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kisaeng

Korean entertainer
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  • Mudang in South Korea
    mudang

    …mudang after proper training or kisaeng, artistic entertainers similar to Japanese geisha. Sons of hereditary shamans usually became singers of p’ansori, the one-person opera of Korea, or musicians accompanying shamanistic rituals.

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    …mudang after proper training or kisaeng, artistic entertainers similar to Japanese geisha. Sons of hereditary shamans usually became singers of p’ansori, the one-person opera of Korea, or musicians accompanying shamanistic rituals.

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  • Korean literature
    / Poetry

    …by women entertainers known as kisaeng.

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    …by women entertainers known as kisaeng.

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