Sori Frontier

“Sound Frontier” is the Sori Festival's project that has been running since 2010 to discover new artists, now in its 15th year. A total of 43 teams have been selected and introduced to major overseas stages such as the Penang Jazz Festival (Malaysia) and Skiyaki Meets the World (Japan), constructing the foundation for new possibilities for traditional Korean music and its expansion into the global market.

This year's Jeonju Int'l Sori Festival has been chosen as the representative traditional genre festival by the “Genre-Specific Market Hub Support Project” organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Arts Management Service. In this context, the festival will launch <SoriNEXT>, the only traditional music distribution platform in Korea. Through this new attempy, “Sori Frontier” aims to go beyond discovering new artists and serve as a platform connecting artists with the music market.

“Korean Music Group SOAK,” “SINAVI,” “Gong-Sang,” and “Cho Suna” are the selected teams by the Sound Frontier competition, having passed the second round (live performances). They will perform on the stage at the <SoriNEXT> showcase during the Sori Festival period: on August 13 (Wed) and 14 (Thu). One team selected through expert and audience evaluations will have an international showcase later this year. Let us keep attention to see which team will be chosen in the end.

Cho suna

"Cho Suna" is a performer and creator who has mastered the art passed down through generations on the Korean Peninsula through gayageum. Through movements that flow, play, hold, and pass through the body, she creates alternative spaces with the breath of sound and movement, crafting music and performances centered on the theme of nature. As a methodological approach to ecosystem, she employs field recording to capture the sounds of nature. She released the digital EP [eco-echo] in 2023. Selected for the 2024 ARKO Young Artist Support Program, she designed, directed, performed, and composed for <La plante dansante de desastres>, and is active as a mamber of the creative group "Gaeng." <The Sound of the Unseen> to be presented on the festival stage is composed of songs inspired by the question, “Can my body become an alternative space?,” and draws inspiration from the traditional Yeongsanjae ritual.