PyeongChang Olympics Fever
The opening ceremony of
PyeongChang Winter Olympics was held yesterday, on Feb. 9, 2018. How do you
feel about it? Yap, I’m so excited finally D-Day is coming. So far, do you know
what about behind the story of medals, torch, the design, or PyeongChang’s
mascots used in this big event? or anything that makes your curious about
PyeongChang Olympics? Here we go, we learn about it.
The emblem of PyeongChang 2018
“symbolises a world open to everyone”, according to the official Olympic
website. It draws on Korea’s indigenous writing system, or Hangeul. The two
elements represent the first consonants in the syllables that make up the word
“PyeongChang”. The first character also represents the philosophy of cheonjin, a philosophy that seeks
harmony between heaven, earth and humanity. The second character symbolizes
snow, ice and the athletes themselves.
The commemorative tickets for
PyeongChang 2018 also make use of Hangeul, as well as depictions of snowflakes
and pictograms of the events. They express Korean tradition, classical beauty
and the excitement of winter sports. There are 28 kinds of tickets-one for the
opening ceremony, one for the closing ceremony and 26 for the individual
events. The Hangeul and the snowflakes not only express the atmosphere of the games,
but also embody their messages of passion, humanity, peace and harmony.
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The tickets for the opening
and the closing ceremonies boast gold and silver snowflakes and expressions of
the excitement for the ceremonies, against a white background, which symbolizes
winter sports. The event tickets, on the other hand, use pictograms composed of
lines inspired by the Hangeul alphabet. Though beautifully simple, the
pictograms feel solid, each one expressing the movement of the disciplines in
dynamic angles. Their lines also maintain the space found in the official
emblem. Though all the event tickets have white backgrounds, each event uses
its own color for the other visual elements, including the pictograms.
The Olympic torch was unveiled
to the public on Sept. 8. Soon after, it began an eight-day, 2018-kilometer
relay and a prayer for a successful round of games, held under the slogan, “Let
Everyone Shine”. The torch, designed by Kim Young-se, is white, which
represents winter sports, but also reflects a motif based on the elegant white
porcelain, or baekja, of Joseon times
(1392-1910). Its body composed of five flames that form a single starburst at
the top. The torch is 700 milimeters, a symbolic number as Pyeongchang is 700
meters above sea level.
The torch was designed to keep
burning in inclement weather such as rain, snow, and heavy wind. When wind
blows toward the flame, an air tunnel is created that provides the flame with
even more oxygen. A hole at the bottom allows water to drain.
The gold, silver, and bronze medals,
designed by industrial designer Lee Suk-woo, were inspired by three very
traditional elements: the Korean alphabet, Hangeul; traditional clothing,
Hanbok; and traditional homes, Hanok. The Hangeul consonants for “PyeongChang
2018 Olympic Winter Games,” ㅍ, ㅊ, ㄷ, ㄱ, ㅇ, ㄹ and ㅍ, were stretched out into cylinders, which were then sliced rice cakes
to form the medals. Indeed, when viewed from the side, the medals spells “PyeongChang
2018 Olympic Winter Games.”
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The strap of the medals are
made of gapsa, a traditional fabric
that is lightweight and sheer. Using traditional techniques, the Hangeul
consonants and snowflake pattern are weaved into the fabric. The PyeongChang
2018 wordmark and the Olympic emblem, meanwhile, are stitched using traditional
embroidery.
Not to be neglected, the
wooden case for the medals adopts the simple, elegant lines of the curved eaves
of a traditional Hanok home.
The two mascots of the event
continue to pop up in domestic and global locations in promotional efforts.
Soohorang is the mascot for the Olympics, while Bandabi is for the Paralympics.
The name Soohorang (수호랑) is a portmanteau of the Korean words sooho and horang-i, which
respectively mean “protection” and “tiger.” The rang has double significance as a syllable taken from the Jeongseon
“Arirang,” a folk song representative of Gangwon-do. The white tiger is a
spiritual animal believed to guard the Western Realm. It is one of the four mythical
animals of an Korean folktale, the others being the blue dragon, the vermilion
bird and the black tortoise.
Bandabi (반다비) is an Asiatic
black bear, a typical animal of the province of Gangwon-do. The bear is
recognized by the crescent mark on its chest, which is why it is called bandalgom in Korean. Bandal means “half-moon.” The mascot’s
name Bandabi is derived from bandalgom,
with the suffix bi, which has the
meaning of celebrating the games. Bandabi has a warm heart, with which it can
embrace people around the world. It has great endurance and bravery, and most
of all, he is faithful and reliable.
So, have your curious about
PyeongChang Olympic fulfil? I hope you like this post guys ^^
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