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Traditional Korean singer joins Recording Academy as voting member

Pansori singer Cho Su-hwang's selection gives the musician a voice in selecting Grammy Award winners marks a rare step for Korean traditional music onto the global industry stage.

2026.7.13

Dancers from the Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater perform a scene from ″Ilmu.″ [SEJONG CENTER]

Traditional performances adapt to the times as fans bring new energy to the scene

Sword dances woven into solemn royal ancestral rites, a stripped-down undersea romance in the sorrowful sound of Korea's traditional musical genre of pansori, performed only by a drummer and singer — and a new "Shimcheong" is born.

2025.8.19

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Pansori (traditional narrative song) singer Lee Kwang-bok performs during a practice session for ″The Story of Lee Nal-chi″ at the National Theater of Korea in central Seoul on Oct. 31. [NATIONAL THEATER OF KOREA]

Traditional opera 'The Story of Lee Nal-chi' to be staged at National Theater of Korea

When people hear the Korean name Lee Nal-chi, they often think of the alternative pop band that sang the hit “Tiger is Coming” (2020), but the name's origin goes back to an actual historical figure from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

2024.11.4

Nicolas Bourriaud, artistic director of the 15th edition of Gwangju Biennale, which will open next year, explains the theme of the edition in Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Upcoming Gwangju Biennale to focus on space, inspired by 'pansori'

Next year’s Gwangju Biennale will focus on the theme of space in sociopolitical and environmental contexts in the “operatic” format inspired by traditional Korean musical storytelling performance pansori, its artistic director Nicolas Bourriaud...

2023.6.28

Actor Cha Ji-yeon as pansori (Korean traditional narrative singing) performer Song-hwa in the ongoing musical ″Seopyeonjae″ at Kwanglim Arts Center’s BBCH Hall in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. [CONNECTED COMPANY]

Cha Ji-yeon learns to live with suffering in final 'Seopyeonjae' run

German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche famously said that to live is to suffer. But is there a way to avoid that suffering? Musical “Seopyeonjae” says there isn’t. But this bleak answer is oddly consoling after sitting through a 150-minute show ...

2022.9.8

National Changgeuk Company's 'King Lear,' left, and Korea National Opera's 'Prince Hodong,' right, will be staged next month at the National Theater of Korea in central Seoul. [NATIONAL CHANGGEUK COMPANY, KOREA NATIONAL OPERA]

National Theater of Korea staging 'King Lear' and 'Prince Hodong'

Next month at the National Theater of Korea, two tragic tales of a ruler of a country will be staged by two different state-run companies — the National Changgeuk Company and the Korea National Opera. One is Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and the ...

2022.2.27

Seodo Band was the winner of JTBC's ″Captain of Poong-New — Korean Traditional Music Meets Pop Music.″ [JTBC]

Young musicians transform gugak earning the genre fresh popularity

“I believe going down this road, with traditional music, won’t be a lonely one,” said Seodo Band’s (stylized as sEODo BAND) vocalist Seodo, whose real name is Seo Jae-hyun. After JTBC’s gugak, or traditional Korean music, competition show...

2021.12.29

'Korea On Stage'

Pansori (traditional Korean narrative singing) singers Kim Jun-su, left, and Min Eun-kyung perform at the Gwanghallu Garden in Namwon, South Jeolla, as part of an online concert titled "Korea On Stage" organized by the Cultural Heritage …

2021.8.22

MBN's upcoming audition program ″Joseon Panstar″ [MBN]

MBN to launch new audition program based on gugak

Cable channel MBN will air a music audition show like never before. It announced the launch of its new program "Joseon Panstar," a competition for gugak, or traditional Korean music, musicians. MBN announced on Wednesday that it will start ...

2021.4.28

Music director Lim Yong-ju's 'Resonating' (translated), which introduces a unique traditional Korean instrument called pyeongyeong, will premier on Feb. 26 at the Daehakro Arts Theater in central Seoul. [ARKO]

Traditional Korean arts get younger, fresher makeover

It’s not that easy to buy a ticket for a traditional Korean performance without any knowledge of the show, let alone enjoy it. Even for a patriotic Korean, it can be difficult to stay awake throughout a concert of a gugak ...

2021.1.21