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#Books on Demand

"The Bronze Mirror" by Oh Jung-hee

2019-12-03

Oh Jung-hee’s “The Bronze Mirror,” published in 1982, received the Dong-in Literary Award in the following year. It’s ...

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#Creative

On the way to music bank 191129

2019-11-29

On the morning of November 29, at Yeoido KBS HallKBS WORLD Radio filmed K-pop stars making their way to attend rehearsals for Music Bank.

#Sounds of Korea

Traditional music star Park Chun-jae

2019-11-27

Koreans saw the camera for the first time at the end of the Joseon(조선) Dynasty in the early 20th century. Back then, they thought that the instrument ...

Sounds of Korea

#Books on Demand

"Eunbiryeong" by Lee Soon-won

2019-11-26

That was how the small hill below Hangyeryeong came to have the name “Eunbiryeong.” The rugged hill originally didn’t have ...

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On the way to music bank 191122

2019-11-22

On the morning of November 22, at Yeoido KBS HallKBS WORLD Radio filmed K-pop stars making their way to attend rehearsals for Music Bank.

#Sounds of Korea

Pansori Sugungga

2019-11-20

Korean traditional music is slow to change. It sometimes takes years for a new gugak(구각) piece to be known and praised by the public. On the flip side, ...

Sounds of Korea

#Books on Demand

"With the Daughter and the Mother" by Im Soon-duk

2019-11-19

Mother thought that it was actually a blessing to be childless but couldn’t help pitying her daughter for becoming a widow at such a young age. Interview ...

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On the way to music bank 191115

2019-11-15

On the morning of November 15, at Yeoido KBS HallKBS WORLD Radio filmed K-pop stars making their way to attend rehearsals for Music Bank.

#Sounds of Korea

Gayageum

2019-11-13

Even those who can’t tell how the sounds of the gayageum(가야금) and geomungo(거문고) differ or how they are played know that the gayageum(가야금) ...

Sounds of Korea

#Books on Demand

"Leaving Work" by Cheon Myeong-kwan

2019-11-12

Cheon Myeong-kwan’s “Leaving Work,” published in 2014, is set in the near future. Prices are soaring and people are losing ...

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