Shin Jae-hyo (; 1812–1884) was a theoretician and adapter of ''

pansori ' () is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer. The term ' is a compounds of the Korean words and , the latter of which means "sound." However, ''pan'' has multiple meanings, and scholars disagree on which ...

'' in the late

Joseon Dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

. While not a famous singer of pansori, he contributed much to its development. He organized and recorded the six stories of pansori: ''

Chunhyangga ''Chunhyangga'' () is a '' pansori'' folktale from Korea''.'' Being a pansori, ''Chunhyangga'' is a narrative art form, and is traditionally performed by two people: a singer and drummer. There is also a story based on the ''Chunhyangga'' pansori ...

'', ''

Simcheongga () is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are '' Chunhyangga'', '' Heungbuga'', '' Jeokbyeokga'', and '' Sugungga''. The characteristic of this story is that it deals with the dif ...

'', ''

Jeokbyeokga ''Jeokbyeokga'' is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are Simcheongga, Heungbuga, Chunhyangga and Sugungga. It is also known as ''Hwaryongdo''. This story is a retelling of the Ch ...

'', ''

Heungbuga ''Heungbuga'' () is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. It is also called ''Baktaryeong'' (박타령) or ''Hungboga'' (흥보가). The other stories are ''Simcheongga'', ''Chunhyangga'', '' Jeokbyeok ...

'', ''

Sugungga ''Sugungga'' is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean ''pansori'' storytelling tradition. The other stories are ''Simcheongga'', ''Heungbuga'', ''Jeokbyeokga'', and ''Chunhyangga''. ''Sugungga'' is considered to be more exciting and farc ...

'', and '' Byunggang Saega''. Before this, they had only been transmitted orally. He also systematized a theory of pansori.

Biography

He was born into the

Pyeongsan Shin clan The Pyongsan Shin clan () is a clan of the Shin family, originating from Korea. The founding member of the clan participated in the foundation of the Goryeo dynasty and gained its power during this time. The founder was bestowed this last name ...

in 1812 in

Gochang Gochang County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Jeonbuk State, South Korea. It is a rural area, and is home to only one institution of higher education: Gochang Polytechnic College. Notable people from Gochang include ...

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. Having studied Chinese classics, he had a good knowledge about its philosophical works (), including the Seven Chinese Classics: the Four Books and the Three Classics (사서삼경,四書三經). He opened his home to relatives,

gisaeng ''Kisaeng'' (), also called ''ginyeo'' (), were enslaved women from outcast or enslaved families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class. First emerging in Goryeo dynasty. were ...

, singers, and other entertainers, with as many as 50 people living in his house at once. He played the

geomungo The ''geomungo'', alternate name ''hyeongeum'', is a traditional Korean culture, Korean plucked zither with both bridges and frets. ''Geomungo'' is a representative String instrument, stringed instrument made in Goguryeo before the 5th century. ...

and

gayageum The ''gayageum'' or ''kayagum'' () is a traditional Korean musical instrument. It is a plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instr ...

in all styles of

Korean music Korea has produced music () for thousands of years, into the modern day. After the division of Korea in 1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music. Traditional music () produced by Korea includes court music, folk ...

from classical music to popular music of the time. He valued diversity in pansori. He revised ''Chunhyangga'' for young pansori singers. He mentored female disciples such as

Jin Chae-seon Jin Chae-seon (born 1842 or 1847) was a Korean pansori singer, widely regarded as the first female master of a male dominated genre, although she was probably not the first woman to perform pansori, as gisaeng courtesans might have performed it ...

(the first female master singer of pansori), opening the way of pansori to women. Shin died in 1884 due to disease while also grieving and longing for Jin, who had become a court singer for

Heungseon Daewongun Heungseon Daewongun (; 24 January 1821 – 22 February 1898) was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s. Until his death, he was a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. He was also ca ...

Family

* Father - Shin Gwang-heub () * Mother - Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan ** Grandfather - Kim Sang-ryeo ()

Popular culture

* Portrayed by

Ryu Seung-ryong Ryu Seung-ryong (; born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. He gained recognition by starring in th ...

in the 2015 film '' The Sound of a Flower''.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Jae-hyo Pansori 1812 births 1884 deaths 19th-century Korean writers Pyongsan Shin clan