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Kim Jong-Il's 'Theater of the Absurd' Exposed Jeong Sung-san, a 37-year-old man who defected to South Korea in 1995 after he was sentenced to 13 years to a gulag, is set to expose North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s crimes against humanity, according to a report in the Korea Herald. Jeong’s alleged crime was listening to Korean radio. His tool of ultimate revenge: a musical entitled "Yoduk Story.” Written and directed by Jeong, "Yoduk Story" is a musical based on the infamous Yoduk Gulag, known in the North as "the place of no return." "Yoduk Story" is slated to go on a U.S. tour in September, starting at the Washington National Theater on Sept. 25, then to Europe next year. "One of the things Kim Jong-Il fears is the power of art," said Jeong. "Simply protesting in the streets cannot beat Kim Jong-Il." Jeong, who studied film and theater arts abroad in Russia, hopes that "Yoduk Story" will be but the first in a series of musicals that will comprise his own personal cultural offensive against the communist leader. "Just one poem can sometimes touch the heart of many and inspire them to bring about social change," said Jeong, citing the French Revolution. "Through 'Yoduk Story,' I would like to show the world what is really going on in North Korea." He also envisions that "Yoduk Story" will touch South Koreans, whose concern for human rights abuses within North Korea he says has deflated following the implementation of the "Sunshine Policy," which calls for friendly engagement with North Korea. Kang Chol-hwan, a former Yoduk prison inmate who met Bush in June, said, "My impression of President Bush was that he was sincerely sympathetic of the suffering of North Koreans." Kang chronicled his own gulag survival story in his memoir, "The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag," which was published in English in 2001. Reportedly, Bush read the memoir and passed it on to top aides, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "I had an easier time explaining the plight of North Koreans to President Bush than to most South Koreans," said Kang. Meanwhile, Jeong admits that he is facing an unknown - the perplexing nature of American culture. "I'm aware of the risks. We're going there under the assumption that we may lose some big money," said Jeong. "But the world needs to understand what is going on inside North Korea. There is no tomorrow for those at Yoduk." ---------------------------------------------------
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