PERSONAL STATEMENT

 

  1. Who am I, what I’ve been through, and things that I like?

My name is SeongJu Kim. I’m currently a Junior in IID, Yonsei University. One word that defines me as a whole is ‘enthusiasm’. It does not mean that I am enthusiastic in all kinds of things. Rather, I easily get enthusiastic when I bump into something that captures my eyes. However, since I do have a lot of interests, I can say that I am indeed enthusiastic in most of the things, to say the least. The followings are some keywords that I feel most passionate about.

  • Art

I believe a lot of students majoring in IID would have a hobby in drawing and painting (I do know that some definitely aren’t). My love for art started when I was really young. I have no doubt that drawing was my first hobby since I knew how to grab a pencil. I used to dream to go to those famous Art (middle) schools when I was in elementary school. As a prep student for Art school, I spent all my 5-6th grade days in my art academy, in front of my easel. I was quite confident with my skills, but for some reason, I failed the entrance exam. This incident, a shocking and unexpected event to me, later became an opportunity for me to look around and explore all the fun in this world expect for drawing and painting. I still love to describe what I see and what I feel with my pen and pencil. Recently, I got a new ipad, so I am working on with some digital painting skills.

  • Concerts, theatre; music, musical, film

I love going to concerts and theatres. Just to let you know, I have no interest in singing or acting. I do not want to go up on stage, but I die for watching others on stage or on camera. It is such a bliss that I can watch a work done by all those talented people and focus on my own feelings at the time. When I was freshman, I went into our musical club in Yonsei, ROTHEMS. I worked as one of the costume staffs for a year and a half. The time when I spent days and nights at the studios full of sewing machines were certainly one of my best moments in college. It was fun and extremely touching to see the costumes I made to go up stage and make the actors shine. After ROTHEMS, I spent some time at other drama clubs out of school to learn and create as a director. Concert halls and theatres give you absolute chills, and I hope you all could take a chance to feel it. I dare you to go capture the moment.

  • Nature, animals

Loving for the nature and creatures beside human is one strict rule that I possess. I believe that this love first came out from the doubt: is human above all living things? For me, the answer is a big fat NO. I know for sure that we, meaning creatures on Earth including human, are all equal and humans do not have the right to dominate over others. Due to the COVID-19 situation, I feel stronger feelings about how human should act toward the nature. We should change our arrogant attitudes and start the change. And I agree that we should not expect others to change before we change. Therefore, I try to be a vegan. I stopped eating meat (cow, pig, chicken, and others) since last year and I am sure that there is no way for me to quit unless there is a really good reason. I hope for the best of Earth and wish that everyone could give themselves a change for the better future. 

  • Idealist

There is this quote that I recently ran into on google: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” I can say that I am a proud idealist. I believe that people can be kind. I believe that I can bring a change. I believe that I can do anything and become everything that I wish. Some people, realists, say that I am too dreamy and full of optimistic views. Some even worry about me being idealistic. I do agree, sometimes. But I would like to argue, “What’s the point of living if the world is just the same without you?”


  1. My dreams

In terms of career, mine is to become a content producer. I would like to work in a broadcasting company or a content production company. In terms of dreams, mine is to become a starting point of a trend or trigger a big (positive) change in the society. I believe the greatest honor of a content producer is not only that your content going viral but also making people relate to and agree with your works.


  1. What I would like to learn from this course

I am willing to learn how to understand the users. It has become so important to understand my audience and create something based on what they would take interest. Also, I am looking forward to seeing other peers’ works. Ideas do not come from our inside. I believe that looking at others’ work and sharing opinions will become a fresh impetus for all of us.

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