Our traditional culture was well captured in the Ive <Have to> music video!

The music video for "I Have to" released in 2024 attracted attention by featuring our traditional culture. .

Member An Yu-jin

“ It was very meaningful to film the music video and prepare the costumes for "Have to" in a Korean style, and it was fun to prepare. " He said .

Artist Ji-eun Park, who was in charge of the overall Korean painting and concept art for the music video, “ The official concept of "Hayae" is a tiger that loves the beauty of Korea and the sun. " saying “ Paintings drawn with traditional materials on Korean paper " He said .

But then suddenly some Chinese netizens appeared. .

They attacked us, saying that we stole their culture.

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“ The entire music video is filled with Chinese culture. ” “ It's not an oriental painting, it's a Chinese painting. ” “ They stole the culture " He poured out criticism on the back. . Even the artist who oversaw the animation, Park Ji-eun SNS flock to “ Know shame ” “ Don't steal Chinese culture because of cultural inferiority complex. " They left malicious comments and writer Park even closed the comment window. .

The music video for "Have to" features a bear cub , Jeogori , fan , Norigae knot , Oriental painting image , Hanging scroll ( scroll ) The back appears ,

They claim to be Chinese because they originated in China. .

So the Ive music video ' cultural theft ' It is called . “ Scrolls are part of traditional Chinese culture and are one of the oldest book forms in China. " Or something like that “ I used Chinese knots to decorate my hair. , The mountain painting depicted on stage is also a landscape that does not exist in Korea and exists only in southern China. " There was also a claim that . Within China, some netizens even consider Ive's cultural theft as an established fact. .

If many people make such assertions on the Internet, it can influence other people. .

The seriousness of the problem lies in the fact that this claim is repeated, not just this time. .

2022 In 2016, when Ive's Jang Won-young attended Paris Fashion Week, she wore a phoenix hairpin.

Even then, some Chinese netizens criticized the Phoenix Hairpin as a form of cultural theft, claiming it was a Chinese style. . Not only is Ive the target of criticism, but Korea itself is labeled a cultural thief. . Korea habitually steals Chinese culture. . Since it is a country with such a large population, even if it is only a small number of netizens, the number is not negligible. . If they persistently repeat these claims in various online forums, they could further deepen misconceptions about Korea. .

East Asia is a cultural sphere . There are bound to be great similarities between Eastern cultures. . If you start labeling everyone similar as cultural thieves, there's no end to it. . Although there are many oriental cultures that did not originate in China, some Chinese netizens seem to ' The theory of the Chinese origin of all things ' It's as if they're claiming that everything oriental is Chinese tradition. .

Author Park Ji-eun is affiliated with Ive “ Traditional yet unfamiliar Koreanness " He said he requested an image and drew it to fit it. . Artist Park, who majored in Korean painting at Hongik University’s Department of Oriental Painting, “ I've never once thought that my paintings weren't Korean. " While “ Actively referenced the tiger motif of folk paintings and the Geumgangjeondo by Jeong Seon . Chinese netizens are just nitpicking " He said .

Even if the elements in Ive's music video really originated in China, .

If it started in China, is it a traditional Chinese culture? ?

Everything that originated from Greco-Roman civilization is Greek , Is this a tradition unique to Italy? ?

Then, many traditional cultures will disappear in most Western countries. .

What matters is whether such a culture actually existed in the history of that country. , It's not about where that culture came from. .

Bear trap , Jeogori , fan , Norigae knot , Oriental painting image , Hanging scroll ( scroll ) The back actually existed in our history. , It was our culture that our ancestors enjoyed. . If any of these originated in China, it would be Korean culture influenced by China. . In that sense, Confucianism, which was introduced from China, may also be a part of Korea's traditional culture. . Landscapes resembling Chinese mountains are also a common form of expression in Oriental painting. .

True cultural theft is the attitude of claiming as one's own something that doesn't belong in one's own country's history. . That's exactly what some Chinese netizens are doing. . It's like insisting that kimchi and Korean traditional clothing are Chinese culture. . The things they listed as cultural theft are things that many Koreans can easily find in books containing our history and traditions. , These are things that can be accessed through videos, etc. . I've encountered older Koreans in real life. . Therefore, it is very natural for Koreans to recognize such things as tradition. . On the other hand, Chinese netizens would have never seen kimchi or Joseon-style hanbok before they were exposed to the Korean Wave, yet they insist that these are part of their traditions. .

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