InZealBomb

InZealBomb (Korean: 인질범, pronounced|intɕilpəm, see below), also known as IZB, is a Korean inline skating club. In 2000, the club was started at Kyungpook National University by Min-Jeong "웃는얼굴(UnNeunEolGul, the 1st leader)" KIM, Ju-Eun "메이(May)" PARK, Cheol-Ho "엑스맨(X-man)" SUK, and Bong-Rae "조PC(JoPC)" CHO. Then, several members - (just nick names not real names) "고미(GoMi)", "쑤이(SsuI)", "아이스맨(Ice-man)", "그레이스(Grace)", "비천무(BiCheonMu)", "룸메(RumMe)", "미야(MiYa)", 옥(Ok)", "쭈야(JjuYa)", "지니(JiNi)", "샐리(Sally)", "써니(Sunny)", "복길이(BoGgiRi)", "묵향(MukHyang)", "아제(AJe)", "마썬(MaSseon)", "다마(DaMa)" - joined in InZealBomb in the same year. Above all members are called "the first-year members".

The name "InZealBomb" is the abbreviation of "Inline-skate club for Zealous Bombs"; so to say, those who have a bomb-like passion for inline skating.

Since 2000, InZealBomb has been grown and now is one of the most flourished inline skating club in Daegu, Korea. It should be noted that InZealBomb was approved as a dongari, an official student club in university, by the Dongari Delegates Congress of Kyungpook National University on 18th March 2004; the members had done a step-by-step struggle for a dongari, at the time leader was Byeong-Yun "고래(GoRae)" PARK.

InZealBomb meets every Friday at IlCheongDam, where is a small pond located in Kyungpook National University. At the meeting, the leader announce the then current issues to the members via briefing, and then the members do trains how to ride inline skates until sweat is streaming down those faces.

Recently, InZealBomb have three active part of training; aggressive skating, speed skating, and slalom skating. Aggressive skating members are about 5 persons, managed by Sang-Mun "밥(Bap)" LEE. Speed skating members are about 10 persons, managed by Byeong-Yun "고래(GoRae)" PARK, especially, Gyeong-Gi "경기(GyeongGi)" KIM is a good trainer. Slalom skating members are about 15 persons, managed by Jong-Hun "달건(DalGeon)" KIM.

Meanwhile, InZealBomb took part in the 2003 Gyeongju World Culture EXPO (2003-09-21). In there, InZealBomb showed people a valiant inline skates performance. At the time leader was Yeong-Jong "얼음(EoReum)" CHO. And actually, the performance of the guy, Sang-Jin "감자(GamJa)" PARK, was great, indeed.

The list of successive leaders for InZealBomb is as follows (especially given names are marked with the Revised Romanization of Korean released in 2000):
* 1st: Min-Jeong KIM, a.k.a. 웃는얼굴(UnNeunEolGul)
* 2nd: Bong-Rae CHO, a.k.a. 조PC(JoPC)
* 3rd: Yong-Geon CHUNG, a.k.a. 묵향(MukHyang)
* 4th: Hae-Seong CHUNG, a.k.a. 코코볼(KoKoBol)
* 5th: Tae-Hyeong LEE, a.k.a. 돼지(DwaeJi)
* 6th: Ji-Hyeon SONG, a.k.a. 시체(SiChe)
* 7th: Yeong-Jong CHO, a.k.a. 얼음(EoReum)
* 8th: Byeong-Yun PARK, a.k.a. 고래(GoRae)
* 9th: Yun-Gi KIM, a.k.a. 노란몽(NoRanMong)
* 10th: Gi-Hong KIM, a.k.a. 콩밥(KongBap)
* 11th: Won-Muk PARK, a.k.a. 술사(SulSa)
* 12th(currently): Dong-Hyeon KIM, a.k.a. 동현(DongHyeon)

The 1st leader, Min-Jeong "웃는얼굴(UnNeunEolGul)" KIM, entered at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea in 1994, and graduated from the same university in 1999 with a B.S. degree of Agricultural Biology, and recevied the M.S. degree in Agricultural Biology from the same university in 2001. And now, she is working for a research center in Daejeon, Korea. Currently, InZealBomb is led by Dong-Hyeon "동현(DongHyeon)" KIM (the 12th leader).

In the end, the biggest goal of InZealBomb is to make no traffic accident all around campus; for it, of course, InZealBomb runs on and on...

References and sources

*" [http://www.knun.net/news/article.html?no=220 "속도감이 발 밑에서부터 느껴져요 (From two footings the speed comes to feel)"] " - by [http://www.knun.net/ 경북대신문] (GyeongBukDaeSinMun; it is an Internet-published Korean newspaper released every Monday except school vacations by the student reporters of Kyungpook National University), December 6, 2000.
*"2004 Dongari Delegates Congress Proceedings" - by Kyungpook National University Union of Dongari
*" [http://www-2.knu.ac.kr/~webzine/before/030924/main.php?type=news_1 "21일, 경주세계문화엑스포 ‘경북대의 날’ 행사 성황"] " - by Chang-Hyeon "머털이(MeoTeoRi) MIN", [http://webzine.knu.ac.kr/ KNU Webzine] , September 24, 2003.
*"The 1st leader's letter (not public)" - by Min-Jeong "웃는얼굴(UnNeunEolGul)" KIM, November 23, 2006.

External links

* [http://izb.knu.ac.kr/ The Official Homepage for InZealBomb] (taking a rest for a while)
* [http://dongari.knu.ac.kr/ Kyungpook National University Union of Dongari]