SEOUL, South Korea—“If all Korean people can attend Shen Yun, our South Korea will be improved,” said Mr. Sung Sang-hoon, the president of the Global Defense News, after attending the Performing Arts at the National Theater of Korea on Feb. 18.
“Communism has spread all over the world, which caused Korea and other countries in the world to have the same issues, such as family disintegration and people giving up their traditions,” he said.
Mr. Sung said that after people give up tradition, they don’t respect their marriages anymore, and don’t take care of their parents, siblings, and other family members. Furthermore, they don’t want to shoulder the responsibilities to the country and society.
“Attending Shen Yun today, I was very touched. I couldn’t control my tears,” he said. “I can’t express the feelings with any words.”
Mr. Sung said Shen Yun dances are very beautiful, and the most valuable thing Shen Yun delivers is morality, which he saw including loyalty, courage, humanity, and so on. He believed that everybody can learn good values from Shen Yun.
“I hope all our Korean people, including all generals, commanders, and soldiers who serve our country, can attend Shen Yun,” he said. “This is a performance that can free the human nature in us that has been repressed.”
Mr. Sung added the Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife like attending shows, and he'd like to recommend this one to them: “If they can attend [Shen Yun], our Korean culture will enter a new era,” he said.
Mr. Han Heechul, a professor at Korea University, shared the same opinion as Mr. Sung. He said: “Shen Yun encourages people to maintain basic humanity,” because he felt “the core value Shen Yun delivers is the eternal human nature.”
“If the young generations can attend Shen Yun, they will understand how important it is to follow basic human codes and principles.”
‘It’s Brilliant’
“When the curtain was first opened, and [the backdrop showed that] the divine beings flew down from heaven, I was shocked. I felt like I had gone back to when the world was first created,” said Mr. Yoo In-sool, a professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital.“Shen Yun visualized these stories through dances. It’s brilliant,” he said. “Moreover, Shen Yun uses very modern technology—a dynamic backdrop, to present the stories. It’s amazing!”
“My heart was purified,” he said. “I was very moved by Shen Yun. It showed us what we should pursue in this world … I believe we should live with kindness. This is the basic criteria to be a human.”
