<![CDATA[Abstract. Check-In Hanyang is a Korean fusion sageuk that incorporates modern values and practices into the historical setting of the Joseon Dynasty. This study aims to examine how modernization is represented and how cultural acculturation is constructed through the interaction of verbal and visual modes in the drama . A qualitative descriptive approach was employed. Data were collected through observation and documentation using scene transcripts and screenshots from all 16 episodes, the verbal mode was analyzed using Kim et al.'s Korean transitivity framework, the visual mode using Kress and van Leeuwen's visual grammar, and the relationship between the two modes using Royce's Ideational Intersemiotic Complementarity, interpreted through Hall's representation theory. The findings identify four categories of modernization: institutional and workplace modernization (7 scenes), modern hospitality practices (9 scenes), consumer culture and cultural globalization (4 scenes), and shifting social values (4 scenes). The findings further indicate that cultural acculturation is realized through the integration of modern institutional systems, hospitality services, consumer practices, and shifting social values with traditional Joseon cultural elements. Overall, this study demonstrates how fusion sageuk reconstructs historical settings by embedding modern values within historical narratives offering broader insight into how globally circulated historical dramas negotiate tradition and modernity amid the ongoing expansion of the Korean Wave. Keywords: Fusion Sageuk, Korean Drama, Modernization, Multimodal Analysis, Intersemiotic]]>
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