Director Park Chan-wook "I'm fascinated by the writing of Han Kang Writers"EBS Organized "Han Kang Special Documentary"

Dec 09, 2024

EBS will broadcast the Nobel Prize-winning special 'Han Kang-jeon 傳: Her Seven Lives' on EBS1 at 9:55 p.m. on the 10th to commemorate the Nobel Prize winner by Han Kang at the Nobel Prize Awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on the 11th (Korea time).

Celebrating Han's Nobel Prize in Literature 'Han Kang-jeon 傳: Her Seven Lives' is an interview documentary that looks back on Han's literary world and examines her literary achievements through seven major works representing Han.

It sheds light on how various cultural figures, including film director Park Chan-wook, choreographer Choi Jung-hoon of 『Jannabi" and popular docent Jung Woo-chul, understand and view Han Kang's writings from various angles, as well as the minor backstory of Han Kang, who has been with him since he was a 20-year-old college freshman, and the pleasant novelist and junior Kim Joong-hyuk.

Director Park Chan-wook, who openly expressed his fascination with Han Kang's writing in private, said, `The characters don't cry at all, but the audience is crying, or to be precise, the more sad the audience is when the characters hold back their tears and tearsHe paid tribute to writer Han Kang, who wrote 'The Boy Is Coming', which condensed the narrative and emotion close to perfection.

Kim Bo-ram and Kim Hye-yeon, choreographers with different styles, reinterpreted seven masterpieces by Han Kang.

In particular, Kim Bo-ram expressed 'The Boy Is Coming' in a dynamic and exciting choreography, saying "Those who were at that moment in history must have been really bright, excited, and full of energy, so I wanted to solve it differently.", he explained.

Singer-songwriter Choi Jung-hoon of 'Jannabi' said that his hit song 'We Who Won the Green' was composed with comfort from Han Kang's poem 'Song of the Recovery Period'. He also said, "'A song that only sings slowly' Han Kang's self-composed song 'Hello' from the collection of prose He reinterprets the 'Do' in his own style.

Meanwhile, EBS will specialize in programs to re-examine the value of reading and literature under the theme of EBS with books from the 10th to commemorate the Nobel Prize in Literature by Han Kang, who has made a new milestone in the history of Korean literature. On the 11th, it will provide an opportunity for viewers to understand Han Kang's work and awaken them to how important reading is through a full-day program from day to night.

First, on the 10th, the broadcast will be aired at 7:50 p.m. 'Encore special broadcast to commemorate the award of the Han River Nobel Prize in Literature - Literature Walk' and 9:55 p.m. 'Han River 傳: Her Seven Lives'. At 1:45 p.m. on the 11th, 'Your Literacy Special' will be broadcasted, and from 6 p.m., 'Book Blind Humanity Special', ' Reader Survival Special' and 'Hangang Nobel Prize Encore Special Broadcasting - Literature Travel' will be broadcast in succession. At 10:45 p.m., it will rerun 'Han Kangjeon 傳: Her Seven Lives'.

In addition, EBS contents related to Han Kang will be available again for free on the EBS website until Dec. 31.

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