MDL's 2025 Challenge FAQ and Discussion

Could someone explain what would count as a traditional performance in South Korea please?

This is super helpful. The show Who Is She can get a blockbuster for block 15 but I am not sure if anything counts as performing arts. The closest thing is 2 characters dress up in Hanboks as they go around town. They go to a record store. It has another scene where an old style radio is playing music. Two main characters also sing an old song on stage which is the closest thing to a performance. Racking my brain to try and remember if there was any other kind of traditional performance that I may have missed.

 AthenaTheStorierX:

Im not familiar myself with recognizing it in South Korean productions, but i did find this britannica article that might be of assistance? https://www.britannica.com/art/Korean-performing-arts

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I just completed the series Who Is She and I would like to ask if the following conditions meet the requirements for the prompt Traditional Performance in Block 15.

In the final episode (ep 12 39:01) , there is a stage performance of the FL in a saloon singing The Man in the Yellow Shirt on stage in a trot music style fashion.

Thanks to bitcoolKat who discovered the following:

"Styled after American swing and country music, Han Myung-sook’s 1961 megahit “The Boy in the Yellow Shirt” captivated the nation because it was so different from the popular melancholic trot songs of the time. " [so basically it's a Trot song]

Source: https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/korean-pop-100-greatest-songs-list-48674/han-myung-sook-the-boy-in-the-yellow-shirt-48685/

Discussing the history of Trot, "Trot, called Teuroteu in Korean, often referred to as Ppongjjak because of its peculiar background rhythm, is a popular genre of Korean music. It uses a repetitive rhythm and simple melody that makes it easy for almost anyone to sing along to.

The word trot has been in use since the 1980s but in the 1920’s it was referred to as yuhaeng-changga."

Source: https://halsugprod.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-trot

Based on the Cambridge dictionary definition of "Traditional" is "following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time".  [About 100 years fits the definition of a tradition, yes?]

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/traditional

Then is it fair to say this performance in the episode fits the definition of a traditional performance?

 ZhouYanRan:

Hello! I've got a question: would it be possible to use a TV show for a prompt from Block 22?
It is stated "Main character is spotted at" which would suggest only fictional works (drama or film) may be used for this block. I just wanted to make sure I understood it correctly.

It is okay to use a tv show,  

Could someone give me more information about what a “waste plant” is?

 maddu cavalcante:

Could someone give me more information about what a “waste plant” is?

A waste plant (aka Garbage Plant) is a location where a city’s trash is collected and managed. Some types of plants burn the waste/trash to convert to energy. Other types of plants sort and process waste in order to prepare it for reuse or disposal.

 ColourMePurple:

A dream/imaginary sequence counts as a Main Character involved in a wedding if they saw themselves as getting married? They are also a guest at a wedding if that counts as them being involved.

And can hotel lights be counted as neon lights like the name of the hotel/motel has neon lights.

Yes, also your earlier question is also  a yes