전 세계적 주목 이끈 'K-무형유산 페스티벌'<br /><br />The rise of K-pop has brought attention to other kinds of Korean music lately.<br />The boyband BTS included some traditional music in one of their videos, which brought attention to a form of martial music, for example.<br />To celebrate these art forms, and some modern takes on them, a festival was going to be held in Mexico this summer, but because of the pandemic, it was held this past week in the South Korean city of Jeonju.<br />Our Jang Tae-hyun went to check it out and sent this report.<br />The sound of the Korean folk song Arirang is echoing around Jeonju in the Jeollabuk-do Province.<br />The National Intangible Heritage Center held the "K-Intangible Heritage Festival" from August 13 to 15.<br />Hundreds of people enjoyed the traditional Korean performance, free of charge.<br />"We are trying to show a performance that combines both Korean traditional performance and modernized music."<br />The festival was supposed to be held in Mexico this year,... but was held in Korea instead, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /> (STAND-UP) ed. Steve<br />Intangible Korean heritage received global attention when K-pop band BTS included traditional Korean performances in their recent music video.<br />The performance starts with Daechwita - a type of military music that uses wind and percussion instruments and is often played while marching.<br />The synchronized Drum Dance mesmerized visitors, and the Mask Dance caught their attention, especially those who came from abroad.<br />Buchaechum is a graceful Korean traditional fan dance created by dancer Kim Baek-bong, who combined Korean shamanic ritual dances with traditional Joseon folk dances.<br />The dancers use large fans to form creations that look like birds, flowers and dragons.<br />"I liked the mask the most because I experienced it this morning and it was really difficult to do. It was really heavy. The mask dance. They were performing amazingly."<br />"The girls dancing with the fans is one of the most beautiful. All synchronized and pretty beautiful."<br />The show is not over yet,... Samulnori kicks off the evening performances.<br />This performance originated from farmers who would come together and play the drums for recreational purposes after a tough day in the field.<br />They perform a stunning technique that surprises viewers.<br />Some artists even mixed traditional and modern music.<br />The 'Seodo Band' is a leading group in a new genre called Joseon-Pop.<br />They have combined Gugak Korean classical music with trendy pop.<br />The show ends with 'Barber and EDM' which adds traditional music to EDM beats.<br />The festival followed COVID-19 prevention guidelines such as wearing face masks, registering on the visitors' log and sitting apart from others.<br />Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News, Jeonju.<br />
