feetmanseoul:
“A Korean classical good morning! Last shot from last night’s shoot at KOUS (Korea Culture House (KOUS—한국문화의집). Frankly, one of the only good traditional performances you can see in Korea. Korea House(where I was sad to say, I took my...

feetmanseoul:

A Korean classical good morning! Last shot from last night’s shoot at KOUS (Korea Culture House (KOUS—한국문화의집). Frankly, one of the only good traditional performances you can see in Korea. Korea House(where I was sad to say, I took my parents once) and that old theater in seodaemun are both garbage meant for tourists. And the irony is that Koreans around me always gushing about it. I’d be embarrassed to have tourists go there. That’s what happens when you pimp out your culture so much even YOU lose the ability to tell when a pansori singer or buk player totally sucks. The pansori at the Korea House was so bad I nearly walked out to complain. Now, on one of my first days in Korea in 1994 for Fulbright ETA orientation, I was treated to a couple pansori singers down at the national theater and I got actual goosebumps. KOUS. Righteous. #korea #korean #traditional #dance #kous #hanbok #pinup

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