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THEARGUS,SEPTEMBER1,2000
FEATURE
Open Stage
SpecialReview:Lookinginto“ReunificationCultureStage”in“2000ReunificationGrandFestival
SongsofReunification
WinningPeople’sHearts
A boy pulls the Stars and
Stripes out of the map of
Korea and fixes a unitary
flag there. It symbolically
shows the process of
I. College Students Aiming to
Hanchongnyon as an “anti-state
therepresentativefortheareaInchon.
students,theywereverypopular.
reachingreunification.
PaveWayforReunification
organization”.
And the Taegu team put on a rare
Many students were very
T
he South-North Korea summit,
The rally already celebrating its
show,apuppetplayfortheaudience.
supportiveoftherallyandthepassion
held in Pyongyang last June,
13th anniversary was even more
Konkook University was the only
for reunification reached a crescendo
constituted a watershed in inter-
meaningfulduetothehistoricsummit
students’ team among them. They
bytheendoftherally.
Korean relations. Last week, the
and the following publication of the
preparedaperformanceconnectedwith
Therallybasicallytooktheformof
KamEun-jin/TheArgus
divided Korean peninsula filled with
June15North-SouthJointDeclaration.
songs,dance,andplay.Thebasicplot
a contest. Following the staging of
the tears of heartbroken families
Through this, college students
ofthatplaywasalovestorybetweena
many performances, a prize giving
reunited after nearly five decades.
gatheredfromthewholeofacountry
South Korean man “Jaju”(meaning
ceremony took place. It’s not just a
These touching reunions will surely
are aiming to pave way for
Independence) and a North Korean
competition, but a “big party” for
lead the two Koreas into a time of
reunification.
woman“Gukbong”(meaningbeautiful
everyone praying for hope and
reconciliation.
NorthKoreanwoman).Whiletheplay
reunification.
In pace with these developments,
II. Highlight of the Festival:
was a love story on the surface, it
The screening standard was also
Pictures of people who
“ReunificationCultureStage”
themovementsofcollegestudentsare
contained serious elements like the
somewhatuniqueinthatreason.The
violated the National
alsoverynoteworthy.Inthewakeof
Among various events held at the
withdrawal of USFK (US Forces
specific details were first of all, the
Security Law were put on
the inter-Korean summit, several
festival, “Reunification Culture
Korea).
“fervor toward reunification”, and
display.
During
the
South Korean university student
Stage,” staged on the opening night,
The Maehyang-ri residents’
“howtoexpressthewishesofpeople
festival, many kinds of
councils have reported plans to
was the highlight. Over its ten-year
performancewasnotrefinedinterms
struggling for the reunification” and
theme exhibition in the
promote academic exchanges and
history,thestagehasproducedmany
of technical skill, but inspired
finally,“originalityandcreativity”.
street caught people’’s
other contacts with their North
great creative works related to
sympathy in many people. The
The stage is not open solely to
eyes.
Koreancounterparts.
reunification. In keeping with the
human rights of residents in
upstandingcitizens,buteveryone,nor
Forexample,thestudentcouncilat
scale of this rally, lots of groups
Mahyang-ri (which is located in
isitconceivedinthespiritofstruggle
Kyungpook National University said
participated. The first performance
Kyonggi-do,asiteusedbyUSforces
only. It is an expression of people’s
it would pursue a summer volunteer
was a congratulatory number
as a bombing range), has put the
lives in general. Through several
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
project in rural North Korean
performed by the Preparation
revision of SOFA (Status of Forces
genres including songs, dance, and
communities, while student repre-
Committee
for
the
“2000
Agreement)ontheagenda,twoofthe
plays, they tell their story to the
sentatives at Chonnam National
Reunification Grand Festival”. The
most controversial issues of today.
audience.
University unveiled plans for a field
50 members sang a song together to
Singing a song “Maehyang-ri young
The images of joy and sorrow,
triptoNorthKorea.
celebratetherally.
man” (a revised version of the
images that illustrate better than
“TheYear2000ReunificationGrand
Soonafterthat,severalparticipating
popular song “Soyang River
hundreds of words the tragedy, but
Festival”held in Hanyang University
groups staged performances.
Maiden”), based on the actual
also the hope of the people of the
fromAugust13to15wasundertaken
Representing the Ansan area, the
situation of Maehyang-ri, called
divided nation all poured out on one
Togathersomemoneyfor
inthesamespirit.
Minjung song group, “World for the
people’sattentiontotheproblem.
stage. This “Reunification Culture
the struggle at Maehyang-
This time, three issues are on the
People,” performed the song drama
Stage” certainly fulfilled its role at
ri, goods and shells were
agendaandhaveformedthebasisof
that dealt with labor rights and
III.UnitedVoiceofReunification
thisparticularrally.
exhibited.Thisheightened
this festival. In short, they are
reunification.
Ratherthanjustcallingoutslogans,
people’’sragesagainstUS
reiterating demands for the
Excluding the Ansan area, Inchon,
the performance blended the slogans
ForcesKorea.
withdrawalofUStroopsfromKorea,
Taegu and Maehyang-ri also joined.
intovariousculturalgenresofsongs,
ByHongJoo-hee
the repeal of the National Security
The project team “Beautiful Young
dance,Pungmulandplays.Sincethey
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
Law, and the official recognition of
Man”showedtheircreativesongsas
are familiar and friendly to most
MiniInterview
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
JeongBo-seon:Iwouldliketosay
expected that many creative works
R: What is your opinion of
awordofthankstothosewhohelped
like songs and plays would be
literary art as a means of
events to progress favorably.
performed and they were actually
commemoratingreunification?
Compared with past years, we came
realized,soIamverypleasednow.
J: I think literary art is something
closer to the goal of reunification
born from life, so there is no reason
A girl posed with Kim
becauseoftheJointDeclaration.And
R: What do you think of the
why people shouldn’t give it due
Jeong-il. There were lots
eventsofpastyearsoriginallyusedto
meaningofthisculturalfestival?
attention. I wish people would
of side events which
makeslowprogress,however,things
J: We haven’t accomplished
become workers singing and
induce people’’s partici-
haveprogressedrapidlythisyear.
reunification yet. We have
gesturing as they express themselves
pation.
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
experienced many hardships like
spontaneously. And I hope the
The MCof the stage, Jeong Bo-
R: How does your aim at this
separated families and the massacre
numberofpeopleinvolvedinliterary
seon
event compare with those of other
of innocent people caused by the
artwillincrease.
years?
divisionoftheKoreanpeninsula.Our
Reporter: Would you please
J: Nowadays, the number of
earnest hope for reunification was
ByKamEun-jin
express your impression of
literary works have increased in the
formalized in the form of literary art
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
ReporterofCultureSection
ReunificationCultureStage?
culture of assembly and struggle. I
atthisfestival.
LookingatacademicexchangesbetweenNorth&South
s?e?m?i?n?a?r
ExchangeRoutesforOneCountry
ReunificationonOurHands
U
ntil now, the exchange in academy
In this academic meeting, there were
theprovinceofDaedongriver.
Associationonthe3rdofJuly,announcedto
T
hefirstspeakerCheungHae-gusaw
army more than the North and
between the North and the South
exchange of thesis on the establishing the
△The importance of the communication
moveforwardintheexchangeofdramasand
the summit meeting as a turning
equipments like the guns are more
Koreahasbeensuccessfulmostlythrougha
Koreancode,thearrangingandinputtingof
network is never too much to emphasize. It
jointperformancestotakeplace.Tobemore
point in history. He thought at the
modernized in the South than the North.
third country. Also the host of these
the Korean Key, the technology in
is like the nerve system in our bodies.
specific, the Drama Association in the 24th
moment the knowledge is following the
Therefore,thepossibilityofNorthasking
exchanges was not a nation directly
differentiatingthealphabetandsoundofthe
However the North has thought the
SeoulDramaFestivalopeningonthe27thof
situationandwishesthiswillbecomevice
for war is very low. America has been
concerned with but a third nation hosted it.
Koreanlanguage,thetechnologyofKorean
communication network as a threat to the
August is planning to invite the man of the
versa. The most important part of the
trying to isolate the Russian powers by
This is due to the conservative North
Multi-media system, exchanging Korean in
maintenance of their system and therefore
theater of the North and open a lecture
meetinghesawwasthatitmitigatedthe
soft containment or the containment lite.
avoidingcontactwiththeSouth.Nowfacing
theinternetandothers.Also,inthemeeting
theexchangewasverylimitedinthisarea.
meeting and academic symposium on the
tension,betweenthecitizensoftheNorth
Bylookingatthat,Americadoesnotplan
the problem of reunification, in order to
theICCKLcommencedajointproductionof
The Hanaro communications is planning
themeofdramaexchangebetweentheNorth
andSouth.
peaceandsafety,inotherwords,hesees
relieve the atmosphere these academic
the Keyboard, alphabet, and terminology of
an economic collaboration from April.
andSouth.Also,futuretheyhopetoholda
Second speaker, Kim Chan-su said,
as long as the US forces are stationed
exchangesarecrucial.Theacademyhasthe
the Korean computer. This academic
Hanaro started the investigation on the
formaterialsofdramaexhibition,meetingof
people thought the US forces in Korea
reunification, peace cannot take place.
power to manage to establish the base in
meeting is to continue to study on the
communication of the North two years ago
theauthoritiesandfriendlyvisitationtotalk
was a sacred thing that cannot be
Anotherstepweshouldtakeistoletthe
society, ready for unity. If we look into
problem of information system in Korean
andholdingseminarstodowiththeNorths
place.
changed.TalkingaboutHumanSecurity,
worldknowthatwearegoingtoreunite,
history, without the correct knowledge on
throughouttheyears.
communicationnetwork.Hanaroisplanning
As shown by the four fields, as the
SOFA, Wartime Host Nation Support,
before another cold war system forms.
eachother,adifferentidentitycanbeformed
△Human science is the next field to be
to select one or two excellent enterprises
outcome of the bright summit meeting the
operational control, he spoke for the
Until now, the cold war system was to
intheinnermindofthecitizensandthiswill
lighted.Intheareaofhistory,theNorthand
from the South and go to the North and
exchange between the North and South in
removalontheUSforces.Theprofessor
block China, North Korea and Russia,
startbuildingupthetensionbetweenthetwo
the South differ in the perspective and
makethemproducethecomponentsneeded
academic field will and must become more
of law Cho guk mentioned the concepts
andthatiswhyNorthKoreaconcentrated
countries. In the past this important
opinion.Forexample,whiletheSouththinks
forcommunication.Whenthisisalong-term
active. At the moment, there are various
written in the National Security Act are
on the atomic bombs, to defend
interchangehadtakenonlyafewlinesinthe
the beginning of unity in the Korean
plan the short-term plan would be to
internet sites like the www.dprk.com,
veryambiguousandthecontentsdoesnot
themselves.
page of Korean history. However, through
peninsula is from the Koguryo and Baikjae
establishmentofthecommunicationnet.Inthe
www.unionzone.com which gives a total
fit our society today. The people
Towards the end, Kim Chang-jin
the successful summit meeting the
beingunitedbyShillainthe7thcentury,the
jointdeclarationmadein1992,theNorthand
service such as sales of the North Korean
disagreeing the abolishment of the
commented, that we have become too
interchangehasstartedtotakeitsplace.The
North thinks its the unification of the later
theSouthcametoaconclusiontosetupthe
merchandises, provides information on the
National Security Act is that there is
dependent of the Americans. Before we
followingfourfieldsaretobelightedinthis
three kingdoms by Koryo. Therefore the
system
needed
for
mail
and
North,findingthedividedfamilies.
something similar in America and in the
thinkofwhattheKoreansthink,wethink
aspect.
interchange in academy is emphasized. A
telecommunication. But only words cannot
Alltheseinterestontheexchangesshould
North.Itistruethatthereisasimilaract
of what the Americans thought. The
△Koreanology is the first of the four
historical meeting was held with the theme
makeitpossible.Theneedforcommunication
notturnintoatemporarytrend.Thecitizens
however is not in use. Basically in the
centerofourworldhasbecomeAmerica,
fields. The most outstanding works in this
unity and historical training in the Kunguk
network is still being talked about. Look at
should keep their eyes opened in order to
first session of the seminar, the speakers
not ourselves. As a seperate nation, our
field is in the publication of the Standard
Universityin1998.Theydiscussedaboutthe
Germany,theyworkedonthetelecom2000
make the exchanges active. It will be
talkedonthethreemainpointsthatwere
thoughtsshouldbecomethecoreofus.It
Korean Dictionary. This was the first case
plan of integration of the historical training
programfor8yearswith6billionmarc.
possiblefortheKoreatobethehostnation
discussedinthesummitmeeting.
isimportantforthepressandthesociety
South Korea started funding over 10billion
betweentheNorthandSouth,takingthecase
△Inthefieldofculture,wecansayahot
duetotheimprovementoftherelationshipof
In the second session, professor of
to let the citizens realize this fact. The
won on the project from 1992 with
of Germany. The year 1995 in Japan the
windisblowingfromtheNorth.Songslike
theNorthandSouth.Therefore,wemustbe
sociology Kang Jung-gu made a speech
Koreanmindmustchangeanddevelop.
approximately 150 Korean professionals to
Internationalacademichistoricalsymposium
Bungapsumnida and Whebaram are
thehostinsolvingourproblems.
on our way to reunification. Professor
work on. The Dictionary was finally
was held with the subject of the 5thousand
becomingpopularintheSouthaswell.
said, one of the reason the US force is
publishedinNovemberlastyear.Itincluded
years of East Asia. The archeologist of the
A movie Bulgasari was screened and
ByKimNa-hyun
stationedisinthesafetyofawarwiththe
NorthKoreanwords,archaicwords,dialects
North and South participated in this
Sonyenjungsu , an animation film is being
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
North.ButtheSouthtrainsandfundsthe
alongwiththeorthographyandmanymore.
symposium and the 8 archeologist of the
planned.Forthefirsttime,ajointproduction
ByKimNa-hyun
Last year the International Computer
North presented essays that clarified the
oftheNorthanimationGajaewillbestarting
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
ConductoftheKoreanLanguagewasheld.
placeoforiginoftheKoreaisPungyangand
its business this year. The Korean Drama

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