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Poongryu: Battle Between the Vocalists is a new music competition program from JTBC aiming to showcase a crossover between popular music and gugak, Korean traditional music. Featuring the best and brightest of a new generation of gugak singers and musicians, Poongryu has captivated the music fans around the world by introducing a new genre of music blending the traditional with modern twist.
Kyojin Hwang, Chief Producer of Poongryu: Battle Between the Vocalists, discusses the origin of the program, the increasing and renewed interest in gugak, and the phenomenal popularity of competition programs on Korean television.
New Narratives in Korea: "Poongryu"
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 5 PM (EST)
The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Kyojin Hwang began her career at MBC where she served as a producer for such popular entertainment programs as The Knee-Drop Guru, Radio Star, and We Got Married. At JTBC, she has served as a producer for The Foreigners and a chief producer of Poongryu: Battle Between the Vocalists.
