Stages by Young Artists Filled with Passion and Energy

“Ode of Youth: Young Pansori,” an annual event that discovers talented young pansori performers and broadens the stage experience of the next generation of performers! This year, five young pansori performers who passed the highly competitive process will take the stage at the 2025 Sori Festival. Let us enjoy the lively performances of these talented, unique young performers!

Kim Sejong-je Chunhyang-ga by Kim Miseong

“Kim Sejong-je Chunhyang-ga,” performed by Kim Miseong, a successor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Pansori Chunhyang-ga, was passed down from Kim Sejong to Kim Chaneop and Jeong Eung-min and then settled in the Boseong area of the, Jeollanam-do province. Then it has been passed down to masters Jeong Kwonjin, Seong Woohyang, Jo Sanghyeon, etc. It is characterized by its refined, elegant style with a strong aristocratic influence. It also features colorful rhythmic patterns and vocal tones, as well as subtle variations in terms of buchimsae (ways of connecting lyrics and melody) and sigimsae (mordents). The buk accompaniment is performed by Choi Jaeyoung, a certified trainee of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Pansori Gobeop.