The Spirit of Korea: Pungryu Explained by Jun Bum Sun

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.

This episode was recorded in Bum Sun's book shop in Haebangchon. Find the video online and you can see the wonderful setting we recorded in as well as his dog 왕손 walking around. 

 

Find Him Online

Jun Bum Sun: https://www.instagram.com/junbumsun/

The Yangbans: https://www.instagram.com/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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Music by Jocelyn Clark

 

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