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CULTURE
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Lookingintothephenomenonofthechangeinperspectiveonsextalk-resultofmassmedia
Talkingaboutsexisahe-thing?
Multi-talentedInternational
P
eople could easily come across scenes
televisiondramacalled“CatintheRooftop
in which a woman is kneeled
Room” aired on MBC. It brought about
EntertainerofHUFS
obedientlyandamanuntiesherbreast-tieof
sensationsanditdisclosedthecontroversial
herKoreancoatinmoviesinjustacoupleof
issue:Livingtogether.
decadesago.Now,however,sceneswherea
Foreign sitcoms show that the
womanleadshermantobedareoftenseen.
phenomenons which talk about sex life
Can you recognize the differences between
frankly are not arisen suddenly. The
them? Yes, the person who takes an active
outspoken dramas made in U.S. that had
role in sex life is not restricted to men
been imported in local market gained
anymore.
popularity,stimulatingKoreanbroadcasting
companies to conceive similar dramas like
Changesinmedia
thoseofU.S..
Whenallfamilymembersgathertowatch
television together in the evening, many
Beforeandafter
dramas deal with sex life, such as adultery
In the movie like “Happy End,” released
relationships.Gradually,thisphenomenonin
in 1998 craving of the women always end
which is concerned with sex is being
up in collapse and catastrophe. “A Good
pervasiveinmassmedia.Welivethisplace
Lawyer’s Wife” reverses such stories. This
whereexposedsexlifeonairtothepublic.
movie shows the happy ending of a family
Moreandmoremoviesaredealingwithtalksaboutsexbywomen.
Do you remember “Girls’ Night Out”
bychoosingtolivetheirlifeastheyplease.
releasedin1998.Thismoviecertainlywasa
The conclusion is not something that most
AlainKim(C-02)
fresh shock to the public. Most people had
allowed to see it. Dong-mi who enjoys her
show,becauseitsratingwashigherthanany
audiences had expected. Like in many
regarded a talk about sex something to be
free life and is responsible for the result of
other cable TV programs broadcasted at
movies and dramas, “A Good Lawyers’s
JoHyun-mi/TheArgus
T
dealtunder,oramongmenthesurface.This
herlife,andNa-nanwhobreaksupwithher
night.
Wife” will definitely inject its influence on
hefirstfanclubmeetingofaTVstarKimJae-wonwasheldonSundayAugust
stereotype was broken at once. The film
boyfriend to seek the true meaning of life,
The six friends talk about their sex
how the people think. Before everything
10 at Walkerhill Hotel. It was a grand scale where numbers of broadcasters
declared that women are in the same
arecompletelycontrastedwithwomenofthe
partners and life without hesitation.
else, however, it is important to remind
including those from overseas were present to report this event. There, the host Kim
situation. When “Crazy Marriage” was
past.Itwasnaturalforwomentogetmarried
Moreover, main actors, Joey and Rachel
oneselfthatlivesreflectedinmassmediaare
Jae-wonintroducedoneofhisguests-“Thismanhereismygoodfriendandasingerin
released in 2002, responds were softer than
when they reach a certain age, and it was
become roommates without any sexual
notthemodellifeoneshouldlookupto.
TaiwanwhohasreportedmynewsoverTaiwan.”
“Girls’ Night out.” People were already
somewhatconsideredasanobligation.These
relationship.Inanotherforeignsitcom,“Sex
This Taiwanese singer is Alain Kim who is currently a student of Chinese
more open minded than before. “Crazy
prejudicesbrokedownreflectingthechanges
and the City,” Carrie, the heroin and
Sexlifehastobeesteemed
DepartmentinHankukUniversityofForeignStudies(HUFS).Hewasbornandraised
Marriage”alsoaltersbiasedviewsthatonly
takingplacenow.
columnist in the drama, outspokenly
Itisconsideredpositivelytoexpressone’s
inTaiwan,untilhisarrivaltoKoreain2001.Forhehasbeenlovingandhadagreat
mencanhavetwohomesthroughYun-hee,
discusses all of her sex stories thoughts of
desiresofsexlifeofwomenlikewhatmen
interest in Korean culture, he had determined to come to Korea. His desire to study
Influencedfromforeigndramas?
the main actress, who enjoys a double life.
her and her friends. “Friends” tells sexual
do.However,thereiswhatweshouldbearin
foreignlanguagesalsoledhimtobewhereheisatthemoment,ChineseDepartmentof
Thesecircumstancesimplythatourthoughts
Foreign situation comedies have
storieswithmakingTVaudienceslaugh,and
mind - although the standpoints of sex life
HUFS,whichhehadthoughtisthebestuniversitytobesettled.
about sex life are changing, and “Girls’
influenced this phenomenon, such as
viewerscanhearthevoicesofbothmenand
has come to open to the public, shift the
Kimwasplungedintothefieldofentertainmentaftertheentranceofuniversity.He
Night Out” played a role as the pioneer in
“Friends,” and “Sex and the City.” The
women.“SexandtheCity”isquitedifferent.
subject of the talk which is currently
belongstoAsianEntertainmentwhichisdoingbusinessinmusicandmovieinAsia.
movie, in a way that it brought women’s
forerunner is “Friends” - it has been
All stories are spoken by women. Besides,
weighteduponmentowomen,sexdoesnot
He sang a song in remake OST of Korean TV drama “Loving You” in Korean and
desire into light. “Singles,” which was
broadcastedsince1994inU.S.,DongahTV
thethemesaregenerallyfocusedonwomen.
meananinsignificantandsimplething.
ChinesethatwasreleasedinApril2003.Heisshowingactiveperformancesusingboth
released on July of this year deals with the
obtainedcopyrightandhasairedit.Planning
This signifies not to limit the subject of
KoreanandChinesehehadlearnedincollege.
matterdifferently.Everywordissorealistic
and Programming Department of Dongah
conversationjustbecauseoneisawoman.
WhenreportersmetAlainatthelobbyofWalkerhillHotel,hewaswearingcasual,
ByJoHyun-mi
that even adult spectators were often
TVstatedthattheywerewillinglytoinvest
Is it possible in Korea? Maybe many
butstylishclotheswhichinawayshowedhisfashionsense.Hewasexpectedtosinga
ReporterofCultureSection
embarrassed, but high school students were
considerable amount of money to buy the
televiewers have seen a similar situation in
songtocelebratethisevent.Aftertheinterview,heperformedonstage-hetrulyhad
thepowerofabsorbingtheaudiences.Hissongwas“HaruHaru”whichwassungby
aKoreansingerT.Hechangeditintoaverymuchofadifferentsong.Sinceheisnot
yet as much famous in Korea, visitors were quiet at first. But as he sang his song,
spectatorscouldnothelp,butgiveabigapplausetothesinger.
Lotusinfeministartist’shands
AlainalsoworksasaMCof“LiveKorea”forChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)in
China, Oracksinmun for TVBS in Taiwan and “Istar” in Hongkong. Taiwanese
program is stopped for a while. Through these programs he introduces Korean
entertainmentnewstoAsianfans.“Hanryu,”meaningtheKoreanwave,wasoneof
Y
un Suk Nam is currently one of the
joinedtogethertoformabasicshape,andon
hopelesslookingpondfloor,itbuds,sprouts
thegreatestfactorsthatmadehimcometoKorea.Now,heplaysanimportantrolein
most representative feminist artists in
the surface, details are drawn using colors.
and blossoms an unexpectedly graceful and
spreading Korean popular culture throughout Asian countries, such as China, Hong
Korea who is actively making ceaseless
Andtheneachdecoratedwoodenpiecesare
elegantflowertobearfruitandsowitsseeds.
Kong and Taiwan. He met and reported many Korean stars, and conveyed news of
effort in the field of feminist art. Quite
locatedinspaceswheretheartistplace.
And again, the same cycle is endlessly
themtofansinAsia.Doingthisjob,hewasabletomakeastrongfriendshipwithmany
unusuallyasapainter,sheisnotagraduate
Yun Suk Nam’s masterpiece now being
repeated giving an image of resurrection.
Koreanstars.
of a college of fine arts, and has an
exhibited in the gallery is named, “Lotus.”
Also, lotus flower, in Asian countries, has
Certainly,schoollifecanbecollidedwithentertainmentactivities.Hisworksmake
uncommon personal background of making
Since most of her works are installation -
conventionallybeenreferredtoasamodelof
himtoflyabroadatleastonceaweek.Inhisfirstfinalexamperiod,thescheduleand
herlatedebutintheageof40tobethefirst
which the term that gained currency in the
women.Bothideasputtogether,Iwantedto
examinationoverlapped.“Ihadtofinishmyexaminationpapersquickly.IfIhadlittle
women to win Lee Jung-sub Art Prize,
1960s to describe a construction or
express the cherished desire of women
moretime,Icouldhavedrawnuppapersmuchbetter,”saidKim,withashysmileon
whichisconsideredasthemostauthoritative
assemblageconceivedforaspecificinterior,
blooming on the surface to expose
hisface.
award in Korea. However, with the wide
often for a temporary period, and
themselvesinpublic,unlikeintheolddays
Despite some difficulties, he is carrying out a good job in two works. He is
recognition of the figuration of maternity,
distinguished from more conventional
when obedience and docility were strongly
acquainted with not only his friends but also professors, and additionally he has
femininity,women’shistoryandsuppression
sculpturesasadiscreteobjectbyitsphysical
emphasized.”
received comparatively satisfactory grades. By taking only morning class, he
through unconventional materials such as
domination of the entire space - which
Further talking about feminism, the artist
minimizedabsenceofclass.Aguystudyinginthelibrarywithacapandaheadphone
discarded wood, cloths, chairs and glass
means that they are quite spacious, so
explains, “Due largely to extreme western
onwouldprobablybeAlain.
beads, work pieces of hers hold a strong
“Lotus”iscomparativelyasmallone.Sizeof
feministmovement,itisanavoidableresult
When the reporter asked what his motto is, he answered, “Just do it with
imagethatappealstotheaudienceattracting
a little child, on the four pieces of carved
forittothrownuncomfortableeyesuponit.
enthusiasm!”Headdedthathedoesnotknowsplendidexpressionstoputhismottoin
their gaze at a first site. Her appearance -
matika wood glued together, a woman is
Despite its negative and pessimistic image
words, except doing his best no matter how the result turns out to be. Finally, he
lookingmuchyoungerforheragewithshort
coloredwithacrylpaint.Inflower-patterned
prevalently prejudiced by the society, it
commented,“Justdowhatyouwantandalwaysbearinmindwhatyouhavelearnedin
unbalancedhaircut-aswell,wasattractive
red dress, long jet-black haired woman has
neither is defiant nor radical.” Instead of
school,becauseforeignlanguageswillbeagreatassetinallcases.”
enoughtolingerinone’smemory.
her eyes closed with two hands stretching
extremedemandforabsoluteequality,what
He is a well-mannered, competent entertainer, full of self-confidence. His first
In the exhibition, “Whisper of Nature,”
out to hold a lotus flower. She has an
she pursue is the reasonable claim for the
Korean album will be available in coming January, which will make us watch his
which will be held until this November in
appearanceofatypicalKoreanwomenwith
right women have to be presented with,
activitiesdirectly.Let’skeepoureyesuponhimwhoisstartinghiscareerasasingerin
Gwacheon Jebiwool Art Museum, Yun is
featuresthatverywelltellsheisone.She,in
while seeking the acknowledgement of
Korea.
participatingtogetherwith12otherartists.
the sculpture somewhat resembles its life
differencebetweenmenandwomen.
PhotographerJHK
Usually her works are combination of
endower,Yun.
Drinking the last sip of the fresh kiwi
“Lotus(2003)”byYunSuk-nam,
reliefsculpture-likeapictureitisdependent
“The woman represents all women living
juice,sheremarked,“Likewhatyoucanfeel
JebiwoolMuseum,Gwaeheon,Korea
on a plane in order to be visible - and
on earth - it could be a mother, a wife, a
fromthispiece,Ipreferworkingonartthat
ByJoHyun-mi
sculpture in the round - freely designed
daughter, or yourself,” said Yun. She
comforts and warmly receive people, at the
ReporterofCultureSection
isolatedstructuredisposedinspaceofmulti
continued, “the bright pink lotus flower on
same time deliver messages that I truly
ByLeeJi-yong
directional forms. That is to say, instead of
herhandssymbolizeswomenaswell.Lotus
intendtoreveal.”
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
delicately carving wood, whole pieces are
growsinmudunderneathapond.Insucha
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17th Century Dutch Painting
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