총 40페이지

Footsteps
becomeahugeopportunityforbeginningartists.Woosays
he wants to preserve the reputation of Hongdae, which is
thebreedinggroundforsowingseedsofart.
Inresponsetotheenthusiasticreactionfromtheaudience,
Woobeganthinkingthatheshouldoffermoreopportunities
to indie artists. That is why Badabie hosts a stage named
“Don Quixote” every Thursday, where a single artist or
teamgetstodesigntheirownstageandperformthewhole
day. The performing artist plans the whole program from
beginningtoend.Thereisnorestrictiontowhatgoesupon
thestage,whetheritbetalkshow,indiemusicperformance,
cookingconcert,musical,ormagicshow.
▲ Numerouspicturesofvisitorsareattatchedtothewall.
SitcomforBadabieartists
Woo has a dream. It is a dream where everyone enjoys
concert. Eventually they were able to raise the necessary
music and fine art. It has a taste of a circus scene, where
funds,andBadabiewassaved.
various art events take place, he explains. There had been
Thenextcrisishitthemharder.Therentjustkeptsoaring
two touching events for him, when he could feel the real
andsoaring.Woohadtooverworkhimselftomaintainhis
affectiontheartistshadforBadabie.
salon. This was when one of the musicians, who went to
In 2006, Woo had no choice but to work in order to
medical school, noticed Woo was displaying some strange
afford the monthly rent. This was mainly because he
symptoms. He went to the hospital with Woo, only to
always shared his income from the salon with other
discoverthatWoohadabraintumor.Woohadbeenhaving
musicians. These musicians performed in Badabie and
hallucinations of walking on clouds. He went into surgery,
consideredthebasementSalontheirsafehaven.Theyused
with many musicians offering to help him again. Among
to hold wrap-up parties with audiences after performing,
them were now well-known musicians such as Yozoh,
spendingnumerousnightsinthebasement.Badabiealways
CryingNut,Dearcloud,10cm,AnnyeongBada,andGalaxy
welcomedthoseguests.
Express. The fund-raising concert “Badabie, Never Die”
Oneday,thelandlordofthebuildingsuddenlydemanded
washeldforelevendaysfromSept.15to25in2011.
araiseonthesecuritydepositforWoo’srent,notifyingthat
hewouldhavetovacatethebasementotherwise.Woocould
Dreamingadream,Badabie
notaffordtheraise.Hehadalreadybeenworkingpart-time
to just maintain his livelihood. He explained the situation
Through these ups and downs, Badabie has firmly
to the musicians of Badabie. He apologized for not being
able to keep their safe haven going. Most of the musicians
established itself as a symbol of the Hongdae art scene.
in turn, offered to help. They raised
Recently, it has been planning various ideas to work
fund among themselves, also
towards its dream of making Hongdae into a large circus
planning a special fund-raising
of “art”. Anything performed in this circus would belong
concert.
to the artists. The general public will also be able to enjoy
Asurprisingnumberofvarious
a sense of intimacy with art. In the long run, this would
musicians participated in the
expand the scope of Korea’s cultural ground by breeding
various artists, audiences and galleries. Why not visit
Badabie this evening, and catch a glimpse of the
futureofHongdaeculture?
jhgom23@hufs.ac.kr
JUNE 2013
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