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CULTURE
Reviewingtheplay:‘TheFishBowlWhereaWhaleLives’
OVER
VIEW
JapaneseDramaMaking
AggravateOverconsuming
Culture
InroadsinKorea
C
redit cards were supplied in Korea, in 1969, for the first time. The credit cards,
referredtoas“thethirdmoneyform”,wereleadingustoa“plasticrevolution”.
I.JapaneseDramasArePerforming
Though everyone considers himself a
Thesignificanceofthisrevolutionhasnotgoneunnoticed.
M
any Japanese films are gaining
whale,theworld,symbolizedbythebowl,is
OneofthereasonsthatalargequantityofconsumptionwaspossibleintheUSAsince
popularityamongKoreansincluding,
toosmalltoaccommodatehim.
1920, was due to the rise of credit cards. Credit cards upset the people who were
Love Letter, Samurai Fiction, Poppoya
In the scene that the village falls into the
reluctanttolendmoney.Insteadofreferringtothepracticeofusingplasticas“lending
(Train Engineer), etc. What all these films
darkness suddenly, the darkness means a
money”,thecreditcardcompaniesusedtheterm“credit”,influencingpeopletothink
have in common is that they address the
rugged world. He comes to confuse of the
that such a practice accumulated credit in line with the economic performance of
issue of daily life. Japanese films often
situation from the darkness, however, he
advancednations.
provide a parable of how life should be
doesn’tlosewarmeyesofthelife.Thisplot
Our country joined the ranks of the advanced nations by utilizing credit cards,
lived. They seem to go straight to the heart
of the play makes spectators to think what
externally.Ithasbeenrevealedthat,onaverage,everyadulthastwocards.And,684
ofthingsandpenetratetherootsensibilityof
thelifeis.
hundredmilliondollarswerespentusingcreditcardsasmeansoftransactioninMarch,
human beings. This is what has attracted
Therefore, Cleo comes to realize through
2000.
manypeopletoJapanesefilms.
various experiences that the world is not
Thecreditcards,aboveall,havethetendencytoinstigateimpulsebuying.Inrecent
Japanesetheaterisalsobeingstagedhere.
alwaysaccommodating.However,hecomes
pollscarriedoutbytheKoreanConsumerFederation,creditcardcustomersappearedto
At the 1999 Seoul International Drama
to learn that his work is not limited to his
recognize that credit cards served this function. For example, 24 percent of the
Festival, Japanese plays were performed in
personalspace,butconnectshimwithothers
respondentssaidthatimpulsebuyingincreasedaftertheyacquiredacreditcard.Also,
Koreaforthefirsttime.TheJapanesedrama
instead.Hecomestogreetaturningpointof
26 percent of the respondents answered that expenses had increased following their
writtenbyKitamuracalled,“HowBeautiful
the life. Through this, he comes to realize
acquisition.Theycommonlyworriedabouttheissuesofdebtandimpulsebuying.
the Moon is.” was among those Japanese
thattakingresponsibilityforotherselicitsthe
And another poll, conducted by Dongyang Group, is also worth noting. Bachelors
plays featured. The another play written by
affectionandregardofotherhumanbeings.
answeredthat73percentoftheircreditcarddebtisrunuponbartabs.Andsinglegirls
Kitamura called “The Fish Bowl Where a
Such a serious and philosophical lesson is
said that 82 percent of their credit card transactions are made buying clothes. This
WhaleLives”,whichwasalsowellreceived.
wellexpressedlikeafairytaleinthisplay.
investigationshowsjusthowmuchcreditcardscontributetoconsumerism.
Theyareplayersofthisdrama“ThefishBowlwhereawhaleLives”.
And,atpresent,“MadeinJapan”and“The
Thestage,decoratedwithroadlampsand
Also,crimeinvolvingcreditcardsisendemic.Thetypesofcrimeinvolvedarevarious
Fish Bowl Where a Whale lives” are the
to an unfortunate mistake. The incident
beggar and Matilda make an effort to
wall clocks, is decorative and original. And
andincreasinginscope.Forexample,therearepracticesofusuryinvolvingcreditcards,
performing plays that the original was
occurs when he meets a man named
consoleCleowhenhedespairs.
beforetheplay,thereappearedanimageon
taxevasionthroughtheabuseofcreditcarddiscounts,andforgeryofcreditcards,etc.
writtenbyJapanese.
Kantarentan.Heisanormalemployeeliving
Whilethescrewiseventuallyfound,news
a white backdrop, which created the
The credit card companies have bad aspects as ever. Most of the credit cards
“TheFishBowlWhereaWhaleLives”is
in the village. Kantarentan always wants to
of Kantarentan’s murder soon reaches the
ambience of a fairy tale. The music,
companiesaretryingtopersuadeconsumerstobuyimportedarticles,suchasexpensive
a play dealing with daily life like other
listen to his music box, so he asks Cleo to
village. Disheartened by the news, Cleo
resemblingnurserysongs,onlyaddedtothe
fur products. Some companies prominently insist that the quality of domestically
Japanese products. Another trait about
givehimascrewfromthewallclocksohe
despairs, however the beggar offers him
effect.
producedgoodsislowerthanthatofimportedarticles,aworryingtrendindeed.
contention of the play is that deals with
can wind up his music box, however the
some comforting words: “It takes a good
Theperformancehadafewroughspotsit
Atpresent,thenumberofyoungpeopleinpossessionofacreditcardhasincreased.
growthoftheyoungboylikeafairytale.
screwcametostucktothemusicbox.
heart to put others before yourself. And if
is true. The actors’ timing was off. There
Infact,cashcardusersareusuallyyoungpeopleranginginagefromtheteenyearsto
AndthedirectorofthisplayisKimDong
Therefore,thewallclockcomestoastop
youaredriventodespairforatime,youcan
were noticeable miscues and mistakes with
twentysomething.Thisdemonstratesjusthoweffectivethebanks’campaigntoreach
Hyun who is observed that makes visible
and the road lamps go out. As a result, the
overcomeyourmiserybythesameprincipal
lines. The energy of the actors was
theyoungthroughmarketinghasbeen.Likewise,banksandcreditcardcompaniesare
effect of the play to live well. Therefore,
whole village falls into darkness. In the
thatmovesthehandsofaclock.”
impressive however. The beggar was
targetingtheyoungpeoplebyexploitingtheirdesiretobeuniqueanddistinct.
“The Fish Bowl Where a Whale lives” is
darkness, murdering, stealing and sacking
MatildabecomesagoodfriendtoCleoas
especially effective at expressing the play’s
Universitystudentsareespeciallyeasypreytothemarketingcampaignsofthecredit
expectedthatatmosphereoftheplaywillbe
soon follow and Cleo is forced to assume
well. While being a bit course due to her
theme. Such acting holds up to the scrutiny
cardcompanies.Atpresent,varioustypesofcreditcardshavebeenmadeavailablefor
warmandpretty.
responsibilityforthemishap.
upbringing, she is full of gratitude toward
ofthemostperceptivecritic.
universitystudents.Forexample,thecardshavethreedesignations:astudent’scard,a
ThisplayisbeingperformedatDaehakro
While waiting for Kantarentan, who left
Cleo. When the electric bulbs of the road
“TheFishBowlWhereaWhaleLives”is
trafficcardandacreditcard.Evencreditcardsofferingcreditforaneducationalfund
andthatisthesecondproductdirectedbythe
Cleo to find a repairman to fix the music
lamps go out, Matilda is suspected of
animpressiveplayexpressedinthedelicate
have been issued. Also, young people are eligible to discounts on certain products if
dramaticcompany,BaeksuKwangbu.
box, Cleo has encounters with several
causingthemishap.ButCleobelievesinher,
ballad form the Japanese so excel at. The
theypurchasetheitemoncredit.Aboveall,creditcardmarketingismainlydirectedat
people. Meeting with these people leads
afaithforwhichheisaptlyrewarded.
reporter would recommend this fine and
the consumer’s desire to be distinct. Because of this, many people have applied for
II.PuttingOthersBeforeYourself
Cleo to broad eyes of contemplating the
At the end of the play, Cleo and a
delicateworkofarttoanyone.
credit cards. And the credit cards are influencing both consumer culture and the
“The Fish Bowl Where a Whale Lives”
world. And, this experience approaches to
repairmanleavethevillagetofixtheelectric
economyofentirenations.Itisnecessarytoreevaluatethetruemeaningofcreditatthis
followsthedevelopmentofayoungboyas
Cleoashealingdishearteningofhim.
bulbsoftheroadlamps.
time. The capitalist economy has grown increasingly dependent on the lending and
hematures.Themaincharacterofthisplay
He meets Matilda and her parents, a
borrowingofcapitalthroughcredit.
isaboynamedCleo.Healwayslightsupthe
beggar, Patio a friend of Cleo, a third-rate
III.ReviewandOutlookofthePlay
roadlampsandwindsupwallclocksinthe
actress, etc. Most of these people are from
“The Fish Bowl Where a Whale Lives”
villageinwhichhelives.Heissoproudof
the under class. While they were all going
contains a lot of lessons about life. In the
ByKimJi-yoon
ByKimJi-yoon
thisworkandconsidersithissacredduty.
through hard times, they remain cheerful
play,thewhalesymbolizesCleoandthefish
argusculture@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
argusculture@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
Butonedayhecan’tperformhisjobdue
with a positive attitude toward life. The
bowl,theworld.
InterviewwithLeeHye-kyung,theactivistforthefeminineculture
Self-Supportingof
Witch’sHandthatChangestheWorld
CollegeStudent
T
hereisawomanwhowantstobecalled
began from women labors’ movement to
herselfasawitch.Shedefinestheword
‘obtain the equal rights on politics’ in the
houseandjustthebasicthingsthatchildren
‘witch’ as a woman who challenge to the
States ninety years ago. There was ‘3?8
Owlof
candoatthisageiftheylearn.Anotherway
power.Thewomenwhowerepointedoutas
Women’s Rally’ in Seoul. Many feminist
ofearningmoneyisbabysitting.Mostlygirls
a witch in the medieval times range from
groupsgatheredandwealsoparticipated.
Minerva
do babysitting. Although the purpose is
intelligent and rich woman to those who
There were lots of declarations on the
earning extra money either than the
wereweakandisolated.Onecommonthing
women’srights.Andthecatchphraseofthe
allowance you get, the experience to feed a
between them was that they were both a
year 2000 is ‘the elimination of women’s
N
ow that we’re college students, we
baby or read a book to a kindergartener, or
threat to a men’s world. That is why men
poverty and violence’. In the rally, we
must feel the duty to make our own
helping a kid with their homework is
tried to give the negative image on witches
performed a musical. We have a plan to
money.
something that will help while growing up
andgetridofthem,usingtheformsocalled
continue this musical on the local
InKorea,studentsusuallydon’thavejobs
and meeting new people. After students
‘witch trial’. Lee Hye-kyung is rather using
performances.
untilthey’refinishedwithhighschool.Until
become capable of doing jobs that require
this ‘negative’ image on her group. They
R: Is there any certain standard or
then, students use money that their parents
moreskillandstrength,manystudentsgeta
intendtobe‘bad’womenandwanttoputit
givethemandbuythethingstheyneedand
part time job at restaurants. Students are
intotheirtruecolor.
directionontheperformance?
L: We regard the concept as the most
want. Students usually use their allowance
usually more fond of family restaurants
LeeHye-kyungisnowundertakingmany
on clothes, accessories like bags and hats,
thoughbecauseinAmerica,itisofficiallya
important roles. She is the representative of
importantthinginthedirecting.Weconsider
c.d.’s and books. The part time jobs or
ruletogivetheserveratip,15percentofthe
Korean Feminist Artist Group and
the overall situation of cultural background
maybefulltimejobsthatstudentshaveafter
bill. If that 15 percent adds up, you could
consultativememberofDevelopmentCenter
andexploresomesensitiveissues.
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
they graduate high school are pretty much
earn lots of money that has nothing to do
of Korean Women, and she also publishes
Some of the them were intentional
limited. Lots of students work at fast-food
withyouractualpay.Sosomestudentslearn
Feminine Newspaper. She places more
projects.Forexample,weheldaservicefor
restaurants such as McDonalds, Burger
theskillstheyneedandworkathairsalons,
weightontheroleofKoreanFeministArtist
attended the university, there were lots of
It’sasifwemadesomethingoutofnothing.
the repose of the deceased in 1992, 1993
King,KFC,PizzaHut,etc.Alsoworkingasa
whichisalsoagreatwaytogettips.When
Group than others, and she has a great
movements under the slogan of “people,
For this reason, the task is a tough one but
along with the Council for Women Drafted
waitressorwaiteratacoffeeshoporfamily
students earn their allowance or get payed
enthusiasmfordirectingworkonthecultural
democracy, and public”. I also joined those
paradoxically,italsomotivatesme.
for Military Sexual Slavery for our
restaurantiscommon.
from their work, they usually spend money
performances. She held the Feminine Film
activities. The male-oriented atmosphere of
grandmothers who were drafted during the
R:Youhavedirectedmanysmalland
Some students work at academies as
onshopping.Buyingthingsthattheywanted
Festival in 1997, 1999 and Feminine Art
allmovementsmademedisappointed.
colonialperiod.
supervisors and help the teachers by doing
or need, like clothes and books and many
Festival in 1999. Also she directed the
I began to deny myself and feel certain
big performances. What was the most
impressiveworktoyou?
R:Whatisyourfutureplanandyour
things for them like grading papers and
studentssaveuptobutacar.
feminist plays including ,
ashamed because of the big differences
copying things for them. The things above
As you can see from above, there are a
,and
between the reality and my background. I
L: Every performance has a special
wishasanactivistoffeministculture?
L:OnSeptemberandOctober,therewill
aresomeofthejobsthatrequirehardwork
variety of ways for students to earn money
corn of a cow>. The reporter of the Argus
made up my mind to begin feminist cultual
meaning to me regardless of its results. I
withactuallynotthatmuchofapay.Sowhat
both in America and Korea. Although it
met Lee Hye-kyung to hear her opinion on
activitieswhenIwasajuniorinuniversity.
have inclination to take a missionary work
beafeministmusicfestival.Asfornow,itis
manystudents,especiallycollegestudentsdo
seemsverydifferentinAmericacomparedto
thefeministculturalactivitiesanditsfuture.
even if there are some obstacles like a
the biggest event we are planning. We
is tutoring middle school, high school, or
here, actually it is somewhat the same. As
R:Doyouhaveanydifficultiesasan
financialdifficulty.In1997,whenIplanned
haven’tdecidedthecontentsandgenreofthe
Reporter: What circumstances lead
activistforthefeministculture?
maybe even elementary students. Actually
you can see, eventually students earn and
to direct Feminine Film Festival, many
performanceyet.Andnextyear,in2001,we
thisisn’taeasyjobeither.Youhavetolearn
savetheirmoneyforsimilarpurposes.There
you to have interest on the feminist
L: We have lots of difficulties. Let’s
people doubted its durability. Though it
plantosetupthethirdfilmfestival.
culturalactivities?
whileyouteachandthatthestudentslookup
are things that we should learn from
discuss them in terms of ‘feminism’ and
needed huge cost, we finished the festival
We are also thinking about the projects
toyouisagreatresponsibility.
Americanstudents.Pointingoutthefactthat
Lee Hye-kyung: It’s really hard to say
‘culture’. I have always wanted to do some
successfullyalreadytwotimes.Alsoourfirst
usingtheinternet,likeopeningagalleryand
Still compared to the other jobs that
American students develop independency
the reason exactly. Personally, I was born
work for women. The image of a ‘woman’
play,wasverytouching.
atheater.
students have the ability to do, tutoring is a
more earlier than us is a clue in what we
and raised in the culturally rich family.
inoursocietyistwisted.Whenwetalkabout
In the crossroad of success and failure, we
In addition, I believe that the feminist
waytogeteasymoney.Insomeways,since
should learn from them. We should try to
Thanks to my mother who was a pianist in
‘our mother’, people often came to their
decided to play the work in Dongsungro.
activityshouldbeformedunderthebasisof
students receive so much money in such a
earnourownthingswithoutthehelpofour
the church, we listen to music all the time.
mind the holy image like the Madonna.
Andthereactionwasveryshockingevento
the art, and culture. The art is a work that
simple way, some of them tend to get
parentsandweshouldstoptryingtodepend
My father also enjoyed all kind of arts.
However,inourdailylife,wetakealltheir
ourselves. After every performance, there
takes a long time to complete. I concern
confusedaboutmoneyanddon’trespectthe
on our parents for everything. That way
Furthermore, there was not a certain
sacrificesforgrantedandhappenedtoignore
happened to be kind of a party with the
those who only chase the splendid outfit of
valueofit.
manystudentswilltheimportanceandvalue
boundary between the roles of man and
it.
audiences. They told their personal stories
this activity. Yet, quite contrary to their
On the other hand, American students
ofmoney.
womaninthehousework.Inmychildhood,I
The‘culture’isprettymuchthesame.We
and sometimes cried. We shared lots of
thought, it requires the mind heading
learntoearntheirownmoneyattheageas
absorbedplayactinginschool,church,home.
think that the art is a possession for some
thoughts. There has been lots of
towardsreasonandactivitylikealabor.
early as third of fourth grade. Usually the
Andeveninthebathroom,Imadeakindof
special group of people, who were once
performances and all the works are very
parentsgivetheirkidsallowancedepending
monologue..
treatedasthelowestclassinthepast.
valuabletome.
on how well they do their chores. Chores
ByParkSo-young
Duringmiddleandhighschool,however,I
Both ‘feminism’ and ‘culture’ were
ByHongJoo-hee
R:Whatwasthelatestperformance?
includewashingthedishes,cleaninguptheir
came to realize that there are too many
always far from power. Thus taking
ThewriterisafreshmanofEnglish
argusculture@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
rooms, wiping the floor, vacuuming the
thingsgirlsarenotsupposedtodo.WhenI
activitiesforfeministcultureisnotthateasy.
L: March 8th was the Women’s Day. It
EducationDept.

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