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The Yeowoorak Festival, A Collection of All Genres of Korean Traditional Music

2012-07-31

From July 3rd through the 21st, the 3rd annual Yeowoorak Festival was held at the National Theater of Korea. The Yeowoorak Festival began in ...

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Piri Player Kang Hyo-seon

2012-07-25

During the reign of King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty, there was a high government official named Maeng Sa-seong. He was known as a very generous person ...

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Daegeum Master Cho Chang-hun

2012-07-18

Legend has it that a mysterious thing happened about 1,500 years ago during the Unified Silla period. One day, a small island with a bamboo tree on ...

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R16 Korea 2012 World B-boy Masters Championship, a global B-boy competition

2012-07-17

On the evening of July 8th the Olympic Hall in southern Seoul’s Olympic Park was crackling with the electrifying energy of R16 Korea 2012 World ...

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Sori Singer Choi Yun-yeong

2012-07-11

For Koreans, a seal is another form of representation of the holder’s personality. Only a seal neatly carved with nice lettering completes a piece ...

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Daejanggeum (Jewel in the Palace), a hallyu drama turned into a nonverbal performance

2012-07-10

One of the most watched shows on Korean TV, “Daejanggeum,” or “Jewel in the Palace” to our foreign fans, made its debut as a nonverbal performance ...

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Sori Master Seong Chang-sun

2012-07-04

Pansori is a form of a narrative song that sings a lengthy tale to the accompaniment of melody and rhythm. In the past, only the songs upper social class, ...

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Urban farming, Korea’s new eco-friendly trend.

2012-07-03

Mr. Park Hyun-geun living in Osan in central Korea enjoys tending his vegetable garden at home. He purports that having a vegetable garden has ...

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Composer Yang Bang-eon

2012-06-27

Jejudo is a beautiful island situated in the waters off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. With the grand volcanic Mt. Halla standing high ...

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The 2012 Arirang Festival, globalizing Korea’s favorite folk song

2012-06-26

Korea’s renowned diva Insooni, clad in a splendid white dress, sings Arirang, Korean people’s beloved folk song. Her soulful rendition of ...

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