According to Korean folklore, the daegeum is said to have been invented when King Sinmun of Silla was informed by Park Suk Jung, his caretaker of the ocean (海官) in 618 that a small island was floating toward a Buddhist temple in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Classes and clubs for Korean traditional music and arts, including Samul Nori, Daegeum, and Gayageum.
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