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Gugak composer Kim Hee-jo

2017-09-13

In western music, musicians learn to play by following the notes that composers wrote. But traditional Korean musicians hone their skills in a vastly ...

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Boating

2017-09-06

It’s amazing how seasons change. It was blazing hot just a few weeks ago, but now it feels rather chilly in the morning and the sunlight seems to have ...

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Court Music and Folk Music

2017-08-30

The first gayageum player in history was Ureuk (우륵), a refugee from the fallen kingdom of Gaya. He took his gayageum to Silla when he fled his home country. ...

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#Korean Folktales

The Kind Old Lady and the Goblin

2017-08-28

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” This Monday corner takes you into the world of interesting Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny Na. Today’s ...

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Royal foxglove tree

2017-08-23

The royal foxglove tree is a deciduous tree that goes by many different names. It’s sometimes called an empress tree, princess tree, or Korean paulownia. ...

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The Talking Nightingale and the Dancing Pine Tree

2017-08-21

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” This Monday corner takes you into the world of interesting Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny Na. Once ...

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Pavilions

2017-08-16

MC: Roughly 500 years ago, there lived a scholarly gentleman named Yang San-bo (양산보). During his youth, he studied hard to serve the country and the ...

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The Blue Dragon and the Black Dragon

2017-08-14

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” This Monday corner takes you into the world of interesting Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny Na. Today, ...

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[ShortClip] KBS 2TV Wednesday-Thursday Drama "Manhole"

2017-08-11

[ShortClip] KBS 2TV Wednesday-Thursday Drama "Manhole"

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Traveling to China’s southern regions and India

2017-08-09

There is an aria entitled “Jebinojeonggi (제비노정기),” which roughly translates as “a swallow’s journey,” in pansori Heungboga (흥보가). As the title ...

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