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Master pansori singers

2018-03-21

Here is a story from some 300 years ago, when pansori was regarded as something that only lowly clowns did to entertain commoners. A young boy from ...

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“The Love of Dunhuang” by Yun Hu-myong

2018-03-20

Yun is a writer who consistently wrote about discovering individual self ever since his debut. He has shown in his works his journey to find himself, ...

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Song of heartbreak

2018-03-14

The oldest surviving song of Korea is “Gongmudohaga” written in the Gojoseon (고조선) period, an ancient kingdom that was estimated to be founded in ...

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“The Crane” by Hwang Sun-won

2018-03-13

“Let’s go crane hunting before we go!”____His works steadfastly contain his faith in humanity, which cannot be destroyed ...

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Creatures of the spring

2018-03-07

Yesterday was Gyeongchip (경칩), the third of 24 seasonal divisions on the lunar calendar. The Chinese characters, “gyeong”, meaning to be surprised, ...

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"The Wings" by Yi Sang

2018-03-06

The mind become clear like a silver coin only when the body is exhausted to the point of faltering.hen nicotine seeps into my parasite-infested stomach, ...

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Korean string instrument ajaeng

2018-02-28

There was a young scholar named Kim Un-ran (김운란) during the Joseon Dynasty. He had a promising future as a student studying at Seongkyunkwan (성균관), ...

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Poetesses of Joseon

2018-02-21

Lim Je (임제), known by the pseudonym Baekho (백호), was one of the most esteemed gentlemen of the Joseon era. He was known to have been free-spirited, ...

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Lunar New Year’s Day food and wine

2018-02-14

This year’s Lunar New Year’s Day falls on February 16th, which is only two days away. Korea started using the solar calendar system in 1895, so it’s ...

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Esteemed gayageum virtuoso Hwang Byung-ki

2018-02-07

Hwang Byung-ki’s masterpiece “The Labyrinth” premiered in October 1975. In this piece, the gayageum, which used to be played only with fingers, ...

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