Description If one looks back upon history, Korean cinema has always repeatedly passed through fixed cycles of booms and crisis. Now, as we go through the aftermath of compacted modernization, just as was the case with Korean society, indications of fissure and decline are slowly appearing within the industry. But just has been the case over all of these years when it has broken through crisis, Korean cinema is in any event supplied with a driving force through the appearance of new talents, and will be able to transform itself once again. This book is an attempt to shed new light on some new faces of Korean film as we look back on the period leading up to the mid-2000s by highlighting the attempts of some young directors who have not yet accumulated long filmographies, but have achieved considerable results.

Film Studies. Asian Studies. This book is the result of efforts to reach a deeper and broader understanding of the director Bong Joon-ho, who has been the subject of a great deal of popular interest and attention in Korean society in spite of his relatively short filmography of three feature films. After the experience of Barking Dogs Never Bite, it appears that the director clearly came to understand what he had to do to relate the story he wanted to tell in the way most suited to the public, yet most in line with his own cinephile impulses. Memories of Murder and The Host were both major box office successes in Korean film, but at the same time, they were films that looked upon the wounds and failures of modern Korean history in the most perceptive and challenging ways. As a result, Bong Joon-ho became almost unique in present-day Korean film in his ability to break away from commercial and creative pressures and realize the kind of films he wants to, when he wants to.

The book offers the first book account of a new musical genre developed in post-war South Korea for kayagum, a traditional 12-stringed long board zither

This book presents differents types of korean dance such as court dance, folk dance, ritual dance and new dance

This book contains general information about korean traditional music, its history, characteristics, systems and types

This book is about national martial art of Koera, is one of the proudest cultural heritages for the Korean people

The book includes critical commentary on films of Park Chan-wook, an extensive interview with director, and a comprehensive filmography for reference

The book presents mass media and culture - Korea (South)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical background, genres, and performers of the traditional performing arts of Korea, such as puppet plays, mask dramas, and Pansori, a uniquely Korean form of narrative song, which originated from the singing and dancing traditions of the ancient Korean people. It offers a detailed introduction to a variety of Korea’s traditional performing arts. The book also provides references on related research sources in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, about Korea’s traditional performing arts, for those with an interest in conducting in-depth research, along with featuring some 70 photographs to highlight the noteworthy characteristics of Korean performing arts.

This book attempts to address historical matters and other aspects of Korean music. This volume is an essay collection of studies written in English from the articles appearing in the academic journals and papers at the International Symposium such as Asia Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology and other Korean musicology symposiums. The purpose of this publication is primarily to introduce the major components of Korean traditional music and Korea musicology to English, Chinese and Japanese speaking scholars. The 18 articles included in this volume are divided into five parts.