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Korean History

Korean has been a monarch since Gojoseon (고조선), Goguryeo (고구려), Silla (신라), Goryeo (고려), Joseon (조선), until Korean Empire (대한제국).

Pansori

Pansori (판소리) is a Korean cultural art performed by a singer and a drummer.

Kpop / Korean Popular Music

Kpop is one of the music genre in the South Korean Culture Industry that separated into 4 generations as per 2022-23.

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Korean Storytelling - Pansori

 Pansori




Pansori (판소리; pansori) is a Korean cultural art, something like a storytelling in English culture which is believed to have been inherited since the 18th-century during the reign of  King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty. It performed by a singer and a drummer. Then, it becomes Korean National Intangible Culture Heritage since 28 December 1964 and as UNESCO's Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity of Korea on 7 November 2003. Firstly a folk entertainment for the lower-class peoples, it then became for elite peoples too since the 19th century. Pansori has been the start idea of the nowadays K-pop trends.

Pansori tales tell about moral issues, a valuable lesson, and illustrate ancient Koreans' believe in karma in their own unique way. Pansori mixes body movements and songs to the accompaniment of a drummer. It originally called "sori" (소리) that means sound, "taryeong" (타령), "japga" (잡가), "geukga" (극가), "clown song", or "changgeukjo" (창극조; 唱劇調). Then, it began to called as the "Sound of Han" during the late 20th century.

A singer/changja (창자, 唱者wear a "gat" (갓), leather shoes, hold a fan or handkerchief; while the drummer/gosu (고수, 鼓手) wear a "durumagi" (두루마기) and "gat" (갓).


Type
There are 12 sounds/yards in Pansori before 1810, but becomes only 5 during Shin Jae-hyo's reign and restored into 12 again during the 18th-century. The original entire version must be perform about ten hours, musicians can only perform only half by highlight the most popular parts.


History
  • Origin (17th-century)
Pansori was performed firstly by shamans or street performers, and watched by lower-classes people, while development on the Honam Region.
  • Expansion  (18th-century)
Chunhyangga believed to be the most famous Pansori performed in Honam in 1754 and elite-classes people started to watch Pansori.
  • Golden Age (19th-century)
Shin Jae-hyo becomes one of the popular key people, as Pansori's researcher and patron.
  • Decline (20th-century)
Pansori started to performed indoors and staged like Western Operas. Many female singers perform the Pansori yet censored by the Japanese government for Korean nationalism. Many Pansori combinations were created in the 1990s, such as: Pansori-reggae, Pansori-classical music, Pansori-rap.
  • Resurgence (21st-century)
Pansori becomes Korean National Intangible Culture Heritage since 28 December 1964 and UNESCO's Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity of Korea on 7 November 2003.


School Type (제, 制)
  • Dongpyeonje (동편제, 東便制; Eastern Type)
Based on Unbong, Gurye, Sunchang, Heungdeok areas. It focused on natural and real singer's voice volume.
  • Seopyeonje (서편제, 西便制; Western Type)
Based on Naju, Haenam, Boseong areas. It focused on sad and resentful feelings of the music yet colorful singer's voice volume.
  • Junggoje
It focused on the medium voice volume and started in a low voice while slowly higher and higher.


Quality (목&성)
Mok () is the type of tune and singing and Seong/Sung (성) is the sound quality.


Now, there are two group of Pansori: Orthodox Pansori and Touristic Pansori.

Super Group: SuperM and Got The Beat

 SM Entertainment or known as SMTOWN has produced many boy groups, such as: TVXQ (동방신기), Super Junior (슈퍼주니어), SHINee (샤이니), EXO (엑소), NCT (엔시티) and girl groups, such as: Girls' Generation (소녀시대), f(x) (에프엑스), Red Velvet (레드벨벳), and AESPA (에스파).


In present day, there are 2 super groups formed by SM in 2019 and 2022 respectively, they're SuperM and Got The Beat. It consist of:

  • SuperM (슈퍼엠): Baekhyun (EXO), Taemin (SHINee), Kai (EXO), Taeyong (NCT), Ten (WayV), Lucas (WayV), Mark (NCT).
From left to right (Ten, Bakehyun, Lucas, Taemin, Taeyong, Kai, Mark)

They have:
1) SuperM The 1st Mini Album (2019)
2) Super One (2020)

Formed as part of cooperation of SM Ent. and Capitol Music Group, SuperM debuted on 4 October 2019 and it leader is Byun Baek-hyun, who is a member of EXO and EXO-CBX. "M" means Matrix and Master since the members already make their own popularity with their first groups and due to that, SuperM is described as "the Avengers of Kpop". They also sang a song titled "With You" from different locations because of Covid-19 pandemic. In April 2020, SuperM hold their live online concert at Beyond Live.


  • GOT the Beat (갓더비트): BoA, Taeyeon (Girls' Generation), Hyoyeon (Girls' Generation), Seulgi (Red Velvet), Wendy (Red Velvet), Karina (Aespa), Winter (Aespa).
From left to right (Karina, Wendy, Taeyeon, BoA, Hyoyeon, Seulgi, Winter)

Formed as the first sub-unit of Girls On Top, GOT the Beat debuted on 3 January 2022.

Korean History

Korean has been a monarch since a long time ago. There are Gojoseon (고조선), Goguryeo (고구려), Silla dynasty (신라국), Goryeo dynasty (고려국), Joseon dynasty (조선국), until Korean Empire (대한제국). Also, Buyeo (부여), Baekje (백제), Gaya Confederacy (갸야국), Tamna island (탐라국), Balhae (발해), Hubaekje (후백제), and Hugoguryeo (부고구려). The rulers always different all the time by periods.

Hubaekje
Gyeon Hwon and Gyeon Singeom.

Hugoguryeo
Gung Ye.

Silla: 
Hyeokgeose, Namhae, Yuri, Talhae, Pasa, Jima, Ilseong, Adalla, Beolhyu, Naehae, Jobun, Cheomhae, Michu, Yurye, Girim, Heulhae, Naemul, Silseong, Nulji, Jabi, Soji, Jijeung, Beopheung, Jinheung, Jinji, Jinpyeong, Q.Seondeok, Q.Jindeok, Taejong Muyeool, Munmu, Sinmun, Hyoso, Seongdeok, Hyoseong, Gyeongdeok, Hyegong, Seondeok, Wonseong, Soseong, Aejang, Heondeok, Heungdeok, Huigang, Minae, Sinmu, Munseong, Heonan, Gyeongmun, Heongang, Jeonggang, Q.Jinseong, Hyogong, Sindeok, Gyeongmyeong, Gyeongae, Gyeongsun.

Goryeo: 
Taejo, Hyejong, Jeongjong (I), Gwangjong, Gyeongjong, Seongjong, Mokjong, Hyeonjong, Deokjong, Jeongjong (II), Munjong, Sunjong, Seonjong, Heonjong, Sukjong, Yejong, Injong. Uijong, Myeongjong, Sinjong, Huijong, Gangjong, Gojong, Wonjong, Chungnyeol, Chungseon, Chungsuk, Chunghye, Chungmok, Chungjeong, Gongmin, U, Chang, Gongyang.

Joseon:
Taejo, Jeongjong, Taejong, Sejong, Munjong, Danjong, Sejo, Yejong, Seongjong, Yeonsan-gun, Jungjong, Injong, Myeongjong, Seonjo, Gwanghae-gun, Injo, Hyojong, Hyeonjong, Sukjong, Gyeongjong, Yeongjo, Jeongjo, Sunjo, Heonjong, Cheoljong, Gojong.

Korean Empire:
Gojong and Sunjong.