Woo Sang-im's Accordion Essay: Following the Years, Following the Songs

[Performance Introduction] Crossing 100 Years of Korean Pop Music on a Single Accordion From "Hymn of Hope" in 1923 to "Golden" in 2025. Accordionist Woo Sang-im performs ten songs and shares stories of the people behind these songs. This is not a didactic performance. It is the stories of the people behind the songs—the lyricist who deceived the censor, the song banned for being too sad, the junior singer who picked up torn sheet music and pieced it back together. [Program] Hymn of Hope (1923) / Ode to Death (1926) / Arirang (1926) / Tears of Mokpo (1935) / Noddle Riverside (1930s) / Harbor of the Earth (1941) / Spring Days Go By (1953) / Teacher of the Island Village (1960s) / Morning Dew (1971) / Return to Busan Port (1976)