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VisitingSillim-dong,a“Mecca”ofallsortsofexams
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
Whatmakespeopledevotetheir
Whatasingerleftus
energytoqualifyingexams?
T
hedancesingerYooSeung-joon,whohasbeencalleda“dancingmachine”has
tradedinhisKoreanpassportforanAmericanone,whichshockedmanyKoreans.
Mr. Yoo’s decision popped up after he declared to carry out his allegiance last year.
Actually,hewasclassifiedbytheDefenseMinistryasapublicserviceagent.Hehad
R
alsobeenscheduledtostarthisservicebeginninginApril.
ecently, the Government have
havetofindyourownfield.”
Therefore, the aftereffect is really serious. According to now Korea’s military draft
increased the number of qualified
Butwhatmakesmorepeopledevotetheir
law, as long as a Korean man with permanent resident status in foreign countries
persons for practicing law and public
energy to the qualifications? Tae-rim, a
becomesanaturalizedcitizenelsewhere,heautomaticallyloseshisKoreancitizenship
accounting. The ministry of Justice
fictitiousname25,whowilltakethefirstbar
andisexemptfrommilitaryserviceinKorea.
announcedthatthisyeartheywouldqualify
examination this March said, “I know the
Mr.Yoo’sbehavior,ofcourse,hasnolegalproblem.However,hiscaseisdifferent
1,000 persons as lawyers. Also, 1,014
situation, and I don’t make preparation for
fromthatofOhTae-yang,aBuddhist,whorefusedtoenlistinthearmy.Inastatement
applicants passed the 36th exam for a
therosyfuture,butactuallysinceIhavehad
released on the day he was supposed to enter the boot camp, Mr. Oh said he was
CPA(certified public accountant). And
nothingtodo,sooutofsheernecessity,I’m
seekinggenerosityonaconscientiousobjector.Thatis,whileMr.Ohhasbeenrefusing
Lawyers and CPAs express their strong
here,insillim-dong.”Dong-min,afictitious
tobeconscriptedintothearmyinaccordancewithhisbelief,Mr.Yoohasevadedhis
disapprovalofthepolicy,pointingoutthatit
name 27, who is studying to be an
Adistrictin
allegiance.
causes serious unemployment problems.
accountants,alsomentioned,“Iknowvery
Here,wethinkthatwedon’thavetocommentonhisattitudeasapublicman.But
Despite their outcries, the number of
wellthatthequalificationdoesn’tgivemany
Sillim-dong,
there are some points to pondu. Mr. Yoo broke his promise to serve in the Korean
candidate is rising rapidly, and competition
advantages , but the haves gain more than
kwanak-gu,
military. He said last year, “I will follow the nation’s judgment” as regards military
becomingmorefierce.
the have-nots anyway. It’s just for a better
crammedwith
service, adding that he would do his best to carry out the duties of a Korean.
job.”
institutesand
Consequently,hetoldalietous.
OntheeveningofFeb.8th,“Sillim-dong”,
Ha explained “Our nation has small
Second,whatweshouldnotmissisasenseofalienationthatmanyotheryoungdraft-
Kwanak-gu.ThisplaceiscalledaMeccafor
candidatesfor
population;thedomesticindustryissmallin
agedmeninthiscountrymightfeel.ManyofthemwhoheardaboutMr.Yoo’sdecision
peoplestudyingallsortsofstateexamsand
scale and in addition, businesses have been
exams.
respondedthattheyenviedhimforhisluck.Wecanunderstandtheirenviesenough.It
qualifyingexams.
so falling off that college graduates have
seems likely that such cynical comments with sighs words, “Those lucky kids evade
Attwilight,studentswalkintoaninstitute
been facing a very tight job Market. So
militaryservicethroughtheirparents’influence.”
fromyoungstudentstothemiddleagedone
many students have made preparations for
Mr.Yoohasalsobeencriticizedforhavingmadeuseofhismotherlandastheplace
by one. Some people look tired in shabby
the qualifications. However, most of the
only for moneymaking. It is no doubt that his motherland has made him a young
clothesandwithdisheveledhair;someseem
youngpeopleawakedupfromtheillusionof
millionaire.Accordingtoadailynewspaper,hesignedatwo-yearexclusiverecording
energetic with neat appearance. The
“onceyougetit,yougeteverything,”which
contract with YBM Seoul Records for two albums last year and was paid 3.7 billion
temperature might be bitterly cold outside,
theoldergenerationenjoyed.Soiftheyfail
won.Inaddition,heearned2.2billionwonthroughperformingsomecommercialsin
but the classrooms and lobbies of the
theexamonceortwice,theygiveitupsoon.
2000. What we mean is not anyone who earns lots of money should unconditionally
institutearesweltering.Thepropaneheaters
However,evennowafewolderpeoplestill
join the army. At least, Mr. Yoo should have showed gratitude for his success to his
intheclassroomsarepartofthereason,but
haveadeepattachmenttothebarexam.”
mothercountry.
mostoftheheatisgeneratedbythethrongs
Manypeoplemakingpreparationsforthe
Wecannothelpbeingembarrassedbysuchbehaviors.Actually,hashebeenleading
of students crowded in the place. It has
exams has become a social problem. The
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eradicationofdrugandanantismokingcampaignforlastsomeyears?Somanypeople
grownverylate,butthestreetislitupwith
steptheGovernmenttookhasbroughtsome
havecomplementedMr.Yooonnotonlyhisremarkablesingingabilitybuthispublic
theinstitutes’electricsigns.
changes,buttherootoftheproblemliedina
activities.Therefore,whenweheardMr.Yoosaidinastatementreleased,“ThoughI
Yu-min,amade-upname24,hasprepared
dong. So many educational institutes and
lawyers had lived in wealth and honor, and
stringent job market. To meet the growing
amanAmericancitizenonpaper,IamstillaKoreanatheart.”Nowwecannotbuthave
for the bar examination for two years. She
even restaurant businesses are thriving. On
merely entering the law has granted too
supplyoflabortothelimitedjobmarket,the
disagreeableimpressiononhim.
did not major in law, but she thought the
the other hand, CPAs and lawyers
much. So she gave her approval to the
economicproblemsshouldbefixedfirst.
Mr.YooisnowthecenterofanewdebateafterhewasdeniedentrytoSouthKorea.
prospects in her major field were
denouncingthecurrentsituation,sayingthat
government’s plan. Sang-jae said “ I also
A man who asked not to be named says
On one anti-Yoo website, thousands of critical messages about the singer and the
discouraging.Sang-jae,amadeupname27,
the increasing supply give rise to the
supporttheplan.Itwillimprovethequality
withasigh,“Igraduatedfromauniversity
ministry have already been posted. Those who criticized the singer accused him of
hasstudiedforoneyeartobeaCPA.After
unemployment problem. They say that this
of services. So far people received badly
withagoodgrade,butIdidn’tgetajob.So
deceiving his fans and not being honest about his motivation for acquiring U.S.
hisgraduation,hedidnotgetasuitablejob.
yearlotsofCPAshavefailedinemployment
poorservices.”
I’m here in Sillim-dong. I’m aware of the
citizenship. Immigration authorities said they denied Mr. Yoo’s entry because they
So he has sought some qualification. They
exam,toputitconcretely,theBankofKorea
Ha Young-jae, a teacher of the
fact that lawyers are facing with cutthroat
judgedhehadacquiredU.S.citizenshiptoavoidmilitaryserviceinKorea.
said the same thing that the increasing
failed 53 CPAs on its written exam, Korea
internationallawinSillim-dong,commented
competition,butfirstIwanttopasstheexam
ButsomelegalexpertscriticizedtheJusticeMinistryforbanninganindividualwho
number of successful candidates motivated
DepositInsuranceCorporationpickedonly4
that he gave blanket consent to the policy,
forajob.”
posesnodangertosociety.Theyinsistedthatitcouldhaveroomfortheviolationof
them to take the exams. A teacher of an
outof160CPAs.Andacandidateadmitted
because Korean service market would enter
The report caught a sight of his back- he
human rights. However, we’d like to ask them, “Who takes the responsibility for the
academy also said “Owing to the rising
to the bar also failed to join a security
into competition with other countries. And
waswalkingwithaheavystep.
influence?” If Mr. Yoo’s entry had been admitted, that would have hurt other young
number of success, the more students are
corporation.SotheCPAsandlawyershave
theexistingexaminationsystemthatcanbe
draft-agedmenagain.Itisanunavoidabletruth.
preparing for the exams. It is prevalent
been pressuring the government to change
characterized as “Once you get it, you get
among students regardless of the college
thepolicy.
everything,” would weaken our competitive
majors.”
But candidates have no sympathy for the
positionintheworldmarket.Andheadded,
With the increase in the number of the
successful candidates’ complaint. Yu-min
“Now, the qualifications don’t make all go
ByKimJae-hyuk
ByKimYu-kyung
successful candidates, more candidates for
saidthatthisisjustlawyers’egoisticefforts
well. After getting the qualification, you
EditorofNewsSection
ReporterofNationalSection
the exams have been gathering in Sillim-
to protect their vested right. She added that
shouldkeepupwithyourefforts,thatis,you
PresidentBushmeetsantiand
Electionlawcannotkeepupwithdigitalage
pro-U.S.ralliesinSeoul
T
he Internet newspaper OhmyNews
opinion that the appearance of presidential
reannounced that they didn’t permit the
key merit of the sites. Ohmynews, for
(OhmyNews.com) was banned from
contenders on internet video panel
internetmedia’ssingleonlinediscussion.
example,ispopularandinfluentialbecauseit
F
romFebruary19ththroughthe21st,U.
Thousands people participated in this
interviewing presidential hopefuls by the
discussions violates the election law, as
Inrelationtothiscontroversy,aforumwas
is open and every citizen can be a reporter
S. president George W. Bush visited
campaign including laborers, farmers and
NEC (National Election Commission). The
internet firms are not categorized as news
held by the Journalists’ Association of
forthesite.Onceitisrecognizedasamedia
Korea.Withhisvisit,lotsofanti-U.S.rallies
students. They said, “We request that
NEC prohibited Noh Mu-hyun, a
mediaoutlets.
Korea.AprofessorSungNak-insaid,“The
agency, it will become just another press
and pro-U.S. gatherings were held
Washington drop its hard-line plan toward
presidential aspirant in the ruling MDP
InoppositiontotheNEC,theOhmynews
internet newspaper Ohmynews.com has to
companyregulatedbythegovernment.”
throughoutthenation.
North Korea and we also object to the
(Millenium Democratic Party) from
said,“Thelawsgoverningdigitalpoliticsare
becomeanofficialmediaoutletsothatitcan
But Jung un-hyun, the head editor of the
Some civic groups protested against the
expansionofthewar.”
appearingonalivepaneldebateonthenews
still stuck in the analogue past.” And the
acquire the rights they are now claiming.”
Ohmynews.com, said “ We have petitioned
visit. On the 18th, 28 activists from
But other organizations attracted citizens’
website Ohmynews.com. And in a similar
citizens’Actionnetwork,acivicgroup,also
HeaddedthattheNationalAssemblyshould
theConstitutionCourttoberecognizedasa
Hanchongnyon, a radical student group,
attentionbyrollingouttheredcarpetforthe
case,italsoblockedKimGuen-tae,another
made a statement that the Government had
try to revise the laws which don’t keep up
mediaoutlet,andthatpetitionwasaccepted
occupiedanofficeoftheAmericanChamber
Americanleader.
ruling party presidential hopeful, from
tochangethelawquicklytokeeppacewith
withthetimes.
thismorning.”
ofCommercetoprotestBush’svisit.
About 1,000 members of the Free
appearingonanotherInternetnewspaper.
thedemandsofthetimes.
Sung commented “ If the internet sites
Also, leaders of religious, academic and
Citizens’AllianceofKoreagatheredinfront
The national watchdog has stuck its
But the National Election Commission
becomeofficialmedia,thiswilldiminishthe
ByNationalSection/TheArgus
civic groups announced the “700 people’s
of the USFK (United States Forces Korea)
peace declaration”. “The U.S. has no
baseinYongsantosaywelcometoPresident
justification for expanding the war against
Bush.
ThenationalcampaignforeradicationofcrimesbyU.S.TroopsinKorea
terrorism to the Korean peninsula, and we
Near the base, the Korean Veterans
strongly urge the Bush administration to
Association also held a pro- U.S. campaign
withdraw its hard-line policy toward North
infrontoftheWarMemorialofKorea.
Korea.”theysaidinthestatement.
ProtectingKoreancitizens’humanrightsfromU.S.Troops
On the 14th, a large scale rally was also
ByKimYu-kyung/TheArgus
held in Chong Myo in downtown Seoul.
“
U
nited States Forces in Korea
of crimes committed by the U.S. soldiers,
suspendedduetothebudgetproblem.”She
Shot On Spot
(USFK)hascausedover100,000
works for compensation through legal
appealedthatitwasnecessarytoreducethe
cases of criminal acts against the Korean
means. And it investigates all the reported
sizeofU.S.ForcesinKorea.
people since 1945. Nevertheless, Korean
crimes, over 100,000 committed by the
OnFebruary1,2002,thisgroupopened
courtshaveonlyjudgedaround4%ofthe
USFKsince1945.
the 357th meeting with some university
crimes. In most other cases, U.S. soldiers
Andforthemorefundamentalmeasures,
studentsandcitizens.ItdemandedtheU.S.
who committed crimes were released
members of this organization have
compensate for the Chun Dong-rock’s
without punishment,” said Ko You-
petitioned the government for the revision
mishap. Shocked by electricity, Chun
Kyoung, the secretary of the National
oftheSOFA.Supportedbyprofessorsand
Dong-rock had to amputate his legs and
Campaign for Eradication of Crimes by
lawyers, they released a book which
arms.TheU.S.troop’scarelessnesscaused
U.S.TroopsinKorea.
explainseasilyabouttheSOFA.Shesaid,”
the accident, but they didn’t make up for
This organization was formed on
We expected people to be more aware of
theinjury.
October 26, 1993. It aims at researching
the problems of the SOFA through this
And this organization also objects the
andinvestigatingthecrimescommittedby
book.”
presidentBush’svisittoKorea.
U.S. troops, and eradicating such crimes.
About the report on relocation of the
KoYou-kyungsaid,“Universitystudents
And this civic group also works for the
Yongsan base, the secretary said, “I think
are intellectuals; therefore, they need to
This book was issued by this
revisionofSOFAtowardanagreementthat
it’s a trick into building 20 eight-story
give continuous thoughts to social
organization.
guarantees equal rights between the U.S.
apartmentunitsforitstroopsonitsmilitary
problems, and keep it in mind that we are
andSouthKorea.
base in Yong-san, downtown in Seoul.”
livingwiththeweak.”
DemandingtheU.Ssoldiers’apologyfor
She also added, “It is impossible to move
A member of this organization
Tel:02-774-1211
theircontinualcrimes,thissocietyhasheld
the military base because the Korean
mentionedthattheywerenotonlyreferring
Homepage:http://usacrime.or.kr
assemblies every Friday in front of the
government doesn’t have the capacity to
to the victims of crimes committed by the
Yong-san U.S. base since December 28,
offer alternative land and cover the
U.S. troops, but talking about the human
1994. These rallies have played an
relocation costs. People could remember
rights of all Korean citizens and that they
KimYu-kyung/TheArgus
ByKimYu-kyung
On January 8th, members of the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
important role in disclosing many crimes.
thatthenegotiation,heldfortherelocation
wereimportantissuesthatcouldnolonger
ReporterofNationalSection
held a meeting. They denounced that the national assembly was negligent in its
And this civic group also receives reports
of the Yong-san base in June 1993, was
bepushedaside.
duties,anddemandedforestablishingalawrestrictinghighinterest.

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