Prime Minister Han Deok-soo posted a music video in support of the ‘2030 Busan World Expo (Expo)’ produced by ‘Suni and the 7 Princesses’, a senior band from Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and said on the 15th, “Chilgok sisters, thank you.”
Prime Minister Han posted on Facebook this morning, “As I was preparing to return home after completing my 6-night, 8-day tour of Europe, a surprise gift arrived.” He added, “A rap composed by members of Suni and the 7 Princesses, a senior band from Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do with an average age of 85, has brought people to Busan. “They made a music video for the Expo cheer song and sent it to us.”
“As soon as I clicked on the video, I was like, ‘No Daegupo! Hwangtaepo, no! The Expo is the Busan Expo!’ He said, “When the lyrics came out, I burst into laughter.”
He continued, “Chilgok seniors are people who learned the Korean language after they reached the age of 80 through adult literacy education,” and “Seven years ago, they published ‘What is Poetry?’, a collection of poems containing the joys and sorrows of life, and impressed many people. “President Yoon Seok-yeol’s New Year’s card font this year was also Chilgok Halmae font, modeled after theirs,” he explained.
Prime Minister Han said, “It is said that the seniors wrote their own lyrics to create the cheer song for this Expo and practiced the choreography for a week before filming the music video.” He added, “BTS and Blackpink are not the only ones who can promote the Expo, and Sunni and 7 Princesses are also helping.” “I was touched by the message that he would add,” he said.
He then asked, “In what country in the world would there be people like this? “In Korea, there is not only K-pop, but also strong and warm ‘K grandmothers,’” he said. “As of today (the 15th), there are 44 days left until the final decision on the 2030 Busan Expo. “I feel determined to work harder,” he said.
Prime Minister Han said, “I will run with the spirit of ‘don’t give up until the last minute’ and never give up until the last minute. “I’m also in the same rhythm,” he added.
Suni and the 7 Princesses was formed on August 30 by eight seniors from Sin 4-ri, Chilgok-gun, with an average age of 85, including leader Park Jeom-soon (85), the oldest Jeong Du-i (92), and the youngest Jang Ok-geum (75). It’s a hip hop group.
They are seniors from Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, who became a hot topic after learning Hangul at the age of 80 and even creating fonts (fonts) for computers. They completely melt the pain, loneliness, and longing they felt throughout their lives into their raps. Representative examples include ‘Takkong Takkong’, which talks about mistaking the sound of gunfire for the sound of firecrackers during the Korean War, and ‘Red’, which expresses the feeling of meeting North Korean soldiers.
Lee Ye-ji,
Source: Donga
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