#Sounds of Korea Guide music for transitions 2023-02-09 Foreigners are said to be amazed by the Korean public transportation system when they first come to Korea. They are surprised by the announcement ... Sounds of Korea
#Books on Demand “A Bungling Thief” by Hyun Jin-geon 2023-02-07 Since it was hard to heat two rooms, we slept in one side of the room divided by a paper screen while the maid slept in the other side. We were practically ... Listen
#Sounds of Korea Songs about plum blossoms 2023-02-02 The following is a poem written by a mid-Joseon scholar named Shin Heum신흠. The royal foxglove tree retains its melodies even when a thousand ... Sounds of Korea
#Books on Demand “His Room” by Kim Yi-jeong 2023-01-31 The light comes on in his room at exactly 5:20 p.m. every day. Against the darkening sky, his room instantly turns into a bright salon. I’m again ... Listen
#Sounds of Korea Jeongga, songs for the upper class 2023-01-26 In the old times when one’s social position was paramount, it determined where you lived, what you ate and how you dressed. The same went for ... Sounds of Korea
#Books on Demand “Cow” by Jeon Young-taek 2023-01-24 He rose early in the morning and cleaned the cowshed before making fodder himself. After eating the morning hay, a pregnant cow soon gave birth to ... Listen
#Sounds of Korea Seol customs and practices 2023-01-19 Seol, the lunar New Year’s Day, is just around the corner. Koreans used to say that you grow a year older only after eating ddeokguk떡국, rice ... Sounds of Korea
#Books on Demand “My Mom’s Knee” by Lee Myeong-rang 2023-01-17 It was around four in the afternoon when my sister and her husband returned to the restaurant to see Wang-sang. The boy was on piggy-back and tugging ... Listen
#Sounds of Korea Folksongs released during Japanese colonial period 2023-01-12 There was a dancer named Choi Seung-hee최승희 during the Japanese colonial period. She gained fame by becoming the first Korean to choreograph western-style ... Sounds of Korea
#Books on Demand “Duck Eggs” by Kye Yong-mook 2023-01-10 Man-geum cried when he heard his teacher’s plea to help the children who lost their parents during the war. He believed their plight ... Listen