북해도고락가(北海道苦樂歌)를 통해본 강제동원 = Compulsory Mobilization Seen from Bukhae-do (北海道) Gorak-ga (苦樂歌)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

There are two pieces of Bukhae-do Gorak-ga that we have found so far, and they were written by two rural youths of Chosun. They were compulsorily mobilized from Gyeongbuk Yecheon-gun. In Chosun society degraded as a colony of the Japanese Empire, Japanese empire were forced not to speak or write korean. They could describe their own experience with Hangeul using gasache at that time was because of the fact that the community of Yecheon did sing gasa widely and those from the region tried to transmit the custom even in a far foreign land. Therefore, there should be a great possibility that such type of gasa may be discovered around Yecheon-gun newly afterwards.
With the two pieces of gasa in which the individuals` experience is plainly depicted, we can find how the recruiters dispatched from Japan collected coal mine laborers. The recruiters targeting youths in the farm villages of colonized Chosun falling behind did not only arouse their pride as a Hwangguk Sinmin but also deceived them saying agreeing on the mobilization would be a chance to encounter new products of civilization. In this process, it appeared to be a form of mobilization outside, but even the terminal civic units of the colonial government did support it aggressively.
This researcher has found how Chosun laborers were transferred from Yecheon-gun to Oyubari Mining Station in Hokkaido in detail including the paths and transportations used. What is noticeable here is that in 1940`s, they were allowed to see their family or do any personal deeds they wanted to do freely while being transferred; however, in 1943, they was not even allowed to know the routing under the supervision of colonial bureaucrats.
The number of Chosun people mobilized as coal mining laborers increased gradually, but the labor environment and dwelling conditions got even worse, so a lot of Chosun laborers died or got injured or tried to escape from it. In addition to that, inside the coal mine, management or supervision over Chosun laborers was committed by the company itself, and they treated the laborers cruelly just as they wished; therefore, it means that the company, also, should not be free from the blame like the Japanese government.