Program Note

In general, Jeolla-do has been regarded as the home of pansori in Korea, but mastersingers such as Lee Dong-baek and Kim Chang-ryong were also known in Seocheon, Chungcheong-do in the early 20th century. *Rapsori*, adopting the form of a fictional film, portrays the Korean traditional opera members and villagers proud of Seocheon's Pansori history, as well as a teenage singer who trains to become a mastersinger.

The film revolves around a man who is a former rapper and currently taking pictures and recording sounds. He accidentally meets a teenage singer and embarks on a pansori journey in Seocheon. *Rapsori*, starting with an interest in pansori, reaches the moment of excitement where rap and pansori come together, and the boundary between the past and present, the East and West, is blurred. (NAM Da-eun)

Director

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  • Kim Byung-il
  • Kim Byung-il completed his studies in cinematography at the AFI and directed and shot the documentary *TINDERBOX*. He also worked as the cinematographer on Park Chan-wook’s *Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance* (2002) and Lee Jae-yong’s *Scandal - The Love Story of Chosun* (2003).