Novelist Kim Jin-myung's reason for dedicating a tribute to popular idol group BTS member RM has been revealed.
Recently, Kim Jin-myung, who has been regarded as a nationalist writer after penning Mugunghwa Flower Has Bloomed, Goguryeo, and Sejong's Country, drew attention by dedicating a tribute to BTS member RM. It has now emerged that a special meaning was contained in that background.
Kim Jin-myung focused on RM's emphasis on "Speak Yourself" in his UN speech and his message to find one's own voice. He interpreted this as aligning with the spirit of linguistic independence that King Sejong expressed in the preface to the Hunminjeongeum.
Kim noted RM's past emphasis on the importance and scientific principles of Hangul, evaluating it as a recognition that runs parallel to the principles of Hangul's creation that he has advocated throughout his works. He also saw RM's attitude of communicating with the world based on his own language and culture as aligning with the direction of the nation King Sejong envisioned.
Also, RM is scheduled to perform "ARIRANG" on the 21st at Gwanghwamun in Seoul, and the fact that he will take the stage in a symbolic space where a statue of King Sejong stands adds further significance. Kim Jin-myung said, "As a writer, I feel a deep resonance in that a BTS performance rooted in our language and sensibility will take place in a space where Sejong's spirit lives."
This dedication was carried out for 15 figures representing various fields in Korea, and the selection of RM is cited as the passage that most clearly conveys the core message of this project.
Meanwhile, Sejong's Country is a work that novelistically unravels the political tensions and human conflicts during the period when King Sejong was creating the Hunminjeongeum, and it contains a message to contemporary Korean society by three-dimensionally illuminating the relationship among script, knowledge, and power.
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