The Fire Trilogy
Writing becomes song
Ink and Embers
먹과 불씨
An exiled scholar keeps writing. A market performer carries his words in songs. A woman who took vows after a family purge prepares to leave her mountain.
A newcomer’s guide · Gugak hip-hop
A story told
in 36 songs.
In a fictional Joseon, a woman’s murder changes a king. The consequences pass from the palace to exiles, islanders and soldiers.
Nine Korean hip-hop albums, in story order.
Explore the people and follow the words in English.
Fiction set in historical Joseon불 · 바다 · 쇠
The main story
Nine chapters. Listen in this order.
Start with chapter 1. Each album has four songs. Choose a chapter to explore its music and people.
The Fire Trilogy
The Sea Trilogy
The Iron Trilogy
Jeju · the market · the mountain
Optional origin EP · 4 songs
Chapter 0: The Clown
Before the mask, TALSWE was a nobleman’s son. This EP tells how he lost his family name and became a performer. It sits outside the nine-album sequence.
Explore Chapter 0Read, listen, or follow a place.
The complete chapters, lyrics, map and book are here in both languages.