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King Sejo and Music

2019-07-17

King Sejo, the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty and better known to us as Prince Suyang(수양), is notorious for heartlessly killing his young nephew, ...

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#Books on Demand

"Border Market" by Kim Seong-joong

2019-07-16

Interview by SNU Korean Literature Professor Bang Min-hoMemories can be a heavy burden, but ironically, humans cannot exist without them. Men ...

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On the way to music bank 190712

2019-07-12

♬ It's blah blah time ♬The fresh and lively fairies, Nature.They released their first mini album!I'm so pretty, can't keep your eyes ...

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Shim Yong, a patron of artists

2019-07-10

Patrons, or sponsors of artists, were the driving force behind the growth of art in Renaissance Europe. There would not have been great artists like ...

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#Books on Demand

"Midnight Fiction" by Park Hyoung-su

2019-07-09

This story took place on the fifth floor of a rental apartment in the city just before midnight. The man is an instructor at a private academy who deals ...

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On the way to music bank 190705

2019-07-05

♬ It's blah blah time ♬GFRIEND is back!They're as attractive as stifling nights.KIM SOJUNG - JEONG YERIN - JEONG EUNBI - CHOI YUNA - HWANG ...

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Joseon-era Renaissance man Hong Dae-yong

2019-07-03

Hong Dae-yong(홍대용) is known as a Silhak(실학) or realist scholar from the late Joseon era. He was also a scientist, who argued that the Earth rotated ...

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#Books on Demand

"Rain Shower" by Hwang Sun-won

2019-07-02

“Rain Shower” is about a teenage boy and a girl’s wholesome puppy love. Interview by SNU Korean literature professor ...

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On the way to music bank 190628

2019-06-28

♬ It's blah blah time ♬The rainy season has come around and you can tell by the humidity.It is expected to continue raining in many parts of Korea.We ...

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Performing types of jeongak

2019-06-26

Jeongak정악, the music mostly enjoyed by royal court members or gentlemen of Joseon, is a symphony of diverse musical instruments, such as the gayageum, ...

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