We've been preparing for weeks. I was, against my wishes and better judgment, named banjang (반장 班長), or class leader, which meant it was my responsibility to make sure that we chose a song and organized practice sessions. (I did have help -- one of my classmates was named vice-banjang.) Many of the classes chose to do Korean pop songs, but we opted for a cute children's song called Kokkiri Ajeosshi 코끼리 아저씨 "Uncle Elephant", about an elephant who falls in love with a whale; they get married in an underwater ceremony attended by a bevy of sea creatures.
Most classes were able to get their music at a noraebang 노래방, or singing room. I'll write more about those in a future post.
The big contest was held this past Thursday in the main auditorium at the Language Institute. This is the first group, performing under the large banner bearing the name of the event.
Here we are getting ready for our turn on the stage:
Highly coordinated dance moves:
I'm carrying a picture of an octopus, the officiant at the wedding:
Marriage proposals:
The big finish, a rather chaotic chorus line:
Each group was briefly interviewed after their performance. I was asked if everyone had practiced diligently. I responded in halting Korean that everyone had studied hard. Oh well.
You can hear one version of the song here.I and the other second-level banjang were rewarded for our efforts with gifts. This is what I got.
Sigh.
WOW! that is the cutest post. It looks like so much fun (and even if it wasn't it would have been well worth the cool white-out pen).
ReplyDeleteIt seems from these blogs that you guys are getting to spend months learning things but also having good old fashioned fun. And i think you needed a rest from the busyness of your life. :)))
We had the best thanksgiving ever! Just the three of us. It snowed (1/2 an inch?) and we played scrabble and drank hot cocoa. Except Aodhan, he has betrayed us by liking gross strawberry milk instead of chocolate. sigh. but he loves the scrabble letters and got to play with some foam ones instead. also, he put together on his own the letters 0-9 with only the four and five reversed. quite the cutie.
i'll try to call on zev's birthday. :)))
love. shani
Post Script:
ReplyDeleteSeems that Ramón cannot stop dancing and humming that Uncle Elephant song. It's quite catchy!