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Jeonggwan Museum to Hold “Songs Walking Through Time” Lecture Series on Culture Day

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Jeonggwan Museum announced that it will hold a four-session lecture series titled “Songs Walking Through Time” every Saturday from November 15 to December 6, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the first-floor auditorium of the museum.

This lecture series has been organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the museum’s opening and is designed as a cultural education program for adults. It will explore the transformation of popular music within the broader narrative of Korea’s modern history.

The course will examine the historical and musical developments of Korean popular music from the post-liberation period to the 1980s, combining lectures with guided listening sessions.

Session 1, “The Early Days of Korean Popular Music (1945–1950s),” will cover popular songs from the liberation, the founding of the government, and the Korean War era.
Session 2, “The Warring States Era of Korean Popular Music (1960s),” will highlight the emergence of pop, trot, and folk genres that defined the era.
Session 3, “The Golden Age of Musical Rivalries (1970s),” will explore the rivalries between Nam Jin and Na Hoon-a, Lee Mi-ja and Patti Kim, and Cho Yong-pil and Song Chang-sik, which fueled the industry’s growth.
Finally, Session 4, “The Golden Era of Korean Popular Music (1980s),” will focus on the rise of university music festivals, rock band sounds, protest songs, ballads, and the emergence of Cho Yong-pil as the “King of Pop.”

Pre-registration opens at 10:00 a.m. on November 6 through the Jeonggwan Museum website (museum.busan.go.kr/jeonggwan) or the city’s Integrated Reservation System (reserve.busan.go.kr). Each session will accept up to 30 participants online, and an additional 30 participants will be admitted on-site from 1:30 p.m. on the day of each lecture. Participation is free of charge.

For more information, please contact Jeonggwan Museum at 051-720-6913.

Yu Hyun, Director of Jeonggwan Museum, stated, “This lecture series was planned to expand the diversity of our museum’s content and to offer more opportunities for citizen engagement. We hope that through this interdisciplinary educational program integrating history, culture, and the arts, citizens will come to see Jeonggwan Museum as a more familiar and open cultural space.”