{"id":145,"date":"2009-09-29T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T00:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=145"},"modified":"2009-09-29T20:05:01","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T00:05:01","slug":"pansori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/pansori\/","title":{"rendered":"Pansori"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child, I had the pleasure of viewing a pansori (<strong>\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac<\/strong>) performance in Korea. Pansori (<strong>\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac<\/strong>) is a type of traditional Korean music using vocals and instruments. The singer of a Pansori (<strong>\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac<\/strong>) performance is called a <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc<\/strong>. The <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc<\/strong> is usually accompanied by a drummer called a <strong>\uace0\uc218<\/strong>. Both the singer and drummer are dressed in traditional Korean clothing.<\/p>\n<p>During a pansori (<strong>\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac<\/strong>) performance, the <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc<\/strong>\u00a0may make gestures with a fan in hand. The fans allow the singer to be expressive. Being expressive is a key part of a pansori performance. The <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc <\/strong>acts as the storyteller. The medium in which the story is told is through\u00a0 a descriptive like speech in a sing songy voice called <strong>\uc544\ub2c8\ub9ac<\/strong>. A <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc<\/strong> needs to have stamina. Some plays like <strong>\ucd98\ud5a5\uac00 <\/strong>may take ten hours to complete; all done while standing.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>\uace0\uc218<\/strong> or drummer works equally hard. In addition to keeping the tempo of the play, at certain points of the play the drummer may let out a <strong>\ucd94\uc784\uc0c8<\/strong>. A <strong>\ucd94\uc784\uc0c8<\/strong> is a loud nonsensical word like ha! (<strong>\ud558<\/strong>), oy! (<strong>\uc624\uc774<\/strong>) scattered throughout the play. Unlike the <strong>\uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc<\/strong>, the <strong>\uace0\uc218<\/strong> can sit down throughout the play. In fact, the drum, which is called\u00a0<strong>\ubd81<\/strong>, makes it difficult for the drummer to stand. Usually the drummer sits sideways, so that the audience can only see the side of his face. This is so the focus falls on the singer instead of the drummer.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, only five complete Pansori plays are available to us. The most famous of the five is <strong>\ucd98\ud5a5\uac00<\/strong>. It&#8217;s about a courtesan&#8217;s daughter who marries the son of an important official. The two marry in secret because the laws of Chosun Korea prohibit marriages between different social groups. As the son leaves to take an exam to become a magistrate, a corrupt official imprisons the courtesan&#8217;s daughter and tries to make her his concubine. As she faces execution for her refusal to be the corrupt magistrate&#8217;s concubine, her husband saves her from death.<\/p>\n<p>The Korean drama, Delightful Girl\u00a0Choon-Hyang is loosely based on <strong>\ucd98\ud5a5\uac00.<\/strong> For an accurate version try a Pansori play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child, I had the pleasure of viewing a pansori (\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac) performance in Korea. Pansori (\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac) is a type of traditional Korean music using vocals and instruments. The singer of a Pansori (\ud310\uc18c\ub9ac) performance is called a \uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc. The \uc18c\ub9ac\uafbc is usually accompanied by a drummer called a \uace0\uc218. 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