남북 화해의 무드를 타고, 오랫만에 남한측에서 평양을 방문한 연예인단들이 쑈를 김정은과 그의 부인 이설주가 함께 참석하여 진지하게 관람했다는 CNN의 보도는 무엇을 의미하는 것일까?
남측 연예인단의 2시간넘게 공연한 내용을 진지하게 관람한 김정은 부부는 공연이 끝난후 K-pop 소년단원들, Red Velvet 밴드와 악수하고 또 기념사진도 촬영했다고 한다.
이번공연은, 4월말에 있을 남북 정상간 회담을 앞두고 긴장을 완화 시키는 역활을 톡톡히 할것으로 기대를 하고 있다고 한다.
문제는 이러한 염원을 원래의 약속데로, 북한의 비핵화를 실행할 의지를 정상회담에서 발표하고, 실행에 옮기는 진정성을 발휘할것인가?에 관건이 달려 있다고 하겠다. 그러나 많은 전문가들, 특히 서방세계에서 정상회담을 보는 눈은 많은 Doubt로 차있는것같다.
자칫 잘못하면, 그에게 시간만 벌어주는 들러리 역활을 해주는 것으로 끝날 공산이 클것으로 본다는 점이다. "진인사 대천명"이라는 옛어른들이 즐겨 사용했던 문구가 떠오른다.
Focus를 어디에 두고 보는냐에 따라, 같은 구도를 봐도 여러형태로 보여지는게 세상사다.
한국에는 진보와 보수가 첨예하게 대립하여, 각자의 보는 위치에서 보고 느낀데로 주장을 펼치기에, 더 신경전이 심한것 같다. 모두가 한반도의 장래를 위해 펼치는 주장이다.
그러나 한가지 분명한것은 한반도의 장래는 민주주의 정치체제로 이어져야 하고,공산주의 체제는 절대로 용납해서는 안된다는 점이다. 아래 뉴스를 보자.
이번 공연에는 북한측의 고위급 관리들이 다수 참석했었다고 한다. 김정은의 누이동생 김여정, 북한의 상징적인 대통령 김영남 그리고 채희,이선권,김창선이었다고 한다.
정치에 물들지 않은 어린 연예인들의 순수한 예술활동이, 제발 정치꾼들의 희생양이 되지 말았으면 하는 바램이다. 연예인들의 기자들 질문에, "관람객들의 호응에 감명받았다"라는 대답에서, 관람객 전부가 김정은 체제하의 심복들이었음을 알고 한 대답인지?
아래 CNN 뉴스가 자세히 설명해주고 있다. 트럼프 대통령을 자극할것 같다.
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, clapped and waved Sunday as he attended a rare concert of South Korean singers and performers in Pyongyang.
After the two-hour plus concert, the North Korean leader and his wife shook hands with the pop stars, that included K-pop girl band Red Velvet, and took pictures with them, according to video and press pool reports.
The concert marked the first time in over a decade that South Korean musicians have traveled to North Korea, as relations between the two countries have thawed ahead of a groundbreaking summit of the leaders of the two countries planned for the end of April.
This April 1, 2018 picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 2, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his wife Ri Sol-Ju posing with South Korean musicians after a rare concert.
The young North Korean leader "was deeply moved to see our people sincerely acclaiming the performance, deepening the understanding of the popular art of the south side," according to North Korea state news agency KCNA.
Before her marriage to Kim, Ri Sol Ju was a singer in the North Korean Unhasu Orchestra, South Korea's Unification Ministry has confirmed, and videos of her performance can be found online.
A South Korean lawmaker told CNN in 2012 that "Ri was partially educated in China and visited South Korea in 2005 for the Asian Athletic Championships "as a member of North Korea's cheering squad."
KCNA reported that Kim had enjoyed Sunday's concert -- something that surprised some observers in Seoul given that it has been a punishable crime for North Koreans to consumeSouth Korea popular culture including music, movies and soap operas.
In previous years K-pop, which has a global following, has been used by Seoul in a very different capacity.
In early 2016, following a North Korean nuclear test, the South blasted its northern neighbor with giant speakers playing propaganda and music across the heavily militarized border.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un speaks to South Korean musicians after the concert, in this photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Audience sings along
Speaking after the performance, Red Velvet members said that they'd been surprised by the warm reception.
"The applause was much louder than we thought," Red Velvet singer Kim Ye-rim, whose stage name is Yeri, told South Korean reporters, while bandmate Wendy, real name Son Seung-wan, admitted that that had "expected the worst" response to the show.
"We were on stand-by and watching when (fellow K-pop act) YB was performing, we saw the audience singing along," Yeri said. "So that helped us relax."
The band members added that the would like to return to the capital if they were invited again.
South Korean girl band Red Velvet is seen after their performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, April 1, 2018.
"Everyone had a smile on their face. So that gave us strength," said Kang Seul-gi, another Red Velvet singer, who performs under the name Selgui. We hope we can have more exchange through this event so more of our songs can be known."
Sunday's performance was one of two scheduled during the trip. The next one will be on Tuesday.
"(Kim) expressed thanks to them for coming here with (a) good performance, prepared by them with sincerity in a short span of time," the KCNA report said.
"He said that as he may have no time because of his complicated political program early in April, he came to enjoy the performance of the south side art troupe he invited to visit here."
K-pop began in South Korea in the early 1990s, with homegrown labels building the nation's pop industry from the ground up and creating a global entertainment force known for its splashy music videos, dance routines and style.
Pyongyang residents enjoy a rare concert by South Korean musicians at the 1,500-seat East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang in this photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Leading North Koreans attended show
Also in attendance from North Korea were Kim's sister Kim Yo Jong, North Korea's ceremonial President Kim Yong Nam, along with other members of the regime, including Choe Hui, Ri Son Gwon and Kim Chang Son, according to the pool.
In addition to K-pop girl band Red Velvet, starlet Seohyun of Girls' Generation, singers Cho Yong-pil and Lee Sun-hee, and rocker Yoon Do-hyun were among those who traveled north of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) -- the heavily fortified border dividing the two Koreas -- for two concerts in the North Korean capital.
Pyongyang residents watch the performance at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang in this image released by KCNA.
Yoon, who also performed in Pyongyang in 2002, recently explained to CNN his reason for performing.
"We go as something similar to a cultural mission and do the performance diligently. If that moves North Korean citizens' hearts and the two relationships get a little better through music, I think that's what we can do," he said.
On Yoon's first visit to the North Korean capital, he told CNN, one of his band members was almost stopped from playing.
"Our guitarist's hair was yellow," the South Korean rock star told CNN. "The North Koreans talked about that hair and said that he could not perform with it ... it wasn't easy from the beginning!"
Separately, the South Korean taekwondo team performed at the Pyongyang Taekwondo Hall as North Korean officials and residents watched.
Diplomatic thaw
The concerts and sports demonstration come after a period of diplomatic thaw between the two nations, which began after South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who favors closer ties with Pyongyang, entered office in May 2017.
Kim made conciliatory comments towards the South during his New Year's speech, and followed up by re-opening a diplomatic phone hotline between the two neighboring countries.
South Korean stars prepare to rock Pyongyang 02:45
In February, North Korean athletes and entertainers, along with a retinue of political figures, attended the 2018 Winter Olympics, hosted by South Korea, after which a senior delegation from Seoul traveled north for meetings with Kim.
During that meeting Kim extended an offer to meet with US President Donald Trump, which was accepted.
Despite the rapprochement, annual joint US-South Korea military drills, codenamed Foal Eagle, kicked off on Sunday. The drills, which have long drawn the ire of Kim, are expected to last for four weeks -- shorter in duration than in previous years.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/01/world/kim-jong-un-concert-kpop/index.html
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