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The effect of Ssukdaemeori on depression: A heartrending song of sorrow, Han Ak (Korean music, 韓樂) is wetting on YouTube sung by Bang-ul, Im (https://youtu.be/IFzFeJcVLp4)

  • Ko, Kyung-Ja (Department of Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Youn (College of Libeal Arts, Daejeon University)
  • Received : 2016.04.28
  • Accepted : 2016.11.15
  • Published : 2016.11.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine Ssukdaemeori of Chunhyangga may have effect on depression for music therapy. Ssukdaemeori of Chunhyangga, one of the five surviving stories of pansori (a long epic song), is a touching, sad song in Han Ak (Korean music, 韓樂). In this paper, the author reports on the very sad song, Ssukdaemeori. While listening to the song, Koreans feel the same amount of despair when Ssudaemeori's heroine, Chunhyang, cries out in hopelessness and grief. The author argues that Koreans get to see the saddest parts of themselves reflected back at them in the sorrowful sight of the heroine. It is also believed that Ssukdaemeori has contributed to the healing of Koreans' indignation and pain. For example, depression is currently a social problem. However, listening to sorrowful music like Ssukdaemeori can have a good effect on people feeling sad and depressed.

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