The video of ‘Dokdo Is Our Land,’ sung in various languages from around the world, is receiving an overwhelming response on YouTube(www.youtube.com).

[ 9/23/2011 ]

The video of ‘Dokdo Is Our Land,’ sung in various languages from around the world, is receiving an overwhelming response on YouTube(www.youtube.com). English, Chinese, and Spanish versions of the song ‘Dokdo Is Our Land’ are currently gaining popularity among viewers on YouTube. The video begins with Ail Kim, a second-generation Korean American and college-bound student with beauty pageant experience, visiting the USC and UCLA campuses and asking students, ‘Do you know Dokdo?’ She then sings the Korean lyrics of ‘Dokdo Is Our Land’ after translating them into various languages. The video was produced by Simple Touch Entertainment, a Korean-owned company based in LA. Simple Touch has been working on the ‘Do you know Dokdo?’ project for the past four months and released it for the first time on YouTube this week. The Spanish version of ‘Dokdo Is Our Land’ has already received more than 5,000 views in just two days since it was uploaded on the 21st. Simple Touch plans to upload additional versions of ‘Dokdo Is Our Land’ sung in 13 languages by early next month. These 13 languages include Jamaican, Indonesian, German, French, Hebrew, and Persian. According to Simple Touch, promoting Dokdo in languages spoken around the world is an ideal way to raise international awareness, rather than introducing Dokdo only in Korean. Simple Touch explained, “Director Young Man Kang, who created the animated series ‘Kimchi Warrior’ to promote kimchi, actively supported this project.” The company added, “Since this ‘Dokdo Is Our Land’ music video project consists of 20 videos in a total of 15 languages, it will provide people around the world with an opportunity to learn about and understand Dokdo.” Reporter Sang Woo Park swp@koreadaily.com