The Spirit of Korea: Pungryu Explained by Jun Bum Sun | Korea Deconstructed

Jun Bum Sun joins me to talk about Korea’s unique energy, pungryu, its history, and the healing power of music. We cover Choi Chi Won, Tangun, the Hwarang, Shamanism, Choe Je-u, Tongdo Sogi, AI, K-pop, North Korea, Taoism, and the world ahead.

We recorded this episode in his bookshop in Haebangchon. You will see his dog 왕손 making frequent appearances.

Find Him Online
Jun Bum Sun:   / junbumsun  
The Yangbans:   / yangbansmusic  

Discussion Outline
0:00 History as Therapy
9:33 The Taeguk
17:35 Where Do We Come From?
26:30 The Power of Music
40:20 Confucianism
48:40 Tangun as a Shaman
55:30 Wind and Flow (Pungryu)
59:40 The Donghak
1:13:10 Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism
1:20:25 North Korea
1:38:40 The Samguk Yusa

David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.

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Thank you to 한종철 for helping me record this.

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