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The Argus: After seeing the
show differing views from the
performance, how did people
establishedone.Whatdoyouthink
react?
aboutthem?
Yim: People gave us a very positive
Yim:Itcouldbeseenasobjectivewhen
response. In fact, in using dance
one delivers a historical case using just
and song as a main component of
thefacts,includingthedateoftheevent,
the performance, I wanted them to
but I think the historical record cannot
participateinit.Toshowtheintentionof
be an absolute truth. Comparing myself
theperformanceandmaketheaudience
tohistory,Ihavequestionslike‘Canmy
feel the implicit meaning, participation
lifeberecordedbysomeonewithoutany
is the best way. For instance, our team
mistakes based on an objective view?’
members had historical themes while
It is very difficult to write an absolutely
The Argus: What are you going to
preparing for the performance. They
objective truth. I cannot consider my
delivernext?
hadnoideabeforehandbutastheytook
views as objective, so I accepted them
Yim: As I have done before, I want to
part in the performance directly, they
based on small doubts rather than by
chase two hares at once, ‘creative and
were able to develop their own views
beingfullyabsorbedinthem.Iwantthe
funwork’and‘patriotism.’
of history. Based on their own views, I
publictosharemystance.
thinkitcanbemoreeffectivelydelivered
The Argus: Tell us what you want
tothepeople.
The Argus: How are you able to
university students to know about
have incessant performances
Koreanhistory.
Yim: Please think about this once,
The Argus: After showing this
since2010?
Yim: I do not want to be criticized as
‘could I exist without my family?’
historical performance, what
a “one hit wonder”. Today, my creed is
Such thoughts extends to, ‘could I exist
thoughtsdidyoucomeupwith?
Yim: I felt big sense of
steadiness.Indeliveringmyintentionto
without my country?’ While feeling a
accomplishment. ‘Work harder,
the people, steadiness is the best way to
sense of belonging and taking part in
more sincerely, and with a greater
makethemfeelmysincerity.
yourcommunity,youcanhaveyourown
sense of duty!’ That was how I felt.
viewpointtowardKoreanhistory,andthat
Now, however, I focus on steadiness
ismoreworthwhilethananything.
The Argus: Tell us about the
rather than a sense of duty, but my
mmkkoo12@hufs.ac.kr
experience that impressed you the
first experience of accomplishment is
most.
somethingthatIwillneverforgetforthe
Yim: In 2009, I made a flash-mob
restofmylife.
performance celebrating National
Independence Day. It was my most
sincere performance ever. At that time,
The Argus: Have you ever thought
the concept of a flash-mob was not so
that some people might have a
wide-spread, so the event was done
viewthatdiffersfromyours?
Yim: Everyone can watch what
on a small scale, which was aided and
I do. The theme I tried to show in
led by the government. With a sense
the performance could be seen as a
of something lacking, I decided to
political view by some people but
make a performance with the theme
under the freedom of expression, I felt
of giving cheers. I let people know
free to perform without doubts. It can
the performance through the Internet
be cautious but it cannot be wrong. I
and gave a small present to the people
always tell myself ‘I am not going to
who gathered. The present was that I
stop performing because I am afraid of
paintedmydesign,whichmeant‘Hurray,
beingwrong.‘Icandomore’istheright
Korea!’ on their t-shirts. The flash-mob
stance.?
included many people with the same
designontheirt-shirt.Thatperformance
gotarecordamountofhitsonYouTube.
The Argus: Recently, there are
some stances on history which
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