Crossdressing communion with Korean spirits. 15 SBI contest at post's end.
I must confess, my experience consorting with Korean spirits was limited to Soju consumption and Korean horror films until Ssingssing conjured shamanic magic into my life. Minyo, traditional Korean singing, gets a sing-along-able glam makeover and this is helping to repopularise the folk style in the land of K-Pop. Minyo music has prominent vocal lines and lyrics about peasant lives.
Ssingssing first performed outside of Korea in January 2017. They are the first Asian group to perform at NPR’s Tiny Desk. Their Tiny Desk performance has my favourite three of their songs, which are:
- Minyo Medley
- Nanbongga (Song of Beloveds)
- Saseol Nanbongga (Narrative Song of Beloveds)
Baksu shamans cross-dress because they channel both male and female spirits. Korean shamanism predates the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to the peninsula and so is comparable to other folk religions like Shinto and Wu. This is why the male leads in Ssingssing are so glamorous.
Serve with a salacious soju and kimchi chaser. Plain good fun!
SBI Contest
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- The main prize of 10 SBI is awarded to the first person to comment with the correct guess
- One guess at a time. You have to wait until I respond before you may guess again.
- I will give a hint after each incorrect guess, so read the comments.
- I will award the first four people that register a guess.with 1 SBI until the main prize is won
First hint: Some of the music video locations are at north capital. Zhongguoren zhidao zhige difang.
BONUS: An easy 1 SBI to the first commenter who can tell me what super-power C. C. Tay gets in her track “Mumkin Emes” that debuted at number 40 on the Q-Pop charts.