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Music about boating

2021-08-18

In the late Joseon period, a noble woman surnamed Song from Nonsan논산, Chungcheongnam-do충청남도 had an unforgettable experience one summer. Her brother-in-law ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

Gyeonwu and Jiknyeo

2021-08-17

A long, long time ago, the Great Jade Emperor of Heaven had a lovely daughter named Jiknyeo.Her name meant “weaver” and living up to ...

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#Sounds of Korea

Music related to Korea’s independence

2021-08-11

Leenalchi’s “Tiger Is Coming” gained huge popularity last year among the younger generation with its modern adaptation of ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Amazing Jar

2021-08-10

A long, long time ago, there lived a young farmer named Gapsu.Ten years of hard work finally paid off for Gapsu. He had saved enough money to buy a small ...

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#Sounds of Korea

Songs for rice farming

2021-08-04

The Korean people are known to love singing. There are several ancient documents describing how Koreans sang and danced for days when celebrating ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Tiger’s Love

2021-08-03

Our storyn takes place during the reign of King Wonseong.A young man was circling the pagoda late into the night, deep in prayer. His name was Kim Hyeon.He ...

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Western music played with gugak instruments

2021-07-28

Mankind’s first musical instrument was probably percussion. Primitive tribes living in isolated areas like the Amazons are seen playing ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Goblin’s Magic Club

2021-07-27

Once upon a time in Korea, there lived in a village two brothers.The younger brother was nice and gentle, but the older one was mean and greedy. After ...

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Formal songs

2021-07-21

Korean traditional music is largely categorized into two types – jeongak정악 or court music and folk music. Jeongak was usually performed ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe

2021-07-20

Once upon a time, there lived in a village two boys - Chadol and Duman.The two couldn’t be any more different.Chadol was polite and kind, but ...

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