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Leenalchi hopes to break away from gugak reputation in its upcoming second album

It’s not easy for a band to see commercial success in Korea, unless it’s a hit K-pop boy band. Those who perform as a band here often argue that there’s no market for them in Korea as it’s heavily focused on music by idol groups. That's why it ...

2022.10.25

Room of Seoul National University (SNU)'s student club called 'Tal,' which is to close this year [THE CLUB]

Many university clubs are no longer beating their drum

Many prestigious student clubs at Korean universities are closing their doors for good as students had been restricted from offline interactions due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

2022.4.12

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'Jeongga' (traditional Korean songs based on Korean poems) master Kang Kwon-soon, Song Hong-seop Ensemble and Sinnoi's collaboration performance 'I and My Fellow Traveler' will be staged at 3 p.m. on July 4. [NATIONAL THEATER OF KOREA]

Yeowoorak Festival lets artists take their own spin on gugak

Gugak, or traditional Korean music, has definitely gone hip. This can largely be contributed to the four-member band Leenalchi, which has been taking the world by storm, together with Korea’s contemporary dance troupe Ambiguous Dance Company ...

2021.6.27

Leenalchi to release 'Tiger is Coming' as an NFT

Leenalchi, an alternative cross-genre pop band, will release a non-fungible token (NFT) of popular 2020 track "Tiger is Coming," digital asset transaction platform NFT Mania said on Friday. According to NFT Mania, Leenalchi's NFT will be released ...

2021.6.25

Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, far right, reacts as he is presented with the award for Best Picture for “Parasite” (2019) at the 92nd Oscars on Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. [AP/YONHAP]

Fusing the traditional with the modern is the main aim of this band

What is Korean dance music? The band Leenalchi showed a new example with strange but intriguing music pieces featured in a series of national tourism campaign videos entitled “Feel the Rhythm of Korea.” In the six videos set in six cities of Korea...

2020.12.28

This photo, provided by the Korea Tourism Organization, shows a screenshot of its tourism promotion video on the Korean city of Mokpo, South Jeolla. [KTO/YONHAP]

Tourism promotion videos featuring Leenalchi back with more Korean cities

The eccentric yet addictive tourism promotional videos featuring Korean music act Leenalchi and the Ambiguous Dance Company are back — with three more videos featuring other Korean cities. The latest videos, released by...

2020.10.14

The band LeeNalchi, formed last year, released its first album based on the pansori, or traditional narrative singing, tale of Sugungga in May. [WOO SANG HEE STUDIO]

Breathing new life, and rhythm, into traditional Korean music

“The soft-shell turtle, seeing the rabbit at the distance, raises its voice. ‘Hosaengwon! [tiger's name]’ It had lost its energy from traveling on the land, and his tongue slipped to pronounce ‘Tosaengwon’ [rabbit's name] as ‘Hosaengwon.’ So...

2020.7.30

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Leenalchi hopes to break away from gugak reputation in its upcoming second album

Many university clubs are no longer beating their drum

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Fusing the traditional with the modern is the main aim of this band

Tourism promotion videos featuring Leenalchi back with more Korean cities

Breathing new life, and rhythm, into traditional Korean music