With her gayageum – a 12-string zither – avant-garde musician-composer-vocalist DoYeon Kim blends traditional Korean music ...

Friday nights in Korea are referred to as “bulgeum” or “burning Fridays,” as people gather usually in bars to wash away the week’s stress. But one Friday night, on Nov 21., some people chose to ...

Hwang Byung Ki, a native of Seoul and master of the kayagum (a traditional Korean 12-string zither), was awarded the Grand Prize at this year's Fukuoka Asian Cultural Prizes on Sept. 16. Hwang — who ...

Though the gayageum, a 12-string zither-like instrument, can be traced back to ancient times, it has evolved in different ways in North and South Korea, according to a gayageum player who has ...