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Songs of peace and prosperity

2017-05-10

In the old days, there were places called pungryubang (풍류방), where music lovers gathered to sing songs and play instruments. The performances here ...

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Granny Dajagu

2017-05-08

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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Buddhist elements

2017-05-03

Among Korea’s traditional pansori (판소리) stories, there are two arias titled “Jungtaryeong” (중타령), which means the song of a Buddhist monk. One ...

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The Wooden Fish

2017-05-01

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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Gyeonggi provincial folk songs

2017-04-26

Although Korea isn’t a large country, in the past it wasn’t easy to travel from one area to another because of the many mountains and valleys. So, each ...

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The Magpie’s Trial

2017-04-24

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” In this weekly corner, I introduce you to interesting traditional Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny ...

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Tea

2017-04-19

Tomorrow is Gogwu곡우, one of Korea’s 24 seasonal divisions. It’s the day when the rain supposedly comes to ripen the crops. But it’s also around this ...

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The Broken Pottery

2017-04-17

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” In this Monday corner, we introduce interesting Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny Na. Today, I’ll ...

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Fishermen

2017-04-12

There are supposedly two kinds of fishermen. One catches fish to make a living, while the other is usually a scholarly gentlemen or seonbi선비 who fishes ...

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The King of the Flower World

2017-04-10

Hello, everyone. Welcome to “Korean Folktales.” In this Monday corner, we introduce interesting Korean folk stories. I’m Jinny Na. Once upon ...

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