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
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
Wishing good fortune in the new year 2023-01-05 In pansori “Sugungga수궁가,” the turtle comes ashore to get a rabbit’s liver to cure the ailing sea king. The problem is how to trick ... Sounds of Korea
Master pansori singers 2022-12-29 Song Heung-rok송흥록 was a master pansori singer in the 1800s. He was so good at singing that he was nicknamed “The King of Songs.” But before ... Sounds of Korea
Songs that inspire us 2022-12-22 Aria “Gogocheonbyeon고고천변” in pansori “Sugungga수궁가” describes the wonderous sight witnessed by the turtle when he ... Sounds of Korea
Talchum, Korean mask dance 2022-12-15 Yangban or noblemen in the Joseon period had great power. In a Joseon-era literary work entitled “Yangbanjeon양반전” or “The ... Sounds of Korea
Gisaeng, Korean traditional female entertainers 2022-12-08 Gisaeng was a special career for women in the Joseon era. Since they belonged to a government office, they could be classified as public employees, ... Sounds of Korea
Songs about dokkaebi 2022-12-01 Dokkaebi is a mythical being familiar to Koreans as it appears in many Korean folklores. Dokkaebi is written in Chinese characters as one-legged ... Sounds of Korea
Formal Music Yeongsanhoisang 2022-11-24 Traditional Korean music is divided largely into jeongak, or formal music, and folk music. Folk music obviously was enjoyed by common people while ... Sounds of Korea
Music for shamanistic rituals 2022-11-17 In the old days when people didn’t have much entertainment, shamanistic rituals called ghut굿 were a good source of food and fun. Of course, ... Sounds of Korea