THE SOUTHERN COAST
THE HARBOUR
Where the boats leave · Salt and Waves
Where the road of exile ends and the sea begins. A black sail goes up, an old fisherman casts his net, and a ship that sank ten years ago comes back up here.
The story map
Select a place on the map or in the list. Each place leads to its part of the story and its songs.
1THE YALU2THE FORGE3HANYANG4SONGNISAN5A VILLAGE IN JEOLLA6THE FROZEN FIELD7THE HARBOUR8THE NORTHERN SHOAL9JEJU10IEODOBase image: the Korean section of the Kangnido map (1402). Story locations are approximate; the map is not to scale.
THE SOUTHERN COAST
Where the boats leave · Salt and Waves
Where the road of exile ends and the sea begins. A black sail goes up, an old fisherman casts his net, and a ship that sank ten years ago comes back up here.
Gugak means Korean traditional music. Gayageum, haegeum and janggu meet hip-hop here. The original Korean lyrics and English translations are available throughout the archive.