As the hand that held the strings relaxes and the bow moves slowly, a plaintive sound, seemingly on the verge of breaking yet continuous, fills the air. The sound of the haegeum resembles the sobs of ...

I was 9 when I first heard the gayageum (Korean zither) in the song "O Nara" from the historical K-drama "Jewel in the Palace." While I couldn't understand a word of the lyrics, the uniqueness of the ...

There's a lot to see during the Olympics Closing Ceremony, and a lot to obsess over. If you managed to drag your eyes off of Yang Tae-hwan, the 13-year-old guitarist lighting up that stage, then you ...

A "Hanok" is a type of traditional Korean house that embraces both nature and science. And these homes are gaining global recognition as being perfect acoustical settings to highlight the melody of ...

Clockwise from top right: San Francisco's Del Sol String Quartet will join performers from the National Gugak Center, who will play traditional Korean instruments like gayageum, piri, and saenghwang.

TXT performed a special remix of their latest title track in celebration of the Lunar New Year! On February 11, KBS 2TV aired a Lunar New Year music special entitled “Joseon Pop Again.” The televised ...