Daejanggeum Symposium

Friday, November 11, 2005
Center for Korean Studies
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
9:00 a.m

Welcome Address
Ed Porter, Interim Dean
School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
UH Manoa

9:10 a.m.

Welcome
Park Bum Hoon, President
Chung-Ang University

9:15 a.m.

Welcome
Ho-min Sohn, Director
Center for Korean Studies, UH Manoa

9:30 a.m.

Screening of Excerpts from Daejanggeum
10:00 a.m.

Kang Chul-keun
Director, Hallyu Academy
Chung-Ang University
Currently working on impact of Daejanggeum in Korea

10:30 a.m.

Actor Im Ho
Appeared as the king in Daejanggeum
11:00–11:15 a.m.

BREAK
11:15–11:45 a.m.

Yukie Hirata
Ph.D. candidate, Yonsei University
Author of Japan Consuming Korea: The Korean Wave, Women, and Dramas
Currently working on the Daejanggeum craze in Japan
Noon–1:00 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK
1:00–1:30 p.m.

Phyllis Chiao
Department of Communication, UH Manoa
M.A. candidate writing thesis on the Daejanggeum craze in Taiwan
1:30–2:00 p.m.

Tom Larsen
President of YA Entertainment
Worked on producing the English DVD version of Daejanggeum
2:00–2:30 p.m.

Michael Han
Translator of the Daejanggeum series into English

2:30–3:00 p.m.

BREAK
3:00–3:30 p.m.

Introduction of Chung-Ang University School of Arts
Chung-Ang University representative
3:30–4:00 p.m.

Costume and Set Design for Daejanggeum
MBC costume set designer
4:00–4:30 p.m.

Traditional Band Performance.
Chung-Ang University Culture Band 1, Traditional Music Troupe
4:30–5:00 p.m.

Q & A: Audience Participation
5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Ho-min Sohn, Director
Center for Korean Studies, UH Manoa
6:00 p.m.

Reception