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‘Nongak is a friend’
Culture
Oct 14, 2023
“Nongak is close as a friend to me. I experienced happiness, anger, sorrow and joy, developing love with it,” said Jeong Hyun-ji, who plays the sogo -- a small, traditional Korean hand-held drum -- in the Gochang Nongak Cheongchun Gutpae. Gochang Nongak Cheongchun Gutpae is an official youth troupe that performs Gochang Nongak, the traditional music created and developed by farmers in the coastal county of Gochang, North Jeolla Province. “I always swim into the meaning of nonga
[Weekender] Waiting on the North: Unified Korean dictionary project's long journey
Culture
Oct 7, 2023
S. Korean language experts on joint board carry on even in the absence of response from the North
[Eye Plus]Geomungo, a beloved ancient instrument, still captivates
Culture
Oct 2, 2023
“The geomungo has been called ‘baekakjijang,’ which means the ultimate instrument,” Park Chae-won said, introducing her instrument. Park is a Korean music major specializing in the geomungo at Seoul National University. The geomungo is an ancient Korean instrument with a hollow wooden body and six silk strings. It is played with a pencil-sized bamboo stick called a suldae. Since being invented by Wang San-ak, a prime minister during Korea’s Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C.
[Weekender] Behind the scenes of Korean food crazes
Weekender
Sept 23, 2023
From 'fire noodle challenge' to tanghulu, food trends attract those who want to engage in broader social and culinary experiences
[Weekender] Why Korean managers can’t turn a 'Blind' eye on employee feedback
Weekender
Sept 16, 2023
This April, tragedy narrowly averted a GS Construction Consortium’s apartment construction site in Geomdan New Town, Incheon. The upper layers of an underground parking garage, designated as a children's playground, gave way, triggering a chain collapse. While no casualties were reported as the accident happened late at night, the subsidence revealed a grim scenario had it occurred post-completion. A month later, GS Engineering & Construction, the builder, admitted to omitting ste
[Weekender] Hiking, a newfound hobby for young Koreans
Weekender
Sept 9, 2023
For young people, hiking is for fun, friends and even romance
[Eye Plus] Nongak is a 'lifelong friend'
Culture
Sept 9, 2023
“Gochang nongak first came into my life at a college traditional music band. Since then, I've gone to Gochang every summer and winter to learn the music,” said Kim Mi-jung, a kkwaenggwari player of Gochang nongak, a type of traditional farmers’ music developed in Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province. The kkwaenggwari is a metal percussion instrument or gong with a radius the length of the span of one's outstretched hand, and a wooden mallet. With its high-pitched tone,
[Weekender] Storytelling grannies share their love with children
Weekender
Aug 26, 2023
State program revives tradition of oral storytelling with retirees, becomes source of mutual enrichment for storytellers, children
[Eye Plus] ‘Nongak brings me joy. It is an escape from life's heaviness'
Culture
Aug 26, 2023
“When I started learning 'gochang nongak,' it was completely different from anything I had learned before," said Jeong Ha-rin, an amateur gochang nongak performer from Busan. “Now, gochang nongak brings me so much joy. It became an escape from life's heaviness and seriousness,” Jeong added. Gochang nongak is a type of traditional music developed by farmers in Gochang, North Jeolla Province. “My father was a member of the Korean traditional art's c
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Newsmaker
Aug 19, 2023
Antipathy to 'new money,' fatigue over kitschy pop culture and economic recession play as factors for the rise of old money aesthetic
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Aug 12, 2023
Reading recs, “summer Blue House” and vacation jinx
‘Tradition is a part of life, rather than something special’
Weekender
Aug 12, 2023
Oh Hai-sun, 25, first joined a nongak crew as a middle school student. There he fostered his interest in the traditional Korean music genre. “I have never lost a day to practice performances with my friends every lunchtime. I enjoyed the moment. We participated in a series of competitions and won some prizes, which also increased my interest in nongak,” Oh said. Oh plays jing for Gochang Nongak, traditional music created and developed by farmers in the coastal county of Gochang, Nort
[Weekender] Hurry up and wait
Culture
Aug 5, 2023
Once considered incomprehensible, competitive queuing for scarce purchases, special experiences has become a trend
[Weekender] A fish with a dozen names
Hashtag Korea
Jul 29, 2023
Alaska pollack is a favorite in South Korea for its versatility, but climate change makes it an impossible catch
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Weekender
Jul 22, 2023
Passport power considered indicator of high credibility of citizens, strong national power; US, China rank lower due to strict visa rules
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