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#Sounds of Korea

Music for summer days

2021-07-14

Poet Jeong Cheol정철 of the late Joseon period wrote a poem titled “Gwandongbyeolgok관동별곡” after he toured Kumgangsang금강산 Mountain ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Tiger Brother

2021-07-13

Long, long ago, there lived a boy named San in a mountain village.San’s father died even before he was born and his mother was the only family ...

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Daegeum music

2021-07-07

Most of Korean wind instruments are made with bamboo. But bamboo trees come in many varieties and different processing methods are used, resulting ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Lazy Boy Who Turned into an Ox

2021-07-06

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Dori, who lived with his mother.“Help me with the farm work.”Dori reluctantly went to the cowshed ...

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Traditional songs that go well with tea-drinking

2021-06-30

The esteemed calligrapher Chusa Kim Jeong-hui추사 김정희 was known as an avid tea enthusiast. He was also friends with Venerable Cho-ui초의, a Buddhist ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

Heungbu and Nolbu

2021-06-29

Once upon a time in Korea, there lived two brothers - The older boy was named Nolbu and the younger one Heungbu.When their parents passed away, Nolbu ...

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Songs associated with animals

2021-06-23

Master singer Park Chun-jae박춘재 was a royal court official in charge of palace entertainment in the late Joseon period. His job was to take care of ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Goblin Hat

2021-06-22

Once upon a time in Korea, there lived an old man and his wife. The old man’s job was making the Korean men’s hat called a “gat.”The ...

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Songs about the sunrise

2021-06-16

In pansori “Sugungga수궁가,” the turtle came up to land to bring the rabbit to the sea kingdom just in time to see the sun was rise up above ...

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#Global Audiobook: Once Upon a Time in Korea

The Good Brothers

2021-06-15

Long, long ago, there lived good brothers. The older one doted on his younger brother and the younger one looked up to his older brother. “You ...

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