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Reviewingflims:¡°Secret¡±vs.¡°Bungeejumpoftheirown¡±
OVER
VIEW
Serioustopicsbuttouchingstories
Cansoapoperalead
healthyculture?
D
o you have any idea about Bing-yie?
didnt stop the love. That made In-woo to
This is the movement of spirits,
destroy his own family. The transcendental
moving from one body to another. In fact,
love,withoutconcession,pushesthemtothe
there are a lot of people who have
death.
T
experienced this phenomenon. That means
elevisionhasbeenahotpieformanypeoplesinceitsbirthanditstillpossesses
theexistenceofBing-yieisreal.Thespirits
Meritsanddemeritsofbothmovies
the great power of leading ordinary people psychologically and also it has a
easilyinfiltratepeoplewhohaveweakwill.
Both movies used the taboos of social
hugeimpactonthemodernsocietyevenaftertheapparitionofinternetaccess.
Mental psychiatrists justify it as the disease
morality as their theme. Incest in ¡°Secret¡±
The latest research of ¡°Sports Seoul¡± and other researches of well known
of¡°multiplepersonality.¡±
and a same sex and a student-teacher
newspapers show that ¡°Yainsidae¡± of SBS and ¡°Miss Mermaid¡± of MBC are the
Althoughthisfrighteningandsupernatural
relationship in ¡°Bungee jump of their own¡±
mostpopularsoapoperasatthemoment.Thefirstoneappearstobemorepopular
topicwasusedveryofteninhorrormovies,
wereusedasthemes.Usually,thesekindsof
amongmenandtheothersseemtobemorepopularamongladiesbutlotsofpeople
nowadays, it is frequently used in fantasy
heavy topics make the movie very hard for
watchesbothofthembecausetheyaretelecastedindifferenttimes.
love stories such as ¡°Secret¡± and ¡°Bungee
theviewerstowatch.Butbothmoviesdealt
Atfirstnearlyallsoapoperasstartwithagoodbeginningunlessonestartswitha
jumpoftheirown.¡±
with these topics without heaviness. This
controversialissueoractorsoftheoperaareintrouble.However,theproblembigins
gavetheaudienceafreshshock.
when one soap opera becomes very popular. As shown above, popular soap opera
The first half of the movie ¡°Secret¡±
Especially in ¡°Secret,¡± the writer doesn¡¯t
helps other programs to be popular as well, so one broadcasting station makes the
and¡°Bungeejumpoftheirown¡±
forgettodescribethefantasyofthemothers.
scenariomuchlongerthanwhenitwassetatthebeginning.Agoodexamplewould
¡°Secret¡± is a Japanese movie, which is
Naoko shortens her skirt like Monami¡¯s
be¡°TheWomenWorld¡±ofSBSwhichwastelecastedfor150timesbuttheproducers
made in 1999. In the beginning of the
friendsandeathamburgerstoovercomethe
onlyplannedtotelecastitfor50times.Asaresult,theartisticpartofitasawhole
movie,abusthathadthepassengers,Naoko
generationgap.Thisshowsthatthemothers
wastotallyruinedandmadeteleviewersangry.
(mother)andMonami(daughter),fallsoffa
starting a new life inside their daughters
Apartfromextendingthetotalamountofasoapopera,otherseriousproblemsalso
cliff. After the accident, Naoko dies and
bodies could be a dream for all mothers in
exist.¡°IcouldnotbelievethatJoo-wang¡¯smotherboughta300,000won-worth-wig
Monamiwakesupfromcoma.However,the
the world. And this movie succeeds in
just for having a poke pun at her husband,¡± said Roh Hee-suk who watches ¡°Miss
person who gets up isn¡¯t exactly Monami.
ShediesonherwaytomeetIn-wooandhe
Monami because of his deep love for her.
meltingthisfeelingdown.
Mermaid¡± daily. Her saying tells the general viewpoint of unrealistic scenes of the
The ardent love towards Heisuke (father)
enlistsinthearmywithouther.
And Monami decides to cheat her husband
However ¡°Bungee jump of their own¡±
soapopera.In¡°MissMermaid,¡±theheroineAriyoungownsalotofclothes,learns
madeNaokoreborninherdaughtersbody.
After his military life, he becomes a
because she didn¡¯t want to see his hopeless
failed to provide the real answer to
salsadancinganddrumwhichareallexpensivehobbiesbutsheissupposedtobea
Consequently,Monamistartsadoublelife
Koreanteacheratanormalhighschool.And
face.Afterherdecisionshestartstocheaton
homosexuallovers.Intheendofthemovie,
poorlady.HerboyfriendJoo-wangisareporterofnationalsectionof¡°TheTaeyang
as a wife in the house and as a daughter
one day, he meets Hyun-bin, who is one of
herhusbandasifsheischangingbacktoreal
In-woo says at last, ¡°Let¡¯s meet in the next
Daily¡±andhealwayshavelunchwithhisgirlfriend.Aneditorofnationalsectionofa
outside of the house. Monami knows
thestudents,andgetsastrangefeelinginhis
Monami.Actuallythisistheturningpointof
world as people of opposite sex¡± before In-
newspaper commented that, ¡°I wonder what Joo-wang¡¯s job is because he cannot
everything what her mother did. She called
heart. It didn¡¯t take a long time for him to
thismovie.
woo and Hyun-bin jump off the cliff. That
possiblybeareporterofnationalsection.Allreportersofnationalsectionarebusy
Heisuke ¡°honey¡± and she knew the place
realizeTae-hee¡¯sspiritinHyun-bin¡¯sbody.
In the end of the movie, in Monami¡¯s
means In-woo threw his life and his family
andtheydonotwastetheirlunchtimewiththeirgirlfriends.¡±
where he and Naoko had their first date.
marriage ceremony, Heisuke realize that
away just to die. If the writer understands
JeongHyo-sun,ateacherofSinjongelementaryschoolwarned¡°Yainsidae¡±ofSBS
Thesecondhalfofthemovie¡°Secret¡±
Worst of all, she knew about the incident,
Monamiisstillherwife.But,heknowsher
moreaboutthehomosexuallovers,heorshe
forshowinggangstersasidealadultsandfalsificationofKoreanhistory.Theteacher
that happened between Heisuke and Naoko
and¡°Bungeejumpoftheirown¡±
mind and forgives, wishing her a good life.
shouldhavewrittenitalittlebitdifferently.
addedthatmanyyoungboyswouldliketobeagangandmanyyounggirlswould
during their first sex. Finally, Heisuke feels
Both movies start to get serious in the
Thisisaverytouchingsceneforeverybody.
They could have flown to some European
liketomarrygangsters.
thatNaoko¡¯sspiritisinsideofMonami¡¯sand
secondhalf.Monamienjoyshernewlifein
Becauseofthisscenelotsofpeoplewantto
nationswherehomosexualloveislegal.The
Similarthingshappenedwhen¡°Sandglass¡±ofSBSwaspopularbutmanyteachers
enjoys his life with the two. For the
the college. She studies hard, joines a club,
seethisfilmagain.
writer used the theme of homosexual love
notedthattheeffectsonthechildrenof¡°Yahinsidae¡±ismoreserious.Inaddition,a
audience,it¡¯sanactuallyfunnyimpracticable
and also gets courted by a young boy.
However in ¡°Bungee jump of their own¡±
justtomakeaninterestingfilm.
numberofteleviewershavecriticizedaboutthedistortiononKoreanhistory,asking
situation.Thiswasthefirsthalfofthisfilm
Because of that, Heisuke becomes jealous
Hyun-bin, actually Tae-hee, and In-woo
The both movies doesn¡¯t lose its
SBStoproduceitwithhistoricallycorrectview.
anditfeelslikeahumorlovestory.
andangry.Andhebeginstothinkaboutthis
decidestofalloffacliff.Therealitywastoo
psychological tension without any sexual
Aresoapoperasleadinghealthyculture?Withoutanydoubt,notmanypeopleare
Thefirsthalfof¡°Secret¡±isquitesimilarto
situation seriously. For Heisuke, living with
hard for them. The Korean culture couldn¡¯t
sceneandendlesslovewasshowninSecret.
abletosay¡°Yes¡±andthebroadcastingstationsshouldreflectonthemselvesandtake
the Korean movie, ¡°Bungee jump of their
her daughter and her wife, both in a body,
accept them. Homosexual love and the
Theaudiencecouldseethesublimityoflove
moreresponsibilitywhentheytelecastprograms,especiallysoapopera.
own¡± which was made in 2001. In the
provides both happiness and problems. He
eccentric and intimate relations between a
under the heavy social problems. Both
beginningofthismovie,In-woomeetsagirl
loveshiswife,buthecan¡¯tgiveonlykisses
teacherandastudentwasstillatabooinso
movies have paved a new way for future
named Tae-hee from his school and falls in
to her. He realizes that he has to give up
theKoreanCulture.
lovestories.
love with her at the first sight. Their love
eitherhisdaughterorhiswife.Andthisisthe
AfterHyun-binrealizesthatheisTae-hee,
ByLeeJoo-hyun
unfolds in a way that is similar in other
secretofthemovieasitstitlesuggests.
he has already crossed the river, which he
EditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
moviesanddramas.
One day, after the quarrel between
couldnotcomeback.Involvedinasamesex
ByKimMin-suk
Howeverthemovietakesanunusualtwist
Heisuke and Monami, they both decide on
andastudent-teacherrelationship,theystood
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when Tae-hee gets involved in an accident.
something.Heisukedecidestobreakupwith
directly against the social morals. But they
MorepeoplegettingtoknowaboutMediaArt
T
he only Media Art Festival, ¡°Media
26. This image festival, that the Seoul City
representstheconnectorofthelostmemories
bones. The outdoor exhibition is the project
CitySeoul2002,¡±isopenedSeptember
arranges second time subsequent to the one
ofamankind,notasamedia,technologyor
ofthestonewallsbyDeoksuPalace.Atthis
held in 2000, is being held for 60 days at
the means of the conquest. 79 artists (37
nostalgicplaceforKoreanpeople,mediaart
Dancingwithhardship,
Seoul Museum of Art in downtown Seoul
Korean artists and 42 foreign artists)
worksaredisplayed.
andoutdoordisplayvenuesnearby.Thefirst
participateinthisexhibition
Theartistswhobringglorytothisfestival
exhibitionendedinfailurelastyearbecause
This biennial exhibition is composed of
are Piak Nam-June, Cody Choi, Jennifer
it didn¡¯t convey to viewers the correct
mainexhibitionandoutdoorexhibition.The
Steinkamp, Ken Feingold, Catherin Ikam
meaningofmediaanddigital.Therefore,this
mainexpositiontakesplaceinsidetheSeoul
andMiltosManetas.
Irishmusic
exhibition is focused on viewers¡¯ easy
Museum of Art. The museum building
This exhibition will be a great chance for
understandingaboutthenotionofmediaand
serves as an organic medium: each room
anyonewhowouldliketogetclosereasilyto
helpingthemtobeabletolookonmediaasa
symbolizing different body parts, such as
theMediaArt.
W
formofart.
eyes, brain, heart and bones. For example,
hen people listen to traditional
theIrishtraditionalmusichavebeenhanded
This exhibition¡¯s theme is ¡°Luna¡¯s Flow
¡°Digital Subline¡± is represented by eyes,
songs in Korea, many youngsters
down from generation to generation. In
ByYooHa-na
(Flowing of moonlight).¡± The moon
¡°Cyber Mind¡± by brain, ¡°Luna¡¯s Children¡±
saythatthatkindofmusicisratherboring
addition, Irish folk music has adopted the
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¡°TwinFuneral¡±byCodiChoi.
symbolizesmedia.That¡¯sbecausethemoon
byheartand¡°LunaNova¡±issymbolizedby
and sleepy. Actually, they tend to avoid
active parts of the old, and let go the
listening to the Korean folk songs. On the
stillness. Besides, they introduced things
contrary, in Ireland, contemporary music
that have not been allowed before.
andotherrelatedthingsareinaveryclose
Moreover,themusichasbeenconvertedin
situationwiththeIrishfolksong.Irishfolk
acreativewaywhenitcomestoacceptthe
music is still keeping in touch with the
variousmaterialsaswellasthenewstyleof
public. This time in ¡°Diverse Tunes,¡± will
performance. Though a lot of new folk
bring people to the unique island, the
songs are created and new groups of
Startingadaywithawarmcupofcoffee
Ireland.
performersarecontinuouslycomingoutthe
IrishfolkmusicisapartofCelticmusic
Irish still have a conservative tendency as
anditisbestknownastheintroductionpart
they reflect the obstinacy of the Irish
oftheoriginalsoundtrackof¡°Titanic,¡±the
people. That is, respecting the old.
R
eading a book with a warm cup of
production.
types as Mild and Brazil from Arabican
song ¡°My heart will go on.¡± Though the
Therefore, they accept new songs and
coffee might be one of the most
In 1865, the emperor of Korea was
coffee,andRubusta.
eccentric sound of ¡°penny whistle¡± is now
factorsinacriticalway.
preferred ways for college students,
concealing himself for his safety in the
Coffee is different in the way they are
pretty familiar to Korean people, the real
In short, they partly accept the cheerful
especiallyforfemalestudents,torelax.Asit
Russian embassy. He drank coffee there.
made. There is an Espresso which we
essence of the Irish folk music lies in
andamusingsidesoftheoldandcreatethe
implies,coffeewoulddefinitelybethemost
Almostatthesametime,aGermanwoman
normally drink in take-out stores such as
¡°Uilleann Pipe,¡± which is similar in shape
new, but they accept in a strict way.
favored beverage to the college men and
SonTakopenedacoffeeshopinSeoul,and
Starbucks.Ithasarelativelylowamountof
with the Scottish ¡°Beg Pipe,¡± best
Anyway,
combining
these
two
women today. However, how much
this was the beginning of the coffee history
caffeine,becauseworkersabstracttheliquid
representstheIrishmusic.
characteristics, people can see that the
informationdopeoplehaveaboutthiswell-
inKorea.IntimesoftheKoreanWar,instant
out of coffee beans in a very short time.
This music is based on the traditional
contemporary Irish music is applying the
knownandbestwantedbeverage?Drinking
coffeewhichwassuppliedtoUSarmy,was
Espresso is popular among people for its
dancemusiccalled¡°Reel¡±and¡°Jig¡±which
old repertory which was loved by the
with a little more knowledge, this time in
popularized. But sadly, most Koreans lost
varietyandthefactthatitismadebymixing
makepeopleamusingandplayful.
peopleinthe18~19thcentury.Theycreated
¡°Beveragereport¡±iscoffee.
thetruetasteofcoffeeandgotonlyusedto
ingredients, like milk, chocolate and fresh
However, people could recognize the
anewformofstyle.
There are various origins of coffee, and
instantcoffeewithsharptaste.
cream.
characteristics of contemporary Irish folk
Irish traditional music has been paying
twoofthemarebestknown.Oneisfoundby
Coffee can be divided into three types:
Another type is not as sweet as the
coffeefitsinarainyday.Therefore,singles
songsasdynamic,energeticandplayful.As
attentiontothepast,andestablishedanew
an Ethiopian shepherd named Kaldy. The
Arabican coffee, wild Congo coffee
previous one. That is the ordinary straight
can fell the mood of lonesomeness with a
a lot of people know that the Irish people
stylethroughthis.Thisiswellprovedinthe
otherbyaMuslimmonknamedOmare.
(Rubusta)andLiberiancoffee.Thehomeof
coffee.Itisdifferentfrominstantcoffee.The
cupofcoffeeinarainyday.
passed through a numerous invasions and
examples of a world popular group ¡°The
Itwasalongjourneyforcoffeetocometo
ArabicancoffeeisEthiopia.Growingonlyin
original straight coffee comes from the
In the old days, coffee was used as a
overcame the desperate situations like
Corrs,¡± combining Irish folk music with
people¡¯s tables. Coffee has a long history.
thehilldistrictguaranteesitshighquality.It
coffee beans produced in various countries
medicine. However, in these days, many
Ireland¡¯sthegreatfaminewhichmadethem
contemporary rock music and the famous
The history begins at the land of Ethiopia
takesup70percentofthecoffeeintheworld
and also needs the dripolator. In contrast,
peoplethinkthattheycaneasilybeaddicted
iron-willed people. As far as this kind of
folksonggroup¡°TheChieftains.¡±
whichisusuallycalledahornofAfrica.An
andithasbeenmostlyfavoredinAmerica.
instantcoffeeismadeofcoffeepowder.
tocoffee.However,itisnotprovedyet.The
history is concerned, Ireland and Korea
Althoughtheyhadtonsofinvasionsand
Indian, Baba Budan, made a great
The home of Rubusta coffee is Congo,
Finally,TheArgusrecommendsafamous
truthisthateverybodyhastheirowncaffeine
havealotincommon.Butthedifferenceis
hardshipsintheirhistory,theydidnotgave
contributioninspreadingcoffeetoAsia.He
Africa and it has less bitter taste than the
coffeeshop,¡°Coffeemihak,¡±tooutreaders.
accepting ability. Therefore, drinking
that Korea expressed the feelings of heart
up hope and recreated a dynamic and
broughtcoffeeseedstohishometownwhile
Arabican, and is, for that reason, usually
ItislocatedinChungDamdong,Gangnam.
properly would be the best way to drink
burningswithafolksonglike¡°chang¡±and
cheerful music, not melancholy and
returningfromMeccatowhichhehadmade
usedforproducinginstantcoffees.Itdoesn¡¯t
There are various types of coffee some of
coffee.Everyfoodanddrinkisgoodwhenit
Irish people expressed the hardships
gloomy. That¡¯s the lesson of the Irish
apilgrimage.
fit to the straight coffee type. The ¡®Blue
whichonecannotevenimagine.Peoplemay
istakeninanappropriateway.
through laughing and dancing. According
people and their music. Their tradition as
Nicolas Witson also expanded the coffee
mountain¡¯,aRubustatype,fromTanzaniais
enjoy the fun of choosing which coffee to
to a large majority of critics, this cheerful
mixing the old and new and creative
range widely. In 1696, he brought coffee
the best known high quality coffee of this
drink.Theyrecommend¡°Macchiato¡±which
music grew out of the situation that they
transmission would be the things which
plants to Java, Indonesia, from Malabar,
type.
is made of strong solo (original espresso)
hadtostriveagainstinthisuniqueisland.
Koreanpeoplecanlearn.
Africa and succeeded in coffee growing.
Due to its short planting history and little
withaheart-shapedmilkformforcouples.
There is a Korean saying ¡°Ongojishin¡±
ThatwasthebeginningofthefirstEuropean
demand, the Liberian coffee is usually
For singles, ¡°The mihak brand¡±. Singles
which means reviewing the old and
ByChoHyun-min
ByChoHyun-min
coffee plantation and, as a result, Indonesia
exempt from one of the major types. Thus,
canfeelthedeeptasteandtherelaxingsmell
learning the new. This is the first
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became the fourth biggest nation of coffee
peopleusuallyclassifycoffeeintosuchthree
of this original coffee. What¡¯s more, brand
characteristicofthismusic.Thefeaturesof

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