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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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Master Musician Kim Seok-chul

2012-06-20

Shamanism is a traditional spiritual belief through which people who rely and commune with nature express their basic instinctive desire. It encapsulates ...

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Chongdong Theater’s original Korean musical “Miso”

2012-06-19

The cast and audience become one as they shout “We love Miso!” Today we visit historic Chongdong Theater to enjoy its original musical “Miso” ...

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Fusion Gugak Group Gongmyeong

2012-06-13

From old times, bamboo symbolized the principles and beliefs of upper-class nobles thanks to its straightness and greenness. Because of the symbolic ...

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Koreans yearning for healing

2012-06-12

A group of people gathered in front of an ancient palace in Seoul for a special trip last Tuesday. They were there for a healing trip. - I was ...

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Kim Deok-su Samulnori Band

2012-06-06

There is a four-letter Chinese idiom that goes “sangjeonbyeokhae” which means that even a mulberry field could also turn into a blue sea someday. ...

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Midday Concerts, a lunchtime musical pleasure

2012-06-05

The lovely tune of “Time to Say Goodbye” resonates inside the lobby of Dobong District Office in Seoul. The spacious lobby has been the venue ...

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Master Singer Kim Gwang-suk

2012-05-30

This year can be said as the year of Arirang, the nation’s symbolic folk song. Last year, China designated the tune Arirang, loved by ethnic Koreans ...

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Girl Groups in Korean Pop Music History

2012-05-29

Screaming fans filled a KBS studio one Friday afternoon for the live telecast of Korea’s hottest music ranking shows, Music Bank, aired in 73 ...

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Korean Music Ensemble Baramgot

2012-05-23

Princess Bari is a mythic goddess of Korea. The Korean folklore has it that a king in ancient times who already had six daughters got so mad when he had ...

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