Korean Songwriters, singers, NOTEWORTHY PEOPLE
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hong Nanp'a | wrote ("Balsam Flower"), violinist, 1st original Korean song composed in western style |
| Ahn Eak-tai | classical; wrote national anth, composer & conductor |
| Yi Pyŏng-wu | guitarist, movie composer |
| Kim Min-ki (김민기) | Morning Dew; democracy mvt.; bass; primarily a composer but also a singer -1975-her songs banned by the government -1979-writes an operetta, "Light from a Factory"-work recorded and distributed secretly -group "Nochatsa" reunites and sings some of her songs and grassroots songs. songs about social situation caught on in the 80s (for more than intellectuals) |
| Yi Mija | sang "trot" |
| Cho Yongp'il | singer, a major idol; old now, but still active |
| Kim Sehwan | "box guitar" singer |
| Yang Hee-ŭn 양회은 | singer, art songs & mvt. songs, performed "Morning Dew" by Kim Min-Ki |
| Noraireul Chachneun Saramdeul | "people in search of a song" Democracy Movement song group |
| Kim Kwang-sŏk (김광석) | assoc. w. democracy mvt.; killed himself in 1996 at age 30 |
| Dongbang Shinki | boy quintet, ("Rising Gods of the East"). Recent and super popular. |
| BoA | young; "packaged" pop star |
| Kim Chŏng-Guk | sings high |
| Jo Dong-Ik | Korean singer |
| King Sejong the Great* | r. 1418-1480 |
| Yi Sunsin | the admiral who won naval victories against Toyotomi Hideyoshi at sea |
| King Kojong | r. 1864-1910, last ruler of the Choson dynasty |
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