Birthday • 1990-05-20 Gender •
Female Location • Koreatown, Chicago (seriously) Member Since • 2005-10-16 Occupation • recently promoted to Ultimate Fangirl :3 Real Name • H.L.
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Goals • To become mature enough to accomplish something in my life. Hobbies • Dolls, photography, films, music, and anything even remotely artsy. Talents • Writing, occasionally being very creative, and thinking I'm funny.
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Friday, December 7, 2007
Shinhwa performing in North Korea.
The real thing to look out for here is the audience reaction; rarely is the stark contrast between North and South Korean society as clearly defined as it is here. They might all be Koreans, yes, but the traditionally-minded, isolated North Korean audience obviously will not take kindly to the South Korean boy band whose members dye their hair brown, rap, and occasionally sing in English, the language of The Enemy.
I don't claim to know a lot about Korean history or politics, but I just can't see how South Koreans can think of peaceful reunification as a realistic possibility at the moment, or even that it's a good idea. If the difference in music alone is enough to create that much tension and awkwardness, I don't see how they're supposed to resolve larger, much more sensitive issues without a lot of conflicts along the way.
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