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Plucked string instruments

2020-11-18

String instruments from the west are largely played by drawing a bow across the strings, like the violin, viola or cello. Such instruments are called ...

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#Books on Demand

"Scallion Flower" by Lee Hyun-soo

2020-11-17

Published in 2002, “Scallion Flower” centers around an electrician and Myeong-hye, a girl from a rich family.# Interview by SNU Korean ...

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Modern gugak groups

2020-11-11

Have you seen Korean tourism promotional videos titled “Feel the Rhythm of Korea?” Released on YouTube by the Korea Tourism Organization, ...

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#Books on Demand

"Renting Solitude" by Kim Kyung-uk

2020-11-10

K had rented ‘generosity’ from the site that rents anything. The protagonist ended up joining the rental site as well.# Interview ...

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Music related to the blind

2020-11-04

In the Joseon period, there was a government program which selected musically talented people from the blind population and employed them as court ...

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"The Night That an Omelet Ran Away" by Yun Ko-eun

2020-11-03

It was the time when avian influenza devastated the local poultry industry and drove up egg prices sky high. Luckily, event organizing company Happy ...

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Boating Songs

2020-10-28

Su Dongpo is one of the most acclaimed poets in Chinese history. During the 11th century Song Dynasty, he was demoted to a local government official ...

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"Stationery Vendor" by Hwang Sun-won

2020-10-27

Interview by literary critic Jeon So-yeongThe day Mr. Seo met that woman could very well have been the most cherished day of his life. He was never ...

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Music about hand-written letters

2020-10-21

Handwritten letters are hard to find these days, as people prefer easier and faster forms of communication such as phone calls or text messages. ...

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#Books on Demand

"High Voltage Lines" by Cho Sun-jak

2020-10-20

Cho Sun-jak’s “High Voltage line,” published in 1974, starts with this scene between a 37-year-old man and his wife. The story ...

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