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)(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] "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

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

[han-10] "`Old Boy' to Receive Order of Cultural Merit," Han Cinema (ROK). July 25, 2004, retrieved 2011-04-22

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

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

[13] "President Rho Confers the Order of Merit on the Korean Alphabet Day," George Washington University website (US). November 11, 2006, retrieved 2011-04-22

[kballet.org-14] "Korean National Ballet, Principal Dancers" Korean National Ballet website. retrieved 2012-11-27

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

[soompi.com-16] "BTS To Receive Order Of Cultural Merit From Korean Government soompi.com. retrieved 2018-10-08

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

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

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v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
Orders (훈장)	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
Medals of Honours (포장)	National Foundation Medal Civil Merit Medal Military Merit Medal Service Merit Medal National Security Medal Reserve Forces Medal Diplomatic Service Medal Industrial Service Medal Sarmaeul Service Medal Cultural Merit Medal Sports Merit Medal Science and Technology Medal Exemplary Public Official Medal
Commendations (표창)	Presidential Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)- (e.g: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation) Prime Minister's Citation (awarded to Individuals and Organizations Presidential Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations) Prime Minister's Award (awarded to Individuals and Organizations)
Titles (칭호)	New Knowledge Worker New Knowledge Farmer Korean Master Hand