Not long ago, I was invited to visit the Ureuk World Music House in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, on a sunny autumn afternoon in rural Korea where local mountains, rice paddy fields and scattered houses have coexisted for centuries. The Music House is dedicated to Master Ureuk, a renowned musician from the sixth century said to be the founder of Korean music, who was exiled to Chungju where he created the gayageum, a Korean 12-string instrument.
When Paul Courtright got a Korean-translated edition of his book, Witnessing Gwangju, the publishers made an odd change when translating the title, which became 5.18 Blue-Eyed Witness.
Crown-Haitai CEO Yoon Young-dal has become the new head of the Korea Mecenat Association, the country s group of companies which are dedicated to supporting cultural and artistic endeavors, according to the country s major confectionery group, Wednesday.
In the dynamic world of music, where traditional and contemporary often run parallel, Oh Hyun-ji, popularly known online as Yageum Yageum, finds a way to harmonize those.
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) will be placed under the newly-created Digital Ministry, said its Minister Gobind Singh Deo.