#High-Five of Teenagers

[kpopsunbaes]

Big Ocean's Debut

On April 20th, the boy group Big Ocean debuted on Korea's Day of People with Disabilities. This group interests me because all three members have hearing difficulties. To my knowledge, this is the first time in K-Pop history that an entire group was intentionally recruited and debuted with hearing challenges.

"Hope"

Their debut song is a remake of H.O.T's "Hope". I've talked about this song at length in the past, but since that post, I've come to learn more context around it. For example, when I made that post, I wasn't aware that prior to its release, H.O.T did a tour in the US and donated the proceeds to help Korea during the IMF Crisis.

Kangta made "Hope" to comfort people who were going through a rough time regardless of what the exact situation was. Since its release, it's been covered countless times. It's also standard for it to be the final song at SMTown concerts; most notably during the New Year's Eve concerts during Covid as a final message to the audience that whatever your life is like, never give up hope that things will get better.

H.O.T & Disabilities

If you're only familiar with H.O.T through "Candy" or Reply 1997, you probably aren't aware of the overall theme of their discography. Every title track from their 5 albums commented on a social issue.

1st Album (We Hate All Kinds of Violence): Warrior's Descendants - Condemned bullying and bystanders who observe but don't interfere.

2nd Album (Wolf and Sheep): Wolf and Sheep - Ranted about a hospital massacre by North Koreans at the start of the Korean War.

3rd Album (Resurrection): Line Up - Criticized how rigid Korea can be.

4th Album (I-YAH): I-YAH - Demanded accountability from all those whose actions led to 23 deaths in the Sealand Training Center Fire, and expressed the nation's grief.

5th Album (Outside Castle): Outside Castle - Criticized people who discriminate against those with disabilities.

It's with Outside Castle in particular that we see the group's stance. It was the first title track produced by the members. One version of the album's cover art has Braille on it. The choreography for "Outside Castle" includes sign language at the end that reinforces the message that people with disabilities should be loved just the same as people without disabilities. The story version of the music video has a storyline about an athlete no longer able to run after an accident, but after spending time recovering, he's able to race again.

While Heejun took the helm for Outside Castle, it wasn't the only time an H.O.T member was involved with a song dealing with disabilities. The latest example of this was seen last year, when on April 22nd, "When I Close My Eyes" was released by Kangta and Lee Areum (of the Hanbit Arts Troupe, which is a performance group for the visually impaired).

Big Ocean & Glow

This trio is comprised of members Ji-Seok (지석), Chan-Yeon (찬연), and Hyun-Jin (현진). They are under Parastar Entertainment, which currently has Cha Haley as CEO.

Together, they're paving the way to show how idols with hearing impairments can be successful. In this JooAng Daily article, two accommodations, in particular, were mentioned for the members, "A large screen with a visual metronome kept the members in sync with the music, and their wristwatches also vibrated on each beat." They trained for about a year and a half. None of the members intended on being idols before they found out about the Big Ocean project, yet they gave it a chance and made it to debut.

"Glow" is their debut single. While H.O.T's song was known by its Korean name "Light (빛)" and English name "Hope", "Glow" is also a correct translation for 빛. This is the first time SM has allowed a remake of the song (outside of SMTown) and they were on board for this. Their debut performance was on MBC's Show! MusicCore, and the choreography included Korean, American, and International sign language -- which made it even more inclusive.

Wrap Up

Big Ocean is a group to keep tabs on. The way Parastar Entertainment prepared for their debut could potentially be a blueprint for future groups with hearing impairments.

As an H.O.T fan, I'm fond of this remake because it understands the point of the original and was executed with sincerity. Additionally, I hope they do a remake of "Outside Castle" later in their career. Just like Suju was right for "Haengbok" and NCT Dream was right for "Candy", I believe Big Ocean was the perfect group to remake "Hope".

Hopefully, this group will have many years together and open the door for idols with other disabilities to debut.

Sources to Consider:

Big Ocean's Instagram Page

Big Ocean's Melon Page

Big Ocean's Twitter

Big Ocean's YouTube Channel

JooAng Daily's article about Big Ocean with a focus on the members

JooAng Daily's article about their company's approach

Yeonhap News article about Big Ocean's debut

[high-five-of-1st-gen-trashblog]

I've got some sad news. I'm going to pull from a few of the points made in this article.

A few days ago, Go Kyungmin passed away. While a lot of people know her as being the former CEO of Amoeba Culture and her work with Dynamic Duo, she got her start in the entertainment industry as a stylist in 1st gen.

She first worked with Seo Taiji and Boys during their 4th album Seo Taiji and Boys IV, which includes the iconic outfits from "Come Back Home". Seeing her work, then-SM CEO Jung Haeik asked her to work with H.O.T, and this led to the creation of the iconic outfits for "Candy".

Truly, we've lost an influential icon. May she rest in peace.

[songwoongmink]

Not to brag or anything, but I just received THIS. Resurrection. God bless. It was only 50€ (shipping fee included, it came from Korea) and is in a very good state.

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo using his portals to give himself a high five (or, high three) after he makes a bad pun because no one else will

[azuries]

BIG but not really sees!ryomina doodle dump

(will be uploading the sees!ryoji tartarus level art + details here tomorrow!)

[luxtoony]

YOU.

@dandylovesturtles YOU. (grabs you by the shoulders and shakes like a maniac) How do you dare make me feel so much?!(should I tag this as spoilers?)

I've read "I may be invisible but I still look good" in one sitting, taking breaks to scream into oblivion about my pain, about how casual and natural the dialogue is, how pacing goes smoothly between the softer and harsher events, and so so so much more.

And so here I am bc I had to make something

This moment was so rough, I keep thinking about it all the time.

It may not be THE favourite moment exactly (that one will be made later) but it is from the disaster twins arc, which I adored and cried through the most (as well as the first two/three chapters) bc I am very very weak (and all the other arcs were made equally as great) . I love the story, the villains,the jokes, the character development and characterization and so so so much! I was so happy with many solutions and ideas because they matched my line of thought and didn't leave any annoying holes in the logic ✧⁠\⁠(⁠>⁠o⁠<⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠✧

So. Can't wait for the next part and in the meantime I humbly ofer this lil comic-y fanart

I will be back and I will ramble more, I'm sorry

[adaines-furious-feast]

I know I've said this before but what kind of God of war only has seven followers, six of whom you have to murder to force them onto your side. Like, dude, come on. You couldn't persuade one war lord?

[thechillestcat]

saw my cousins yesterday (for the second time ever irl) and so we made a bunch of TMNT memes together

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[feralsteddie]

I know we haven’t talked in forever and I am sorry. Just popping in to say hi 👋

Also your post about Eddie and Steve needing to be written more childish is such a hot take. Like I know that Eddie probably thinks bathroom humor is top tier. Steve definitely hops up to highfive trim of tall doors. Or Eddie and Steve wrestling like Eddie did with Dustin.

Oh don’t worry about it! I get it, life is busy, my dude, but it is good to hear from you!

God, I just, I know they’re deeply traumatised and have about fifty layers of mental issues between them, but also… they’re just a couple of guys???

Eddie looks like he makes ‘I fucked your mom’ jokes. Steve chronically shoves his friends off the couch. Eddie probably wipes his nose on his sleeve. Steve will stuff a whole slice of pizza in his face without breaking eye contact. Eddie once shoved his whole toe in Steve’s ear. Steve once kept putting sticks in Eddie’s hair while they were walking to see how long it took him to notice. They get high and debate Scooby Doo Villains. They piss with the door open. They have stupid little competitions that no one can comprehend. Robin once watched them wrestle on and off for a whole day because they decided it was the only way to settle any mild disagreement.

Like, just dumb boy shit??? Idk if it’s ‘cause they’re played by nearly 30 year old men (mentally Steve always looks like s3 to me tho) or if it’s bc a lot of the themes in steddie fic tend to be heavy, but… there really is just a lack of dude antics.

[sarahespacial]

[autisticgeek]

My special interests

[high-five-of-1st-gen-trashblog]

1st Gen Biographies/Autobiographies

Like the light stick post, this is going to be an ongoing post about books I find written by or about 1st gen artists. Unless you have a physical copy, it's nearly impossible to find info/images about them, so I've included links to the sites I got info from. Currently, I only have a copy of H.O.T's, but hopefully, I'll get more eventually.

Note: The ones for Seo Taiji & Boys, H.O.T, and Sechskies were all compiled/edited by journalist Lee Ki Jong.

1992

Seo Taiji & Boys “Seo Taiji & Boys” (서태지와 아이들)

1997

Lee Hyundo “The Lion at 24” (스물네 살의 사자후)

1998

Kim Sungjae "So To Say" (말하자면) - Written by Sungjae's mom

1999/2

H.O.T “H.O.T Forever”

1999/10

Sechskies - COM’BACK SECHSKIES

2001

Harisu “Eve From Adam” (이브가된아담)

2020

Hyun Jinyoung - "I Want to Be an Alien" (나는 외계인이 되고 싶다)

[ghosts-dollz]

The collection so far <3

My creepro goulia is still on the way

And lenore and operetta are in box still

[itsclippingbinch]

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Moments that made me love Leo: 2/?

[snoooze]

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