BLOG POST: 5 Versions of Korea's "Arirang" http://sweetandtastytv.com/2013/12/05/5-versions-of-koreas-arirang/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sweetandtastyTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetandtastytv SUBSCRIBE to our channel: http://tinyurl.com/8n3wc38 Website: http://sweetandtastytv.com/ Instagram: @sweetandtastyTV *** North & South Korea march together at opening ceremony http://youtu.be/J-QivSECfj4?t=51m15s Kim Yun ice skates to "Arirang" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oubZsdNQq4s *** Attribution & Articles to read: 아리랑(Arirang), The song of Korea 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOrBwdHJ4qo Arirang, a song of joy and sorrow in modern times http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=104354 Meaning Behind the Song Arirang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S43xGMWkEd8 Kim Kiduk - Ivan Bessedin Mass game in North Korea, 2007 - Gilad Rom Rodman - Steve Lipofsky
As we learned in KWOW #112, Arirang is Korea's popular folk song. Every region has their own version. The "standard version" is the Seoul Arirang. Every generation sings it with a different vibe depending on their historical experiences in Korea. The following are the diverse ways Arirang is sung.
The Seoul Arirang, also known as as Gyeonggi Arirang, performed by ladies in hanbok (traditional costume):
Arirang sung by North Korean singer Ri Kyong Suk:
As seen on "I am a Singer," here's the Kpop-ified version of Arirang by Yoon Min-soo:
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra performing Arirang in North Korea:
The jazz version of Jeongsun Arirang (정선 아리랑) by Na Yoon-sun (나윤선):