When it was decided that the 88 Olympics would be held in Seoul, the residents of Sanggye-dong were forced from their homes and they struggled against the government to at least guarantee them new residences.

冷战时期，一批任务失败的北韩间谍被南韩政府囚禁，身陷囹圄超过30年后，终因两韩关系改善而被释放。 南朝鲜独立电影的领军人物金东园于1992年摄制的纪录片《送还》，是一部讲述北朝鲜人到南方进行情报搜集活动的影片，同时也反映了上世纪40、50年代南朝鲜的监狱状况，以及南朝鲜到北方的探亲活动。该影片在南朝鲜长时间被列入禁片。