The first image is the message posted on the university board.
The second image is Jonghyun’s private messages on twitter to the author of the note.
Please read below.
➟ Hyunstar about Jonghyun’s new profile picture content: “Jonghyun’s new profile picture is a message stuck on the notice board of a certain university’s sociology department. The title of the essay is: “Not welcomed no matter what we are called”. The essence of the content is to encourage people to stop discriminating against LGTBs. Bby is always promoting and spreading positive messages. Jjangjjang man ㅎㅅㅎb
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Translation of the picture of the open letter on Jonghyun’s Twitter profile
➟ < No matter what name you call us, we are not ‘Annyeong’ (well) >
Last April, the third attempt to enact anti-discrimination legislation was turned down because of those who loathe equality. In September, Kim Jo-kwang-soo and Kim Seung-hwan publically held a same sex wedding for the first time in Korea. There were disturbances such as human excrements being thrown onto the stage, but Kim Jo-kwang-soo and Kim Seung-hwan marched down the aisle with pride as to prove that “love is stronger than hate.” But a few days ago, their marriage registration was denied. Also, some people voiced ridiculous claims that textbooks should discuss the issue of the humans rights of sexual minorities as a topic you agree or disagree with.
Many of you who read this will think like this: how on earth does this concern me or the state of current affairs? But because I know him [Kim Jo-kwang-su], I can tell you this. Whether you are pleased with this or not, this is the story of the world that sexual minorities, including myself, live through, who dine, take classes, study, and have debates with with all of you. This is another side of the current affairs of the society we live in.
Yes, I am a sexual minority. I am a male to female transgender person and I am bisexual. I am a woman. I am of the “880,000 Won” generation. I am a college student. I am one of the inheritors of the working class. What more names can you call me by? There will be no end if you tried to enumerate them one by one. It’s not just me, but probably all of you are living in the present, being called by numerous names.
But I am not okay, not at peace at any moment, whichever name I am being called. Today’s Korean society not only can’t enact an anti-discrimination law, but discriminates against sexual minorities on a daily basis, throws rampant unfair criticism and hatred towards females, exploits the young generation, forces college students to be absorbed with employment instead of academics. Which name should I be called in order to be at ease?
Someone asked us this. Are you guys Annyeong, whether we are doing well. That’s what I’m saying. Are we all well when we’re relieved that anothers’ pain is “not mine,” growing accustomed to closing our eyes and blocking our ears in order to protect our own lives? How well can we be in a cold-hearted world when it continuously presses us to give up empathy?
I’m not saying that we all should pour out on the streets and start throwing stones. It’s just that, if this story of asking whether all of us living today are Annyeong (doing well) provides an opportunity to look into the face of the person next to you and call their name, I think this has been worthwhile. As the world becomes lonelier, I think, contrary to our belief, the way for us to become ‘well’ is nearby. Right now, please ask the person next to you, “Are you well?”
From snowy Sungkonghoe University,
Kim Eun-ha, Department of Social Sciences
T/N: Annyeong: the literal definition of the greeting is ‘a state of tranquility’
T/N: 880,000 Won Generation refers to the demographic of Korea in their 20’s that suffered employment instability around 2007. Multiplying the average paycheck of part time workers, 1,190,000 won (1130 USD), by the average salary rate for people in their 20s, 73%, results in 880,000 Won. This is the first amongst many generations in Korea to play the “Game of the Winner Takes All.” This term was first used in the book 880,000 Won Generation, published in August, 2007. The author, Woo Suk-hoon says “Only the top 5% of people in their 20s will have a stable job above middle management and the others will live on part time employment with an average wage of 880,000 Won.” [naver encyclopedia/ MK Business News, news.mk.co.kr ]
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➟ SHINee’s Jonghyun has been grabbing the attention of the Twitter-sphere in Korea, for all the right reasons.
Fans and followers of Jonghyun’s personal Twitter account came to notice the change in his profile picture. What used to be a photo of English actor, Benedict Cumberbatch’s note to the paparazzi, “Go photograph Egypt and show the world something important”, is now one of an open letter written in response to a movement in Korea called, “Hello? Are You Okay?”.
This movement has started nationwide in Korea, with the aim of raising awareness about the ignorance, indifference, and unfair treatment that many citizens have been experiencing in the country. The movement started off with a letter written by a university student. The letter asked, “Are you okay?”; its question being directed to all in Korea, and it also highlighted the political and economical problems that has affected thousands of people. The letter soon gained the attention of students across the universities in Korea, and many began to write in “replies”. The Facebook page for this movement has garnered over 160,000 hundred “likes”, and people have been gathering on the streets in the support of this campaign.
➟ As the screenshot circulated around the internet, praises for Jonghyun’s thoughtful gesture began to pour in, and many have expressed their gratitude for his support in the campaign. Multiple Korean news sites have also published articles about his support, proving that it only takes a spark to get a fire going.
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{ SHINee’s Jonghyun and 2PM’s Chansung Support the ‘I’m Not Doing Okay’ Movement }
➟ With a new social movement that has been growing in the past several days, SHINee’s Jonghyun and 2PM’s Chansung have shown their support to the people fighting against injustice.
SHINee’s Jonghyun and 2PM’s Chansung Support the ‘I’m Not Doing Okay’ Movement
➟ On December 14, a Korea University student, Joo Hyun Woo, posted up a large handwritten poster on campus, asking if people were doing okay, because he wasn’t.
He addressed the current issue of railroad workers going on strike over the assumed governmental plan to privatize a planned subsidiary of the Korea Railroad Corp, as well as a fixed presidential election, and other current events that present a display of injustice and censorship.
The ′I′m Not Okay′ hand-written posters caught on as more and more college students began to express their unhappiness with the current society.
➟ Kang Eun Ha, a transgender bisexual college student, also pinned up her own powerful handwritten poster, speaking out against society, who has shown injustice and discrimination against the sexual minority youth.
To her surprise, her poster became the new Twitter profile photo of Jonghyun, bringing more attention to the issue.
Kang Eun Ha later revealed that Jonghyun has privately messaged her, saying, “I’m sending you a message just in case you receive unwanted attention or backlash with my Twitter. I support you. As a celebrity, as a different kind of public minority, I understand the disappointment of a world that doesn’t accept differences. Although, I’m sure that my feelings are nothing compared to yours.”
He continued, “I support you in the way that you are rightly shouting that being different is not wrong. I don’t believe that you are a person in need of comfort of worries because you are that much of a strong person. I hope that you will remain healthy and have a warm rest of the year.”
➟ 2PM’s Chansung also showed his support, tweeting on December 15, “This is dangerous, just dangerous. So I’m not doing okay.”
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★ And now, we, shawols , should support Jonghyun because he is the first idol who supports LGBT rights in south korea openly and supports that movement too.
and maybe because of this he would go through a bad situation.
We should support him because we are his fans and don't want negative and bad comments about him.
➜ We should stand by his side and support him and SHINee forever.
and here is one thing we can do to show our support :
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