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Music
Traditional
Korean music is divided into court music and folk music. While
court music has a longer history, much of the folk music as we
know it today began developing full-scale during the later period
of the Joseon Dynasty.
A-ak, a form
of court music, is performed during Confucian rituals held in
spring and autumn, while hyang-ak, court music of purely Korean
origin, consists of ceremonial music, lyrical songs, narrative
songs and military band music. The folk music that developed in
the later period of Joseon Kingdom includes pansori, or narrative
songs, geomungo (six-stringed zither) and gayageum (12-stringed
zither) numbers as solo instruments or as accompaniment for singing.
Traditional Korean music, however, met danger of extinction during
Japan's colonial rule as well as through the introduction of Western
music later. In fact, Korean traditional music was studied and
performed actively again only with the establishment of the National
Korean Traditional Music Institute in 1952.
These people
are playing a Haegeum.
Arriving here
in the 1880s along with Christianity, Western-style music, both
classic and pop, has become very popular among the public. Today,
all genres of pop music are played in Korea, from hard rock to
dance music. Traditional Korean dance is divided into: Jeongjae
(court dance), of which only a few pieces survive today; folk
dances such as sword dance and hourglass-drum dance; and Jakbeop
(Buddhist ceremonial dance) which includes the Buddhist drum dance.
These pictures
are of Pyeongyeong.
Korean
Pop Music
Korean Pop Music is very popular. You will hear it rolling out
of hair salons, clubs, health clubs and dance ads. Here are the
latest Korean pop stars.
Male
Artists: 1TYM B.O.K., Click-B, Fly to the Sky, G.O.D., Hong
Kyung Min, H.O.T., Moon Child, PSY, Sechs Kies, Shin Hwa, UN,
Yoo Seung Jun
Female
Artist: Aida, Baby V.O.X., Baek Ji Young, BoA, Chae Na Ri,
Chakra, Cleo, Fin.K.L., J, Lee Jung Hyun, Papaya, S.E.S., SZ,
TrINitY (TINY)
Mixed:
Bijou, Cool, MaxFli, S#arp, Space A
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