Babopalooza! Info page
The Babopalooza! Info Page
What's Babopalooza! and what's the big deal?
On Dec. 1 and 2, a group of Busan teachers put on a sketch-comedy show. About a week later, they were brought in to police headquarters for questioning in relation to visa violations related to the 7,000 won ticket price. In the couple of weeks following the Babo-bust, there were many rumors, speculations, discussions, etc. thoughout the Korea blogosphere, in the English and Korean language newspapers and on the various Korea forums.
Because there was so much misinformation floating around, Pusanweb spoke to members of the Babopalooza! cast in order to try to present 'the facts'.
The following links go to the Pusanweb information sites and to links elsewhere that pertain to Babopalooza!
"Babopalooza! Busted"--the original Pusanweb article "Just the Facts"--exactly what it says. Pusanweb spoke to members of the cast to present facts, not rumors
Off-Site Links
Bloggers and newspaper articles on Babopalooza!
Babopalooza! in the blogosphere: The Marmot's Hole--Foreigners in Busan busted for 'anti-Korean' performance This blogger wrote a positive Review of Babo-palooza! and a commentary on the questioning of the cast. Daejeon's Sharing Community, Soucis, includes discussion on the arrests in People, Not Space Invaders The Metropolitician--Undercover cops? Drug tests? It's COMedy, not COMmunism Homely Planet--An open letter from a producer of Babopalooza! Busted by the Korean Komedy Kops And here it comes... Cattle Skin--Scandal! Controversy! Community Theater Steve Schertzer--The Politics of Babopalooza: The Joke is on Us
Babopalooza! in the Media:
From the Korea Times: Pusan Performers Still Like Korea -12-19-2006 Expats Risk Explusion for Satire -12-26-2006 Volunteering isn't so Simple in Korea-01-09-2007 'Only interest in Foreign Players is Visa Violations'-01-09-2007From the Korea Herald (subscription required): The Korea Herald Article
From the Stranger (Seattle newspaper): Foolsapalooza
Korean Language Articles: Kyunghyang Shinmun NoCut News
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