Pansori is a traditional form of Korean folk music. An art form of dramatic story-telling performed by a singer and a drummer (gosu). It is generally believed that Pansori formed around the 17th century for lower class patrons,possibly deriving from shamanist ritual music,and became popular with the upper class around the mid-18th century.
Empress Chung is a 2005 animated feature film,produced in North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin.
Chunhyangga (Korean: 춘향가) is a pansori folktale from Korea. Being a pansori,Chunhyangga is a narrative art form,and is traditionally performed by two people:a singer and drummer. There is also a story based off the Chunhyangga pansori called Chunhyangjeon.
Seopyeonje is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek,based on the eponymous novel by Yi Chong-jun. It is the first South Korean film to draw over one million audiences and has had significant influence in reviving popular interest in traditional Korean culture and pansori.
Shim On was a Korean politician. He was the Chief State Councillor of the Korean Joseon from September 1418 to December 1418 and the father of Queen Soheon and father-in-law to King Sejong. He is known for his treason charges,which eventually led to his death and further strengthening of the royal power.
Sad Love Story is a 2005 South Korean television drama series starring Kwon Sang-woo,Kim Hee-sun and Yeon Jung-hoon. It aired on MBC from January 5 to March 17,2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Chunhyangjeon is one of the best known love stories and folk tales of Korea. It is based on the pansori Chunhyangga,the most famous of the five surviving pansori tales.
Heungbu and Nolbu or Heungbujeon is a Korean story written in the late Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). The identity of its writer is unknown. The story of "Heungbu and Nolbu" reportedly took place about 200 years ago,and was passed down through generations. It is now told as a popular bedtime story for Korean children.
Midas is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk,Lee Min-jung and Kim Hee-ae. It tells the story of life in the mergers &acquisitions,stock market,and financial world amidst company takeovers and stock manipulation. It aired on SBS from February 22 to May 3,2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. The series ran for a total of 21 episodes.
Queen Myeongseong of the Cheongpung Kim clan,was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon,King Hyeonjong,the 18th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1659 until her husband's death in 1674,after which she was honored as Queen Dowager Hyeonryeol (현렬왕대비).
Shin Jae-hyo was a theoretician and adapter of pansori in the late Joseon Dynasty. While not a famous singer of pansori,he contributed much to its development. He organized and recorded the six stories of pansori:Chunhyangga,Simcheongga,Jeokbyeokga,Heungbuga,Sugungga,and Byunggang Saega. Before this,they had only been transmitted orally. He also systematized a theory of pansori.
The Sound of a Flower is 2015 South Korean period drama film based on the life of Jin Chae-seon,who became Joseon's first female pansori singer in 1867. Jin risks her life by cross-dressing as a man,at a time when women were forbidden to sing in public or perform on stage. The film focuses on the relationship between Jin and her pansori teacher,Shin Jae-hyo. The Korean title,Dorihwaga,is a song written by Shin about his protégée after she became a court singer.
Sunfish is a musical with book and lyrics by Michael Cooper and book and music by Hyeyoung Kim,based upon the Korean folktale Sim-Chung. The musical received its world premiere production at the Stoneham Theater in Boston,Massachusetts from February 10 to February 27,2011 and went on to international acclaim,opening at the Daegu International Music Theater Festival in South Korea on June 17 to June 23,2013 where it was awarded Top Jury Honor.
Jin Chae-seon was a Korean pansori singer,widely regarded as the first female master of a male dominated genre,although she was probably not the first woman to perform pansori,as gisaeng courtesans might have performed it before her. She was a master of performing Chunhyangga and Simcheongga.
My Golden Life is a 2017–18 South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo,Shin Hye-sun,Lee Tae-hwan,and Seo Eun-soo. The series was originally broadcast on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday from September 2017 to March 2018 between 19:55 to 21:15 (KST).
The Tale of Shim Chong is a 1985 North Korean musical film directed by Shin Sang-ok.
The Story of Sim Cheong or The Tale of Shim Ch'ŏng is a Korean classical novel about a filial daughter named Sim Cheong. Simcheongga,the pansori version,performed by a single narrator,is believed to be the older version of the story,with the novel having been adapted from its script. Some examples of the story,though nominally referred to as novels,are practically the same as the pansori libretti,and are thus referred to as "pansori novels".
Jin Daebang Jeon is a novel written in the late Joseon Dynasty that details the story of Jin Daebang,an undutiful son who eventually comes to mend his ways to become a filial son. Jin Daebang Jeon is notable in that it features an immoral person as its protagonist in order to illuminate the importance of Confucian ethics and morality.
Pansori-based fiction is a genre of novels that are related to pansori or fiction with strong characteristics of pansori.
Choe Cheok jeon is a classic Korean novel by Jo Wi-han. It is set in the late 16th and early 17th century in Joseon,Japan,China,and Vietnam,and depicts a family's diaspora and reunion during the turmoil of wars that swept East Asia. The protagonists Choe Cheok and Ok-yeong overcome the atrocities of war and reunite. The narrative is primarily written in Chinese and considered biographical.
