#myeondong

[laloena]

[quatresnuku]

Rose shaped ice cream from Milky Bee, Myeondong, Seoul

[inhwa-kim]

July 3, 2019.

Myeong-dong, Seoul.

[makingintrest]

-To the last days-

[ettielle]

[quatresnuku]

My new children

[inhwa-kim]

This standing artwork is from the Korean TV animation series '달려라 하니 (Hani,  Run!)', which started being on air when I was 7 years old in 1988. The girl in the head is heroine Hani who had lost her mother in her childhood. She is poor and the surroundings are not friendly at her. But she overcomes the obstacles in front of her to become a runnig athlete. She is not feminine or pretty but rather strong and bold although the traditional Korean image of woman imposes women to be feminine, passive and pretty.

The author of this animation 'Jin Joo Lee(이진주)' was in the post- Korean war generation, who was born in 1952. The authors in this generation must suffered from poverty and saw a lot of orphans and single-parent children. These harsh surroundings are always reflected in their works making them a little gloomy.

​I couldn't fully understand Hani's hard surroundings because I was only 7 when I first saw this animation. I merely remember the gloomy feelings, although some of the characters were very bright and cheerful.​

I don't remember the exact story as well, but still remember clearly the intro of theme song:

'Dear mother, I like you most in  the whole world, as much as heaven and earth. I will run if I want to see you. (난 있잖아, 엄마가 세상에서 제일 좋아. 하늘 땅만큼. 엄마가 보고싶음 달릴거야.).'

March 7, 2019.

Myeongdong, Seoul.

[makotovoadora]

Umas fotos da Coreia do Sul para matar a saudade

Umas fotos da Coreia do Sul para matar a saudade