SEOUL — South Korean military conscripts may have dreamed a dream of defending the homeland, but their life is one of snow shovelling and thwarted love — at least in a parody of “Les Miserables” starring real airmen that has become an Internet hit. The opera-style video “Les Militaribles” was made by 80 conscripts for $900 and has garnered over a million views in three days, raising hopes it could be on the way to a repeat of rapper Psy's “Gangnam Style” blockbuster hit. In the opening scene, a group of young airmen shovel snow to music from the Claude-Michel Schonberg adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, singing “Dig down, dig down, raise your shovels high” to the tune of “Work Song”. “There is no end to this accursed snow. Dig down, you still have two years service to go,” they chant, referring to their national service stint with the air force. – Reuters
