Video Script
About Korean Air
Full script and on-screen information from "About Korean Air" (2018), a digital series for Korean Air. Produced by greatminds.
Chapters
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Lauren's Introduction and Preparing for Her First Trip to Korea
Lauren, a violist based in Boston who was adopted from Korea at three months old, shares her nervousness and excitement about visiting Korea for the first time.
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Letter to Parents and the Meaning of the Journey
Lauren expresses gratitude to her parents for 35 years as a family and shares her thoughts on traveling with Steve to the place where she was born.
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Reflections on Identity and Resolution
Having contemplated her identity between two countries, Lauren resolves not to be afraid when facing herself in her birth country, remaining proud to be her parents' daughter.
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Korean Air's Support for Adoptees' Homeland Visits
Korean Air announces its annual sponsorship of overseas adoptees visiting their homeland in partnership with InKAS.
Key facts from the film
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Lauren is active as a violist in Boston.
“저는 보스턴에서 비올리스트로 활동하고 있어요.”
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Lauren was adopted at 3 months old.
“태어난 지 3개월만에 입양됐어요.”
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Lauren was adopted from a country called Korea.
“한국이라는 나라에서 입양됐고, 아마 그곳에서 제 인생이 처음 시작 되었겠죠?”
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Lauren has never been to Korea before.
“아직 단 한 번도 한국을 가본 적은 없어요.”
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It has been 35 years since Lauren and her parents became a family.
“우리가 가족이 된 지 벌써 35년이 되었어요. 이제 우리가 가족이 아닌 건 상상할 수 없네요.”
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Lauren is leaving for Korea on a trip with Steve.
“내일, 스티브와 저는 한국으로 여행을 떠나요.”
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Lauren thought a lot about who she is between two countries.
“저는 두 나라 사이에서 내가 누구인지에 대해 많은 생각을 했어요.”
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Korean Air sponsors overseas adoptees' visits to their homeland every year in partnership with InKAS.
“대한항공은 매년 국제한국입양인봉사회(InKAS)와 함께 해외입양인 모국방문을 후원하고 있습니다”
FAQ
What is the Lauren episode of Korean Air's About Korean Air series?
It is an episode of About Korean Air (대한 이야기), a digital series Korean Air created for its 50th anniversary that traces how the airline has connected people and the world through individual stories. It follows violist Lauren, adopted from Korea to the United States at three months old, and the letter she writes to her parents the day before her first trip back to Korea. greatminds produced it in 2018.
Who is Lauren?
She is a freelance violist in Boston. She was adopted from Korea at three months old and says she has never been back before the trip in the film.
What does Lauren say in her letter to her parents?
She writes that it has been 35 years since she became part of their family and she could not imagine it any other way. She tells them that she and Steve leave for Korea the next day, returning to the place where she was born but never knew, and that whatever she discovers she can face it without fear because she is and always will be their daughter.
How does Lauren describe her sense of identity?
She says she has spent much of her life feeling in between two worlds: her real life in New England and the life that could have been, which exists only in her imagination. The trip gives her the chance to see the world from the place where she was born.
What does Korean Air do for overseas Korean adoptees?
According to the closing card, Korean Air sponsors homeland visits for overseas Korean adoptees every year together with InKAS (International Korean Adoptee Service).
Speakers
- LaurenViolist
Full transcript
- Lauren
Hello!
안녕하세요.
- Lauren
I'm Lauren.
저는 로렌입니다.
- Lauren
I'm a freelance violist here in Boston.
저는 보스턴에서 비올리스트로 활동하고 있어요.
- Lauren
Yeah, I was three months old when I was adopted.
태어난 지 3개월 만에 입양됐어요.
- Lauren
Yeah, I guess just being adopted from there and knowing that I started my life in Korea
한국이라는 나라에서 입양됐고, 아마 그곳에서 제 인생이 처음 시작되었겠죠?
- Lauren
It's my very first time back. I've never been back before.
아직 단 한 번도 한국을 가본 적은 없어요.
- Lauren
Maybe a little bit nervous also. I'm mostly really excited to go.
조금은 긴장이 되기도 하지만 한편으론 정말 기대되네요.
- Lauren
Dear Mom and Dad,
엄마, 아빠에게
- Lauren
It's been 35 years since I've become part of your family and I couldn't imagine it any other way.
우리가 가족이 된 지 벌써 35년이 되었어요. 이제 우리가 가족이 아닌 건 상상할 수 없네요.
- Lauren
The idea of having kids of my own has made me reflect on what family really means.
이제 결혼을 해서 새로운 가정을 꾸려 보니 진짜 가족의 의미에 대해 다시 한 번 생각하게 되었어요.
- Lauren
You have laid the foundation for the person that I am today.
오늘의 제가 있기까지 큰 힘이 되어 주셨어요.
- Lauren
Tomorrow, Steve and I depart for Korea.
내일, 스티브와 저는 한국으로 여행을 떠나요.
- Lauren
I'm excited to be returning to the place where I was born, but never knew.
제가 태어났지만 알지 못했던 곳으로 돌아간다는 게 정말 기대돼요.
- Lauren
It's a journey into the next chapter of my life.
제 인생의 다음 이야기가 펼쳐질 것 같아요.
- Lauren
Like any new adventure, I'm not entirely sure what to expect, but I know I'll land on my feet
이번 여행에서 어떤 일들이 일어날지 예상할 수 없지만, 저는 잘 해낼 거라 믿어요.
- Lauren
because of everything I've learned from you.
왜냐하면 자랑스러운 엄마, 아빠의 딸이니까요.
- Lauren
I've spent much of my life feeling like I'm somewhere in between two different worlds.
저는 두 나라 사이에서 내가 누구인지에 대해 많은 생각을 했어요.
- Lauren
One is my real life here in New England, and the other is the life that could have been, that only exists in my imagination.
이 곳, 뉴잉글랜드에서의 나와 어쩌면 또 다른 내 인생이 되었을 상상 속에서만 존재하는 두 곳 사이에서 나는 누구일까? 하는 생각들.
- Lauren
Now I have the opportunity to see the world from the perspective of the place where I was born.
이제 나는 내가 태어난 나라에서 나를 바라볼 수 있는 기회가 생겼어요.
- Lauren
Regardless of what I discover about myself on this journey, I know I can face this with no apprehension because I am and always will be your daughter.
이번 여정 속에서 새로운 나를 만나더라도 당황하거나 두려워하지 않을 거예요. 나는 언제나 그리고 앞으로도 영원히 엄마 아빠의 딸이니까요.
On-screen information
Text shown on screen as graphics — captions, figures and place names — in order of appearance.
대한 이야기 · 나를 찾아 떠나는 여행에
로렌(Lauren), 비올리스트 · 생후 3개월 때 한국에서 미국으로 입양
What is this? · 이게 뭐예요? Ee-gaw mwol-yeh-yo.
대한항공은 매년 국제한국입양인봉사회(InKAS)와 함께 해외입양인 모국방문을 후원하고 있습니다