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Master Singer Lee Gwang-su

2011-11-16

In the past in Korean society, mothers used to wake up at dawn, earlier than any other family member, to draw water from a well and pour it in a bowl to ...

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Mountain climbing, the comeback of Koreans’ favorite hobby

2011-11-15

A long line of tourist buses stretches near Jamsil subway station at six one Saturday morning. The guides call out the names to check attendance ...

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Master Singer Kim So-hui

2011-11-09

In Korea, we refer to people who have accomplished outstanding achievements as “myeongin,” meaning “master.” They are experts who have not only ...

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TV audition shows sweeping Korea

2011-11-08

This is the final round of “Top Band,” Korea’s first audition show for music bands, held at KBS on October 15th. First aired on June 4th, “Top ...

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Traditional Dance Music

2011-11-02

In this edition of Sounds of Korea, we’ll listen to a number of instrumental accompaniments played for traditional Korean dances. But before we ...

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Jeongga

2011-10-26

When people talk about “Lieder,” or “art songs,” known as “gagok” in Korean, they usually think of the Western art songs such as “Trout” by Franz Schubert. ...

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Byeongchang

2011-10-19

In Western music, a music performance played with two musical instruments is called a duet. In traditional Korean music, we often use the term “byeongju.” ...

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Shamanistic Music

2011-10-12

In the late Joseon era, when the country was under influence of an influx of Western culture, a foreigner who had visited the country wrote about the ...

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Jeryeak (Ritual Music)

2011-10-05

In Korea, a wide variety of TV drama series dealing with ancient Korean history from the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea to Joseon Dynasty has ...

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Pansori

2011-09-28

About a century ago during the late Joseon era, the nation went through a very turbulent period. It was then that Japan took every measure to colonize ...

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