Academic Investigation and Correction of Error in [Bibliographic Study on Changgi of Joseon Dynasty] by Yang Taejin (1992): Focusing on Errors in [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute]

This study used the resources and related data of the time to investigate various academic errors and distortions found in the [Bibliographic Study on Changgi of Joseon Dynasty] by Yang Taejin (1992), which is the first bibliographic study on the [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] and corrected the relevant errors. The [Bibliographic Study on Changgi of Joseon Dynasty] considerably degenerates the fundamental characteristics of the [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] because it mixes “documents related to Gisaeng” and “documents related to prostitute” illogically, such as “prostitute quarter,” “Gisaeng,” “prostitute”, “forced prostitution,” “Gisaeng Control Document” by the Resident-General, “unofficial story,” and “a series of documents to control and monitor the Gisaeng in Seoul.” The [Bibliographic Study on Changgi of Joseon Dynasty] also largely distorted the historical fact that the Gisaeng was a professional entertainer under the “Modern Gisaeng System” and that the prostitute was a professional prostitute under the “Licensed Prostitution System” when they were recorded in the [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] in the past. Moreover, the academic errors and distortions of the [Bibliographic Study on Changgi of Joseon Dynasty] are still posted on the websites of the “National Archives of Korea” and the “ National Archives of Korea, Government-General of Korea Records” without any verification or doubt. They are open to relevant researchers and even the general public. Thus, it is necessary for each website to correct the [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] based on items that are pointed out and corrected in this study and deliver and provide the correct and accurate information of the [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] to the public.