Buddhist Musician in Appeal to
Hostage Takers
Chosun Ilbo, Aug 13, 2007
Seoul, South Korea -- "The world is one. Why have to fight, why
have to kill, make this heaven to hell? God! What he wants is peace
of mankind."
A video clip of "Song for Taliban" written and sung by the
physician and Buddhist musician Lee Jin-ho posted on
YouTube
"Song for Taliban" made by the Korean doctor and Buddhist musician
Lee Jin-ho is spreading rapidly on the Internet with its message of
peace for the captors of 21 Korean hostages in Afghanistan.
The video clip of the song, which first appeared on the Korean UCC
site Pandora TV, features pictures of pastor Bae Hyung-kyu and Shim
Sung-min, two hostages killed by the Taliban. It also features
pictures of surviving hostages, with the caption, "Song about the
invisible wall between us".
Tranquil guitar music accompanies Lee's voice. The clip also
includes the English lyrics on sheets of paper written by Lee and
Korean subtitles.
This video was made by Lee's band, Yasodara. Lee is also a
physician running a diet clinic in Seoul. Greed and Desire in Holy
disguise should not justify all the violence... Almost every war
comes of religion, comes of faith," he sings.
The clip is attracting more and more viewers on UCC sites and has
now been posted on YouTube, the worlds biggest.
(www.youtube.com).
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