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CULTURE
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Keepabreastofared-hottrend:Marimo,anunderwaterpetplant
Extensionof“raisingpet”boom
F
ollowingthetrendof“Damagochi”and
asagiftinValentine’sdayandWhiteday.
Makeeverymomentyours
“Computer Pet,” it is now “Marimo”
Several Internet communities have
thatistobeinthevogue.Theyallsharethe
mushroomed and their members are taking
conceptofbreedingsomething,yettheonly
activepartsbothonandoffline.Daumcafe
difference between the former fads and
named “Marimo” (cafe.daum.net/marimo)
current one is the fact that Marimo is alive
has over 3600 members keeping infant
“
Y
while Damagochi was artificially made by
diaries and exchanging knowledge and
ou’re watching
cafe.daum.net/modelleehyunju
humanbeing.
experiencesonthewebsite.
World Pops
ID:greenberry uploads her journal
withcoolV.J.Julie!”
WhatisMarimo?
everyday - “Chorong, mommy is so sorry
On KM-TV, the music
Those who have not heard of Marimo
for waking you up late at night. I will give
channel
of
cable
would probably wonder what it is.
you a cool shower in the morning, okay?”
broadcasting, you can
Commonly known as Marimo in Korea, its
Thenumberofshopshasincreasedtothree,
catch energetic Julie on
technical term is Cladophora aegagropila,
andmorearetobeopened.AMarimoshop
the roll, everyday except
alsocalled“Tribbles”or“AlgaeBalls”inthe
in Avatar, Myongdong, was crowded with
for on Wednesdays and
West.Marimoisthenamegiventoatypeof
customersbetweenteento40’s,eventhough
Sundays. And you can
land locked algae formed by many small
it was early afternoon on Friday. “My girl
also see her on campus
strings of algae tangled together in a radial
friend is leaving for overseas to study. It is
because she is also a
pattern forming a fuzzy green ball. Mari
mydreamtogivetheseMarimoballstomy
senior majoring in
comes from the Japanese word for ball and
futurechildaftergettingmarried.”saidHam
Information&Communi-
mo refers to algae. Native to Akan Lake in
Ho-jinhandingoneofthebottlestohisgirl
cation(IC)atHUFS.
YeoHee-soo/TheArgus
Japan, it is considered as national treasure
friend. A birth card and a name tag are
As many people know,
Myong-dongMarimoshopisapopularspotforcouples.
declared as a natural monument. Although
attachedtoeachofthem.
Julie is a popular video
these balls have been observed to grow to
jockey. Her real name is
somedegreegrowinginfreshwaterlakesand
vase can be placed anywhere below 25
Breeding the algae balls in right condition,
Unfavorablecriticismandperspective
Lee Hyun-ju. Her show
pondsinEuropeancountriesandsomeother
degree.
one can hand over a couple of generations
Many people hold a negative view
name “Julie” was named
lakes in Japan, only in this particular lake
Unlikepetssuchasdogsorcats,ofwhich
fromgrandparentstoagrandson,workingas
towardsimportingMarimopayingroyaltyto
after the liason “Hyun-ju
they grow to be a noticeable size in perfect
theownerfeeluneasytoleavethemaloneat
amediumoffamilylove.
Japan. Song Keun-yong argues, “Marimo
Lee” made by foreign
sphericalshape.
home, and might grow up to have an
Above all, the main reason for it gaining
dolls are twice as expensive as other
friends while she was
LeeHyun-ju(IC-98)
abnormalcharacter,thereisnothingtoworry
public favor would probably be due to the
characterdollseventheyareverysimilar-I
stayingoverseas.
Whyisitpopular?
about Marimo. Rather, it helps to refine
legend; once there lived a daughter of the
don’tseethepointofthewastefuloutflowof
In these days, she is
There are numerous reasons that account
emotion. In addition, this algae is free
chiefofatribearoundLakeAkan.Shefellin
foreign currency, in a vain attempt just to
busymanagingtworoles,asanordinarystudentandasacelebrity,atthesametime.
for the Marimo craze. First of all, it is very
floating, and displays unique behaviors
love with a commoner, but confronted
keep up with Japan’s commercial culture.”
Now, she is appearing in two programs; “World Pops” on KM-TV and “How about
simple to raise. Marimo neither requires
according to habitat changes. As it is
oppositionofherparents.Sheranawaywith
TheMarimoboomcanbereferredtoasthe
leaving on Saturday” on MBC. Her entrance to broadcasting circle was almost
specialcarenoroccupiesmuchspace,asitis
photosynthetic,itfloatsorsinksinthewater
him and sublimated into Marimo. For that
vestigeof“instantculture”,which,inaway,
accidental.Afewyearsago,whenshestoppedbyafashioncompanywithherfriends,
growninaglassjaroreveninafishglobe
inresponsetocolumnsoflight,andactually
myth,inJapan,ithasbecomespotlightedas
signifies the pitiful bleakness of today’s
shewas“pickedup”byastylistworkingforthecompany.
withfishes.Nosunlightisnecessary,andof
rollsaroundonthebottomoftheaquarium.
“love plant,” which realizes true love and
humanrelationshipandprosaicalsentiment.
“The company was looking for a fasion model and he suggested that I try on the
course,fertilizerisnotneeded.Softlyrinsing
Thereby,itismistakenwithanimalsbecause
accomplishesone’sheart’sdesirewhenitis
clothes.Istartedthejoboutofcuriosity,anditledmetohere,”shesaid.
offmossontheballandgentlytabbingitin
ofitsmovement,whichisanotherfactorthat
given and taken as a present. It has crossed
ShewasonceasingerasamemberofChakraandBros.Then,shebroadenedher
ordertohelpitformaperfectsphericalshape
grabspeople’sinterest.Moreover,asitslife
the ocean to reach Korea, welcomed by
talenttootherfield.SheappearedoncommercialswiththepopsingerKimGun-mo,
ByLeeJi-yong
withafingeronapalmwhenchangingwater
spanisquitelong-thebiggestMarimoball
children,loversandparents.
transgendersingerHaRisu,actedinamusicvideoofanewsinger“Seven”andeven
ReporterofCultureSection
onceaweekareallthatittakes.AMarimo
is known to have lived over 100 years.
SincethelastChristmas,Marimoboomed
ontheradioprogramcalled,“SongBaek-kyung’sDoubleImpact.”Forthepast4years,
shehadbeenpilingupquiteabrilliantcareer.
Because of her splendid outer appearance and unusual costumes on TV programs,
some people would have prejudiced ideas about her; that all celebrities are stupid.
However,herpassionforacademicachievementkeptherinvolvedinstudies.“Atfirst,
Thatiswhatwecallgrotesque
Iskippedclassesoften.Icouldn’teventaketheexambecauseofthehecticschedule,”
sheconfessed.“ButIwakeupat6:30inthemorningnowtogotoschool.I’malways
firsttoarriveintheclassroom.Pressureofbeingaseniorstimulatesmetostudy.”
ThereporteraskedJuliewhensheishappy.“Mymomisveryproudofme.So,she
M
arch 3, in New york, a piece of
clocksdrewpeople’sattentioninthatperiod
frequently boasts about me to her friends, then they would react like “Wow, that’s
SalvadorDali’sworkthatisworthan
andwillneverbeforgotten.What’smore,he
great!”. That makes her smile. Whenever I see her smile, I’m very happy,” she
arm and a leg was stolen from a prison
did not remain in just one same genre. He
answered.
although the warder was keeping his eyes
was also a writer and even wrote his
Whenever there is a dazzling side, there is always the dark side. She was
“Thepersistenceof
open.Itismysteriousfortheguardhadbeen
autobiography, titled “The Secret Life of
disappointedbysomepeoplerelatedtoworkseveraltimes.“Ihavethechancestomeet
Memory”by
watching it all the time. As enigmatical as
SalvadorDali.”
manykindsofpeopleduetothejob.SometimesIhavetroublewiththem.That’sthe
SalvadorDali.Itwas
this affair is the fact that the painter of this
In 1940’s, Dali turned his back from the
wayitis,soIjusttakeitandtrytoenjoyeventhatsortofproblem.Incaseofgoingtoo
paintedin1931and
picturewhoisasymbolofthegrotesqueand
surrealismandfromabstractpaintingswhich
far,Iwouldsomehowtrytoforgetaboutit,”shesaid.
the bizarre. There seems to be relevance in
were a new trend in America. Not to
Butshesaidthatshehadneverbeendisappointedaboutherjob.“Ijuststartedthe
itisinTheMuseum
someway.
mention,hethrewawaysurrealists’doctrine.
work by chance and have been enjoying it. So, although there are many aspirants of
ofModernArt
SalvadorDaliisapainterof20thcentury
However, he returned to the “ideal of
beingastarinKorea,Idon’tlingertoit.IfIweretofeelthestress,Iwouldn’tbehere
(MOMA).
thatnoonecanemulate.Amonghisgreatest
Renaissance.”Buthis“idealofRenaissance”
now.”
pictures, many people do not hesitate to
was completely different from that of
ShethinkstheattractivepointofbeingaVJisthatitisrelativelyfreeofanypretense.
choose “The Persistence of Memory” as a
Raffaello’s.Instead,hisworksweremoreon
“Iamaskedtopretend.Forexample,Ihavetofollowthescriptwithafakedsmileon
masterpiece.Atthefirstsightofthispicture,
the side of 1960’s pop-art. Getting more
myface.Comparedtothat,actingasaVJismorenaturalwhenitcomestotalking,”
people would feel kind of dizziness since
fame, he acted as a clown with a weird
saidJulie.Forthisreason,shereallywantedtobeaDJonaradioprogramifshehad
everythingisdroopinginthispicture.
other hand, the lower side of this drawing
becoming a painter. Before Dali was born,
moustacheonhisfaceandactedoddly.
thechance.
Simultaneously,apieceofthoughtwould
standsfortheworldinadream.Thehollow
his brother died and he was the only son.
Inanutshell,hewasageniusaswellasa
Whenshewasafreshman,likeatypicalstudentsheparticipatedinclassactivities,
flit through one’s head about what Dali is
desertwhichisjustageographicalfeaturein
Too much affection made Dali egoistic and
hardworking,vigorousguy.Asidefromhis
wentonblinddatesandwentouttodrinkbeerwithherfriends.Now,sheseldomdoes
tryingtosay.Thestateofmindinhiswork
a dream is depicted in an illusive way. By
hot tempered as well. In his early days, his
eccentric actions, his off-the-wall melting
these activities due to the limited time. “I’m still very happy. Because as the saying
can be defined as a feeling of fear. As it is
the same token, the place described in this
brother’s death made him get used to the
images still remain in people’s heart. These
goes,abusypersonstayshealthyandhappy,”saidJulie.
seenonthispicture,therearenostreets,no
picture looks very hot or extremely cold, at
obsession of death which inspired him in
imagesareusedinadvertisementsandother
ShewantsHUFSanstohavevariousexperiences.“Iusedtodoalotofthingsinthe
signs,andeventhetimedonotexist.There
thesametime.Thismaybethereasonwhy
drawing.
related fields such as broadcasting. The
past;parttimejobsatcafes,meetingpeople,etc.Iunderwentupsanddownsthroughit,
seems to have no clues on this picture and
thepictureseemssoclearlydivided.
From his childhood, death remains as a
secretofhislong-runwouldbehisdifferent
whichwashelpfulinsomewaysinmylife.AndIalsorealizedthatnothingiseasier
thatmakespeoplefeelemptinessinsidetheir
Silence, this word explains the drawing
main theme of his pictures. With unique
viewtotheworld.Beingdifferentwouldbe
thanstudyinginagivenenvironment,”shesaidcarefully.CarpeDiem!Thatwasher
mind.
altogether. With this silence-effect, a wide
viewstotheworldandamazingimagination,
the strategy to survive in this dog-eat-dog
motto. “I got to know it from the famous movie “Dead poets’ society”. Make every
Whenitcomestolook“ThePersistenceof
open sea is bringing people some kind of
he had made himself into the group of
world.IsDalistillapsycho?
momentyoursandgiveyourbestatthepresenttime.”
Memory”morecloser,thepictureispainted
agoraphobia.Undergoingthissimilarfeeling
surrealismin1929.
somewhatinadichotomousway.Theupper
of infinity, the agoraphobia, Freud’s
There is a saying “A good wife is a
sideofthepicture,onwhichseashoreanda
affectioninpsychologicalwaycouldbeseen
householdtreasure.”Thisperfectlyfitswith
ByParkMin-shik
steeprockispainted,reflectstherealworld.
fromthispicture.
Dali since he got a wife, Gala in 1930’s. It
ByChoHyun-min
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
A rough touch of the cliff and the crystal
He mentioned that his childhood and
surelyworkedthatthe1930’swashisgolden
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
clear sea are depicted realistically. On the
adolescentperiodplayedanimportantrolein
age.TheimagecreatedbyDalilikedrooped
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