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traditionalpercussionmusicplayedbyKoreaninstruments,ata
doingallkindsofpart-timejobs.
clubinhisschool,SungkyunkwanUniversity.
However,Z-ingmembersdidnotconsideranyofthesethings
It was through this club that Park met friends who wished
as big obstacles. “The biggest problem that could happen to
to join his tour to Europe. Ryu Seok-ho, one of the Z-ing
ourwholetourplanisachangeinourdestinationinthemiddle
members,recalledtheexperiencethatencouragedhimtoshare
ofthetourorasuddenneedtoquitperforming.Noneofthese
Park’s goal. “I actually had an opportunity to play pungmul
happened, which is why we are lucky in not having faced any
inCambodiaonce.Itwaspartofaculturalexchangeprogram
largeobstacles,”saidPark.
withCambodia,andIsawwithmyowneyeshowpeoplewho
Most people trip over obstacles in the paths to their goals
listened to the music for the first time actually enjoyed it,” he
and cannot easily get back up. Z-ing is different in this
said.Ryuaddedthatherealizedpungmulcanbeacompetitive
regard in that they did not perceive the stony path to be much
musicoverseasthroughthisexperience.Hewishedforanother
troublesome. They simply kicked the obstacles away and
opportunitytoperformpungmulinothercountriesandseethe
walkedon.
responseoftheaudience.
While both Park and Ryu were anticipating visiting a wider
Pungmul,andeyesandearsofEuropeans
area with a more specific goal, there were two more Z-ing
members who had other plans. Like many other university
What were Z-ing’s successful pungmul performances in
students,MinHye-inandKangKeonwishedtotourEuropein
auniqueway.TheyachievedthisgoalthroughZ-ing,pungmul,
Europe like? Z-ing members pointed out that the different
which they enjoy performing, and Europe. In this way, each
attitudes of Europeans and environment from Korea was the
member of Z-ing experienced something no other university
key to the foreigners’ great attention to Z-ing’s music. This is
student will ever do. It was the energetic youths of Z-ing that
basedontheirexperienceastheyhadperformedpungmulmore
ledthemtocreatetheirownopportunity.
than four times in Insa-dong, a place where people can easily
experience Korea’s traditions, and Marronnier Park, which is
near Sungkyunkwan University. “Places in Seoul aren’t wide
AbumpyridetoEurope?Kickthestones
open so the sound from pungmul reverberates, causing people
away!
to perceive the music as noise,” explained Ryu. Park added
that they get a lot of complaints from nearby store owners
OnemaywonderhowtheZ-ingmembersmanagedtoplanan
and families in houses who frown to the ‘loud and disturbing’
entireEuropeanperformancetourontheirown.Regardingthe
sound of pungmul in Korea. Also, pungmul is recognized as
questionofhowZ-ingovercametheirtoughtimes,Parkreplied,
a stuffy tradition to some people, making its position even
“We didn’t really face big obstacles. Of course, there were
shakierinKorea.
timeswhenwequarreledoverourdifferentideas.However,we
The case is different in Europe. There are many wide open
easily got over these moments by practicing pungmul because
placesthatareappropriateforpungmulperformances.Though
our performance needs every member’s cooperation.” Also,
their goal was to freely play pungmul in the open places
every member had to earn their own travelling expenses by
in Europe, Park said that they still had to be careful about
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