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THEARGUS,JUNE1,1999
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CULTURE
Reviewingrockmusical‘99Moskito’
OVER
VIEW
YouthHasRighttoLiveHumanly
LiquorPressingSociety,
DrunkenUniversity
I.Introduction
magazines for youth and play
meaningful in the respect of
M
T
onth-end exams, midterm
computer games to understand
building up the youth’s
wo students were drowned in the campus pond of Seoul National University in
exams,termendexamsand
Koreanjuvennileswell.
autonomousculturefromnowon”
May.Oneofthembecamethepresidentofadongari(circle),whichthedongari
quizes of every class. It is our
Oneofthemeritstobeenhanced
memberscelebrated.Studentssaidthatthrowingtwostudentswerealongtraditionof
youth’sreallifebutitisn’thuman
this musical is the vigor of the
thedongari.Thenationwereshockedandthepress criticizedtheruinedcollegeculture,
life. Wehopetolivealifeworthy
youngactors. EspeciallyPoktan(it
askingifthereisanyuniversityculture.
ByParkJung-young
of ourselves, with laughter to the
meansthemanwithauglyfacein
Althoughitisdifficulttodefine,cultureisconsideredasamajorforcewhichactivates
Reporterof CultureSection
full. Theabovesong(thechildren
Korean) shows the unique quality
itssociety.Then,thereexistsaseriousironyifpeoplethinkoftheuniversityasaleading
in this play transform ‘Mosquito’
of the new generation as a fresh
bodyformakingKoreanculture.Thediscrepancybetweenthetheoryandrealityarises
into‘Moskito’touseeasily)ispart
and magnificent activity. The
from the ambiguous belief that a college student is supposed to be cultured and
oftherockmusical‘99Moskito.’
actors around the age of 20 who
progressiveforhis/herage.
UniversityOrchestra
The rock musical ‘99 Moskito’,
were chosen by audition are
Asforthestudy,Koreanstudentshaveachievedmoreknowledgethanthestudentsof
presented by the dramatic
harmonious with the actors
othercountries.They,however,lackself-disciplineandcreativity.
FestivalHeld
company Hakchon, is currently
belongingtoHakchon.
Just criticizing drinking culture is not important, which rules out the essential
appearing at the Hakchon -Blue
Also a characteristic about this
Y
oung university musi-
problem. Drinking culture itself is not only a matter of universities, but of the whole
theater in Daehakno. It is
musicalisthattherockband,‘No
cians gathered toghther
society.Then,weknowasimplefactthatthoseyoungstudentsareonlyrepeatingthe
adaptation of ‘Die Mositos Sind
Comment’isexposedonthestage
for a festival of symphonies.
mistakeoftheformergenerations.
Da’ which is the work of Grip
allduringtheplay. Peoplemustbe
The forth Annual University
Examining the so-called college culture, one would soon find the truth that the
Hakchon
Theater, and a production which
impressed with their vivid rock
Orchestras Festival was held
universityisonlyacopyoftheexistingsociety.Whilecriticizingsocialproblems,many
The scene is showing a symbolic expression about the children
agonizes over social problems in
music that is not to be compared
at the Main Hall of Sejong
studentseasilyquittheirschoolsjustforabetterone.Intheyearof1999,studentsfrom
whoareunderpressure.
Germany. Theseproblemsinclude
with an accompaniment by tape,
Cultural Center from May 10
thesameregionstillgatherregularlyinthenameof‘homecountrylovingmeeting’.
conflict between children and
government party, comes this
Moskitopartymakesalongmarch
even though the position of the
to 19. The ten University
It is hard to understand that young people are so generous with the mistakes from
parents, unemployment of youth,
school from the U.S. because of
flushedwithvictories.
bandcannothelpbelimitedbythe
orchestra, Chugye Univ. of
heavy drinking. Also, these kinds of accidents are taken as if they were humorous
educational conditions, the status
her father’s run for election to the
At the crucial moment, the
edge of the stage because of the
Art,KungheeUniv.,Dankook
episodes.Inthebirthdayparty,studentsbeattheirfriendscollectivelyjustforfunevenif
of women, hostility to foreign
National Assembly. Ssaiko, a
politicians legislate a new
smallspaceofperforming.
Univ., Chung-Ang Univ.,
theybleed.Theyseemtohavenoideaaboutusingviolenceandentertainment.
residents, and environmental
teacheratthisschool,treatsunfair
educational policy restoring
However this musical doesn’t
Ewha Women’s Univ., Seoul
Theconsumptivecultureiswidespreadinuniversities.Thesedays,alotofstudents
pollution among other typically
to other students except Min-joo,
enterance examination of the past
givesatisfactiontothefull.
InstituteoftheArts,Sungshin
stay up all night in ‘game rooms’ playing ‘Starcraft’ (a popular game software); and
modern problems concerning
forhisonlyaimtobepromotedto
day. The children come back
The problems our youth face
Women’s Univ., Sookmyung
they even miss their classes. They are just like their seniors wasting their time in
youngpeople.
principal. The children thus reject
unavoidablytotheschool,butthey
liketheenteranceexaminationevil
Women’sUniv.,KyongWon
‘singingrooms’someyearsago.
‘99 Moskito’ focuses on the
her (this behavior is called
begintoengravetheirowndreams
andrejectionamongthemarisebut
univ., Yonsei Univ., partici-
Universitiesacrossthenationheldfestivalslastweek.Mostofthemwentwildforthe
story of Korean juveniles, the
‘Wangtta’inthisperformance).
intheirhearts.
theydon’ttrytheirbesttosolvethe
patedinthisfestival.
performanceoffamoussingers.Theseperformancesmaybemoney-savingchancesin
agony and corruptions of society,
In the meantime, with the
problems.
It makes little
They performed orchestral
the situation where students don’t want to pay much money for their concerts.
andpoliticsreflectedthroughtheir
election of Assemblymen near at
III.Review
difference to deal with political
musicandalsoconcertedwith
Everybodywouldknowthatleavingthecampusafterwatchingsuchshowsmayhurt
eyes contrary to the original work
hand, each political party goes
‘99 Moskito’ clearly tries to
wrongful activities. Though these
Korean traditional music. So
other fellow students who prepared other events. Though real university culture is
which is really a sarcastic play
through pressure for an election
drawthevividreallifeandagony
problemsareadmitted,itisnatural
theaudiencesspentapleasant
everywherearoundus,thecurrentsituationishardtochange.
about the German political
campaign fund.
Since the
of Korean youthes. In order to
that ‘99 Moskito’ has such
timewithbeautifulmelodyof
Collegestudentscan’tleadtheKoreanculture,norcantheybequalifiedasintelligent
situation.
politicians have an eye on
express that goal, Hakchon set up
boundary as to how to make up
classical music. In spite of
when they lack creativity. Just a cup of tea, instead of drink, would be enough for
government subsidy which is
of monitor teams of actual Koren
these situations because our
showing a little unnatural and
talkingifonlytheyareopen-minded.Themoretheyareconsumption-oriented,theless
II.TheStory
given at 800 won per voter, they
youths, and has communicated
youth’s lives and political present
shy manner in the stage, the
theyhavetherighttorequirethesocietytochange.Youngageandhigheducationare
The students of Hosoo (which
reach an agreement on extending
withtheteamfromearlyplanning
aremoredramaticthanthisdrama.
students were so passionate
meaninglesswithoutaconstructivemind.Otherwise,theycannotsurviveinthewaveof
meanslake)HighSchoolopenthe
the right to vote to the middle
step. Intheprocessoftrainingthe
This reporter hopes that our
that no professinal musician
thenewmediaoftheglobalage.
stagesingingasongfilledwiththe
school students. The children are
actors and the monitors were
leaders of the forthcoming future
can be compared with them.
stress of their daily lives. On
troubledabouthowtheyshoulddo
consulted and this activity gave
find solace in this musical and
University students with a
arriving at school, they get
andtheydecidetoformapolitical
vividness to this work. Moreover
escapefromtheirrestrainteventhe
pure passion for music and
ByYoonYoung-nam
punishedowingtotheirhairstyles
partyoftheirownwhichisoutof
Kim Min-ki, the representative of
time of appreciation. Finally
their teachers who conducted
EditorialConsultantof TheArgus
anddress,judgedtobedelinquent.
perversepleasurse.Theynameitto
Hakchon and the producer of ‘99
quoting a producer, Kim Min-ki,
the performance became one
Atthesametime,Min-joo,whois
‘Moskito.’ Due to the support of
Moskito’ has done himself to
the reporter intend to wind up the
mindthatittouchedourheart.
a daughter of the leader of the
parents and fresh pledges, the
dance hiphop, sing rap song, read
talk: “This 99 Moskito will be
VisittoDreamingPeople
LessonFromLittlePrince
AnyoneCanbeHeroof VisualArt
yearstofindtheinnocentmindwhich
because children imitate adults. As
W
hile we do not recognize it,
works,andoftentheysuggestcritical
have gotten long ago but is now
the book says (by the author) most
we are rooted in a
points of view. And among the
withdrawn. The main characters are
important thing of them is to
commerciallyfabricatedculture. We
participants, there are many foreign
little prince, the fox and the author.
remember the fact that they were
sing commercial songs, read
people, as well as domestic people,
Eachofthemlooksforafriend.The
children long ago. It doesn’t mean
commercial novels and watch
so we are captioning Korean into
word ‘friend’ means human beings
justtherealthingtheywerechildren
commercial films. Considering the
Englishandtheotherwayaround.
W
hen I was a little boy, adult
are tamed by each other and
but the real thing they had
importance of culture, this is a very
beings seemed to me pretty
moreoverboundtoeachofthem.So
theinnocentmindofchildandmeans
dangerous signal. Culture is the
R: Could you recommend some
big.Notbecauseofthefactthatthey
when something part them, friends
tomakeeffortssoastokeepthemind
space of diversity for everyone to
videos exhibited during the
are taller than I but because of,
couldfeelsadandtear.Whilelooking
likethat.Ithinkifadultswouldkeep
enjoyandparticipatein.
100,000 won Video Festivals held
probably, the stature made me feel
forarealfriendtheprincemetsome
innocent mind like that we could
Here is ‘Dreaming People’ who
sofar?
oppressed.Astheadultsnearesttome
adults on the way. They were a
solve the problem, what you call
are struggling to provide cultural
K:“Toothbrush,”thebestworkof
then, my parents couldn’t give me
businessman a drunkard, a vain man
‘wangtta’ which the adults gave rise
alternatives to such a standardized
the 4th festival, won the New Arts
more praise and love, but sometimes
and a king who are reflected the
to.
mainstream. They opened for the
Program Video Festival in the U.S.,
they naged and scolded me severely
appearancesofthegeneraladultsina
What does the author mean to say
first time a space for amateur video
and “J” was screened in the New
like rain-pouring with their own
realworld.FinallyLittleprincemeets
bythebook‘littleprince’?Theauthor
artists to produce and screen their
YorkGay&LesbianFilmFestivalin
reasoning. At those time (before
the author and realizes what a real
issaidtobeapersonwhoisinterested
works,andhavepursuedthegoalof
April,1998.
enteringelementaryschoolIcouldn’t
friendis.
in the relationship between human
depicting isolated social life on
Even though we select the best
DreamingPeople
openmyeyesonmyownselforself-
Ithinkyouquestionedatleastonce
and world, human and nature. So I
camcorder video and 8mm film.
StaffofDreamingPeople
works, we cannot rate the works in
consciousness) as for me the logic
yourself like this. What if I didn’t
think he wanted not to give adults a
Feeling affection for this group and
terms of good and bad owing to
like those of the adults seemed
have a real friend (One say that his
sharp advice but tell them to ‘try to
hoping they realize their dream, this
‘Watching Films Together with
alternatives what was being offered
respecting the originality of each
perfectlybeyondsane.FormeIhave
lifeissuccessfulifhehastwoorthree
keep the childlike mind like ‘little
reporter wants to introduce
North Koreans’, a short advertise-
bythemainstream.
work.
like that in memory. Absolutely it
best friends.)? We are afraid of
prince’byofferingeasysentencesand
‘Dreaming People’ to our
ment for the magazine ‘Screen’, a
was right. It was the appearances or
thinking about only the question, but
somewhatpoordrawings.
schoolfellows. So the reporter met
shortfilmsponsoredbytheSsamzie
R: Are there any kind of prior
R: What plans do ‘Dreaming
impressionthatIhadaboutthegroup
it doesn’t exist only in the world of
Surely, from the view, we need to
Kwon Sat-byul, an editorial staff of
Art Project, and a multimedia
conditions to participate in the
People’haveinthefuture?
ofgeneraladults.
the thought. I mean that in the real
lead to change the society(ruled by
DreamingPeople.
advertisement.
festival?
K: We will try to continue
Howeverappearancesoftheadults
world there are some young lives
too material-oriented and moral-
K: The running time of movies
organizing more advanced 100,000
sincerealizingtheego(maybearoung
whodiedwithoutbeingescapedfrom
corrupted culture or
culture
Reporter:Canyouexplaintous
R: Would you introduce your
must not be more than 20 minutes
won Video Festivals in which
the end of middle school course) are
thesituation.So-calledtheyarecalled
phenomena).Asthefirstthingforit,I
about‘DreamingPeople’?
main project, the 100,000 won
and the budget of making movies
alternative, experimental and
asfollows.Towintheelectionsthey
‘wangtta’ (certain person disdained
toldyoutheproblem‘wangtta’.Now
Kwon: The team ‘Dream’ was
Video Festival, and talk about it
must also be keep within 100,000
challenging visual ideas can be
sprinkle bucks on a great many of
fromthegrouporsocietyhebelongs
isn’tityourturntodosomethingwith
started by video-artists who love
morespecifically?
won. We are not concerned,
communicated. And we want to
voters, harassing the children
to).
theseriousnessofoursocialproblem?
movies and want to have a space to
K: The 100.000 won Video
whatever the genre is, namely
coexist with the mainstream of
sexually, just complaining of others
Wangtta lives everywhere human
In conclusion in the world egoism
express their imagination. When
Festival is a quarterly competition
animation,
music
video,
culture, not confronting it. By
without thinking of their own faults,
beinglivesinagroup.Wewellknow
spreads all around, each individual
plans for the 100,000 won Video
festivalforamateurvideoartists.The
performance, experimental film,
realizing such an atmosphere, our
cutting off a finger of his (some
it,asweexperienced,thatthereisnot
wants to enjoy their own lives,
Festival first took off, it was
festivalwasestablishedinJune1997
documentary: all of them are fine.
culture is enabled to change for the
person among them) son’s or his
theconceptofegoforourselvesinthe
regardinglawofthefreedomandthe
organized by two people, Park Sun-
byagroupofvideoartistswhowere
But the important thing is that the
better.
ankletoacquiretheinsurance,asfor
periodofthejuvenile.Andduringthe
rightsasashield.
ukandChoiSo-won.
committedtocreatingaforumwhere
festival is opened to any kind of
Also we will struggle to provide
them for one thing knowledges
term they have no idea of the ways
Unfortunately the Korean has the
Now we have grown into a large
diverse experimental video works
person who is interested in
the space and infrastructure for
another thing practices, accenting
they love themselves and get along.
desire to form a group as a bad
family made up of a production
couldbescreenedandcritiqued.
videoizingtheiruniquethoughts.
production by amateur video artists
their authority with asserting ages,
For certain they feel badly the fact
custom from the ancient times. The
team, a promoting team, and
The energy and motivation for
who have difficulty to express their
etc. Since then the great but vague
thattheydon’thaveanyfriendtotalk
ideasoakedinallourlives.Buthow
membership. People having the
establishingthisfestivalcamefroma
R: How many people take part
ideas and talents because they work
longing for the society of adults
to and understand themselves,
about those who don’t belong to the
same interests share them in small
feeling that there wasn’t a space for
inthis,andwhatistheresponseof
in low financial and technical
startedtodisappeartome.
furthermore because they act
groups? This ‘wantta’ should be
scale meetings in which they study
both artists and audience to screen
thegeneralpublictothisfestival?
conditions.
PerhapswhenIwasalittlekidthe
accordingtotheiremotionandinstant
considered as a social evil not as
about scenario, photographing, and
andviewthesekindsofworksinthe
K: We have already finished the
The 9th 100,000 won Video
looks of the adults to me were just
feelings in comparison to the adults.
culturalphenomenon.Isuggesttoyou
other video techniques and practice
undergroundvisualcultureinKorea.
event as often as eight times. On
Festival will be held some time in
phenomenaandsinceopeningmyego
There are some anlalyses on it,
that we need innocence like little
them.
When the 100,000 won Video
average,40worksareexhibitedina
June. We are waiting with much
theirappearancesareessences.Isita
however the view is dominating that
prince’s basically consists of
Festival started, it was held in small
festival. Among them, we choose
affection, supporting the efforts of
kind of extreme? You can say all
it must be affected ‘ijime’ of Japan.
humanityfortheelementary solution
R:Whatareyouractivities?
cafesandundergroundbarsinSeoul.
10filmsorsofromthestandpointof
thesealternativeartists.
adults (100%) are not like that. I am
WhenIlookbackontheperiodofthe
orclaimofoursociety.
K:Ourmainactivityisfirstofall
Most
video
makers
were
art, originality and technique, and
saying about the general adults. To
elementary school a kind of wangtta
the 100,000 won Video Festival.
apprehensive about screening their
thentheselectedvideosarescreened
saymoreexactlymostadults(almost
wasthen.Itwasnotjustasocialissue
Besides this we include production
worktoaudiences.
in theaters under the title of the
grown-ups) have the trend I said
likenow.
makingfororganizations,equipment
Soon video makers and audiences
100,000wonVideoFestival.
above.
So is there the essential or
rentalforothervideomakers,setting
realizedthatthefestivalwasasource
Afterappreciatingthesevideosthe
ByLeeDae-yul
ByParkJung-young
‘Little prince’, the author named a
fundamental problem? It is said that
up a film data base and designing
of energy that gave them courage
video makers and the audiences
ThewriterisaJuniorofLawDept.
Reporterof CultureSection
book for adults, I re-read it in a few
children are the mirror of adults
web sites. We have produced
and strength to challenge with
sharetheiruniquethoughtsaboutthe

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