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Korean Audiences Gain Deep Spiritual Inspiration From Shen Yun

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Korean Audiences Gain Deep Spiritual Inspiration From Shen Yun
Mr. Koo Bom-ho, the representative of BS Tech in South Korea, attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Sohyang Theatre in Busan, South Korea, on Feb. 3, 2023. Kim Guk-hwan/The Epoch Times

BUSAN, South Korea—Several South Korean elites said they saw a great China in Shen Yun Performing Arts and they resonated with the values the performance delivered after attending Shen Yun at the Sohyang Theatre in Busan on Feb. 3.

“The three principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance resonated with my heart,” said Mr. Koo Bom-ho, the representative of software company BS Tech in South Korea. He said these three values are what Shen Yun delivered to audiences.

He then showed The Epoch Times a sentence “truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance are fantastic!” in the Chinese language, which he wrote right after the performance. For historical reasons, many Korean people can read and write Chinese.

Mr. Koo said he saw a Shen Yun commercial by accident. After thinking about it for three days, he decided to attend the show. Now he felt lucky that he made the right decision.

“The costumes, backdrop, choreography, and dancers are all excellent. You can’t see this in South Korea in general,” he said. “The color schemes of the backdrop and the costumes are brilliant. The saturations are like something from a dream or illusion.”

Mr. Koo said the dancers and soloists had extremely high technical skills and were impressive, but he enjoyed, even more, the Chinese history and traditional values that Shen Yun showed.

“I have been to China’s Tai Mountain in Shandong province, the Emei Mountain in Sichuan province, and Changbai Mountain in Jilin province,” he said. “Shen Yun presented beautiful scenes of China’s lands, as well as the heavenly world, which is shining and magnificent.”

The performance gave him spiritual encouragement as well.

Mr. Koo said there was one program in Shen Yun that told the story of the Buddha saving human beings.

“I’m a Buddhist. I saw the contents related to Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism in Shen Yun. I think it’s better for people to have faith and be in a religion. Faith always brings people positive influences,” he said.

New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company, and has a mission to show the beauty and goodness of “China before communism.” For 5,000 years China’s civilization was built on values and virtues from the spiritual teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

Mr. Koo recommended anybody who hasn’t watched Shen Yun to attend as soon as possible.

“You will know immediately when you come,” he said.

‘We Should Not Forget Our Willingness to Go Back to Paradise’

“Shen Yun shares a great part of the Chinese culture with the world,” said Mr. Choi Woo-won, the president of the Asiatic Philosophical Society. “Shen Yun uses artistic performances to deliver information that the materialism that the Chinese Communist Party promoted is a wrong philosophy.”
Mr. Choi is a veteran Shen Yun fan. He attended Shen Yun every time Shen Yun presented a show in Busan. Due to the pandemic, Shen Yun did not tour in South Korea the past three years. Mr. Choi said Shen Yun is even greater than ever this year.

Mr. Choi used to be a philosophy professor at Pusan National University. He understood that Shen Yun wanted to tell people that divine beings do exist.

“I learned from Shen Yun that we should not forget our willingness to go back to paradise, even when we face evil things. The way to go back is by following the guidance of divine beings,” he said.

Mr. Choi Woo-won, the president of the Asiatic Philosophical Society, attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Sohyang Theatre in Busan, South Korea, on Feb. 3, 2023. (Lee You-jung/The Epoch Times)
Mr. Choi Woo-won, the president of the Asiatic Philosophical Society, attends Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Sohyang Theatre in Busan, South Korea, on Feb. 3, 2023. Lee You-jung/The Epoch Times
The name “Shen Yun” means the “beauty of divine beings dancing.” In traditional Chinese culture, people cherish the virtues like loyalty, propriety, wisdom, justice, and benevolence—virtues that are universal and shared the world over.

‘Mesmerized by Shen Yun Music’

Ms. Doh Jin-kyung is the representative of El Salvadoran Honorary Consulate and a flute virtuoso. She was impressed by Shen Yun’s music.

“The show is majestic! It was pure goodness and beauty. I was very touched,” she said. “The live orchestra is outstanding.”

Ms. Doh said the orchestra has a unique character and was mesmerizing. She thought the reason for this was the harmonious cooperation between the Western and Eastern instruments.

“The music is so pleasant to my ears. I’m very touched. It still reverberates in my mind now,” she said. “The music is marvelous. They cooperated with the dances perfectly.”

Ms. Doh said she loved Shen Yun and would be recommending it to others.

Reporting by Epoch Times Staff in Busan, South Korea.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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