Yi Hwang and plum blossoms 2019-01-16 Yi Hwang was one of the most revered Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty. He was appointed as the mayor of Danyang at the age of 48. At the time, ... Listen Sounds of Korea
Different kinds of good fortune and poverty 2019-01-09 The famed Joseon Dynasty scholar Jeong Yak-yong said there were two kinds of good fortune. One type refers to fame and fortune, having a high-ranking ... Sounds of Korea
New Year’s fortune 2019-01-02 On the first day of a new year, people in the Joseon era would enjoy Dosoju도소주, a medicinal wine made with herbs that was believed to ward off evil spirits ... Sounds of Korea
Living in nature 2018-12-26 Confucian scholars in generations past had, generally speaking, two major objectives in life. One was to make a name for themselves by becoming ... Sounds of Korea
Winter nights 2018-12-19 There is a painting by the renowned artist named Ahn Jung-sik안중식 from the late Joseon period titled “Seongjaesugando성재수간도,” which ... Sounds of Korea
Pansori Chunghyangga 2018-12-12 Her body is light just as Ehuang and Nuying walking on water andShe pushes with both her feet just as Goddess Chang’e rides on a cloud.She ... Sounds of Korea
Haegeum 2018-12-05 Many enjoy the sound of haegeum music these days, but in generations past the haegeum was an instrument that beggars typically carried around to ... Sounds of Korea
Shin Jae-hyo and pansori 2018-11-28 Shin Jae-hyo was a local government official at Gochang, Jeollabuk-do province in the western part of Korea. He worked as a low-level official under ... Sounds of Korea
Training for master singers 2018-11-21 Seokgae석개 was a renowned singer of the Joseon Dynasty. She used to be a maid for a noble family, but instead of housework, Seokgae spent her days singing. ... Sounds of Korea
OST for movies and dramas 2018-11-14 Korean cinema has grown so much in both quantity and quality in recent decades that it’s often hard to distinguish Hollywood imports domestic ... Sounds of Korea
