A pansori, sometimes also called Korean folk opera, is a traditional Korean narrative song genre. It is performed by a vocalist with a buk—a double-headed barrel drum. Pansori combines song, narration, and dramatic gesture to tell a story. The word pansori is made of two terms—pan, meaning “open space,” and sori, meaning “singing” or “sound,”. It is a reference to the markets, public squares, and other such open venues where performances originally took place.
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