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CULTURE
http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~theargus
Lookingintothefandomculture
FandomRisestoReformSociety
I. Music fans stand for reform of
second person pronoun in Japanese,
popularmusic.
however, its modern meaning is a person
R
ecently, the “People’s Solidarity for
who is absorbed in the study of something
Reform of Popular Music” was
unique. In the 80’s when TV were
inaugurated.Variousorganizationsincluding
popularized, youth wanting to express their
Committee of Changing Popular Music,
individualityproducedOtaku.Theirtargetof
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs),
the study has wide range from sports to
and fan clubs participated in this solidarity
teenage singers. Otaku is proud of their
for reform. They had a press conference
knowledgeintheirparticularfieldsofstudy.
about the fandom movement on April 2nd.
Besides, they have a high-degree
They announced to set about a grass roots
encyclopedic knowledge because they also
movementthatcoversawidemusicrangeof
have interested in other fields in order to
consumerstosettlefanculture.
knowmoreabouttheirfavorites.
Up to now, only a few music critics or
Otaku has made Japaness mass culture
NGOs have advocated reform of popular
balanced in the meantime. They demand
music, and reform has not made great
cultural commodities for comment. This
progress.Inthissituation,musicfansbegan
brings about creation of a new demand and
BaeGi-jung(IC-94)
action to reform popular music after
produces cultural creators. Moreover, as
LeeMin-a/TheArgus
realizingthattheirlong-termandcontinuing
producers become afraid of Otakus, the
effortsareneeded.
qualityofcommoditiesbecomeimprovedin
the result. Such Otaku culture is one of the
II.Fandominoursociety
Bears-fence
causes of strengthening international
“AjanetIsOpenPlacetoDiscuss
DoosanBearsfansaretakingsilentdemonstrationagainstDoosanmanagementat
Inadditiontofansofpopularmusic,there
competitivenessofJapanesemassculture.
ChamsilStadiumonApril5th.
arevariouskindsoffanssuchasmoviefans
or sports fans. All of them are generally
V.Onbeingculturaltroops
FutureofInternetBroadcasting.”
labled “fandom”. But “fandom” is not
were seen as passive beings who just
leading player Shim Jong-soo in April just
Itissaidthatfandomhasformedandlead
merelytheantonymof“stardom”butalsoa
followedtheirstar.
becauseofhisjoininginKPBPA.Bearsfans
the 90’s Korean mass culture. However,
representative word which indicates a trend
were indignant at the retaliatory act of
massculturehasratherutilizedfandomwith
H
of the mass culture in 90’s. The dictionary
III. Let’s see fandom from a new
management and started a mass protest.
its thorough capitalistic marketing. At that
aveyoueverheardabout“Ajanet”?ItistheInternetbroadcastingstationofthe
viewpoint.
defines “fandom” as groups of fans who
Besides gatherings, they placed
time,fandomwasnomorethanaconsumer
Department of International Communications in HUFS. The reporter had an
admire stars or their closed and unique
Recently fans are inclined to stop
advertisement against Doosan management
ofmassculture.Theyonlyblindlyfollowed
interviewwithBaeGi-jung(IC-94),thechiefofAjanetandaskedallaboutit.
attributes. Fandom in their teens who are
followingtheirstarspassivelyaswecansee
in the newspaper on April 5th and also
starsandwerenotabletoovercomestars.
Ajanet started service from November, 1999 with 3 graduate students and 5
encircled with study, school, and adults are
in the case of the reform movement for
launched a boycott for interrelated
Fandom’srecentmovementsareevidence
undergraduatestudentsoftheDepartmentofInternationalCommunications.BaeGi-
likelytousetheirfascinationwithstarsasa
popular music. They are turning into active
enterprisesofDoosanGroup.
that fandom started to overcome their stars.
jungisoneofthefounders.“Wehadalackofopportunitytopracticewhatwehave
meansofescapingreality.
righters of wrongs, instead of being merely
“Nosamo” is also good example of
Thoughfandomcultureoriginatesfromlove
learnednothavinganybroadcastinginstrumentsandequipment.”AftertheStudioof
WhendrunkdrivingaccidentofKangTa,
bound to the stars. Observers of culture
fandom culture. “Nosamo” is the name for
and admiration for particular stars, a
theDepartmentofInternationalCommunicationswasopened,Ajanetcouldsetupthe
a member of group H.O.T. was under
calledthis“fandomculture”.Fandomculture
thegroupofpeoplewholoveNoMu-huyn.
distinctive thing with blind love is their
basis of its broadcasting equipment. “We have had a critical mind on the Korea
investigationatKangnamPoliceStation,his
means fans’ trends which perceive a star’s
This is the first fan club for a politician in
affectionate comment. If such fandom’s
broadcasting system. Ajanet started from that kind of thought which wanted to
fans expressed their hostile feeling against
realitywithoutburyingthemselvesinastar’s
Korea and came into being spontaneously.
effortscontinue,intheend,theycanreform
overcomethelimitsofexistingbroadcastingstationsandpresentanalternativemedia”
authority. Putting aside moral judgement
individualdispositionandfinallygobeyond
They made a homepage for a base for on-
inappropriate socity including mass culture.
Two Web masters designed and manage the homepage of Ajanet. The updating
they protested outside the police station
thepersonalboundsofstars.
linemeetingstodiscusshispoliticalactivity
Being cultural troops, it is time that they
meetingisheldonceaweek.
where their idol was being held. A case of
A series of events connected with
with each other and suggest some ideas to
showtheirfullpotential.
Ajanetconsistsofthreechannels-video,audioandeducational.Channel1,thevideo
terrorizing G.O.D by toxic chemicals last
organizationofKoreaProfessionalBaseball
him. They also opened an office to ensure
stationistheplacethatdisplaysindependentpicturesmadeontheirown-musicvideo,
Januaryalsoshowsfandom’smistakenactof
Players Association (KPBPA) is a good
theirefficientandsystematiccampaign.
documentary,newsanddrama.Fromtheviewpointofstudents,creative,experimental,
an affection towards stars. These accidents
example of mature fandom culture. Since
new and striking ideas about our society are incorporated into these pictures. And if
IV.AfandomcultureinJapan
occurredbecausefandom’sdesiretoidentify
late December of last year,“Bears-fence”, a
you might feel like listening to music you want to hear, enter Channel 2, the audio
themselves with stars brought about an
federation of fans of Doosan Bears has
Mass culture in Japan has been much
station.HereeverybodycanbeaDJandspeakovertheInternetradiostation,select
ByKamEun-jin
obession for stars. Such cases have often
developed a movement for retrieving fans’
affected by fandom culture. This is named
musicandintroducetheirletters.ThemostessentialpartofAjanet,Channel3isthe
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
givenrisetopublicdiscussions.Sofar,fans
rights.DoosanmanagementtradedaBears’
“Otaku(mania)culture”Otakuisoriginallya
open class that Professor Choi Young of the Department of International
Communications delivered a series of lectures on the producing of Internet
broadcasting.Itoffersacademicdataandarticlesaboutthesignificanceandpracticeof
StreetArtInsufficienttoShare
FilmFestivalLooksbackGrowth
InternetbroadcastingandrecommendsgoodInternetbroadcastingstations.
BaeGi-jungsaid“Ajanetputmorevalueoneducationthanentertainment.Thereare
plentyofInternetbroadcastingstationsbeingsetup;however,peopledonotreflecton
MeaningofNMD
OfIndependentAnimations
thefutureandroleofit.AsitisoneoftheuniversityInternetbroadcastingstationsand
notcommercial,wehopeAjanetisgoingtobeaplacethattriestosearchforsoundand
desirableaspectsofanInternetbroadcastingstation”.Duringvacations,theyregularly
T
T
he URart Center is a non-profit
NMD has in the domestic and international
he Special Film Festival for Korea
Through the early works of animation
holdworkshopsontheInternetandmakeInternetbroadcaststoHUFSans.
organization that has held street art
scenesandexpressoppositiontoNMD.
Independent Animations was held in
editor in 90s, we could realize the meaning
Ajanetalsoisutilizedasatrainingfieldforproducingbroadcastingprogramsinthe
eventssincethelate1999.
Using a form of maze, they caught
ArtSonjefromApril20thto22nd.Thisfilm
ofanimationasanewmediumandfindthe
Department of International Communications. The members of Ajanet instruct
The center promoted an art event under
passers-by’s attention. The maze was made
festival showed us films which was put
trace of agony and passionateness of
undergraduatesintheusageofequipment,theskillsofeditingfilm,cameratechniques
the banner of “NMD/ABM (National
by 3 feet boards having the concepts of
togetherbyeachdirectorandtime.
them“Kongmoodohaga” by Na Ho-won
etc.,twiceaweek.InApril,thetrainingofAjanetborefruitresults.KimTae-min(IC-
Missile Defence/Anti-Ballistic Missile)” in
NMD, ABM or BMD and explained on
IttoldusabouthistoryoforiginofKorea
expressed with object and drawing
95)receivedaprizeforaprogramonforeignlaborersfromtheKoreaVideoJournalist
ofInsaArtGalleryonApril15th.Thisaim
them. While going around inside the maze,
IndependentAnimationusingametaphoras
technique.
Association.
was to tell the community the influence
passers-by could form a judgement
a vertebrate - Ordovician Period Section,
“Angel One” by Lee Won-sun with
ThroughkeepinginclosecontactwiththeAdvertisementandBroadcastingSociety
concerning NMD. The passers-by
Silurian Period Section, and Devonian
paintingonglasstechniqueand“TheCycle”
inHUFSandHUFSMedia,Ajanetwillenrichthecontents.
themselvesalsojoinincompletingthismaze
PeriodSection.
by Hwang Ji-young pin screen in Devonian
Because they are amateurs, many problems break out occasionally. Most of all a
withcrayonsintheirhands.
Ordovician Period Section screen works
Period Section that is various animate got
stableserverisanurgentneed.Duetoaninsufficientbudget,theschoolcouldn’toffer
However, the street art did not reach its
before 1996 - “Billboard Shine” by Lee
birth.
a HUFS server. It is difficult to develop new contents and update them every week.
aim. Since the subject itself was difficult, it
Yong-bae, “The Soul” by Lee Seung-gang
Itwasaopportunitytointroducediversity
“Ajanet is open to everybody. I hope HUFSans who have lots of interest in
failed to induce many people contrasting to
andsoon.
ofindependentanimationexpresstechnique:
broadcastingtakepartinAjanet.”saidBaeGi-jung.
theirexpectation.Aninstalledmazedoesnot
And“PrisonBreaking”,thevideoworkby
paintingonglass,pinscreen,etchingonfilm,
YoucanwatchAjanetbycontactingwww.castservice.com/ajanet
havevisualeffectivnesshenceitwasharder
Hong Soeng-dam who gave a new trial in
3D, clay animation and so on. As a fish
to display the abstract meaning of NMD.
90’sartmovementwasinvitedspecialguest.
which was born in Ordovician Period
“People normally show interest in bomb
Ordovician Period Section was time to
stepped out of water, the Special Film
shell fragments rather than the maze. We
reflectpassionateofearlyanimation.
Festival for Korea Independent Animations
found it hard to express the complex
In Silurian Period Section, the second
wasagoodchancetolookintoallkindsof
meanging of NMD through street art.” said
evaluate period, various drawing animation
animationatonce.
ByKwonHye-mi
ParkSoo-jin,avolunteerofURartCenter.
products such as “Mask” by Shin Yong-a
ChoHongJoo-hee/TheArgus
Reporterof InternationalSection
Agirliswritingsomethinginaninstalled
ByKwonHye-mi/TheArgus
and “Jungle” by Jeong Seung-hee were run
mazeagainstNMDonApril15th.
ByChoHongJoo-hee/TheArgus
off.
CHAFS
2001SeoulHumanRights
LeeSang-hyun/CartoonistofTheArgus
FilmFestival
CHAT+HUFS
fromMay18thto23rd
atArtCube,Kwanghwamun
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