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- Date: 2026-05-23 17:56:10
This topic has appeared in the trending rankings 1 time(s) in the past year. While it does not trend frequently, its appearance suggests a renewed or concentrated surge of public interest.
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Gayageum entered the ranking for the first time today at position #. This is its highest position ever recorded.
Trend History
This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-23 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-23.
Wikipedia Overview
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 instrument.
It is based on the Chinese guzheng and is similar to the Japanese koto, Mongolian yatga, Vietnamese đàn tranh, Sundanese kacapi and Kazakh jetigen.
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She’s Blazing a Trail for a Traditional Korean Zither in Jazz - The New York Times
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DoYeon Kim - Wellspring (TAO Forms, 2026) - The Free Jazz Collective
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Gayageum player DoYeon Kim traverses traditions - Chicago Reader
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Gayageum artist Kim Do-yeon on K-pop and gugak: 'True fusion comes from deep understanding, not decoration' - The Korea Herald
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Korean Experimental Music Festival bridges musical divides across cultures and styles - UC Santa Cruz - News
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Trot Singer Husband and Gayageum Performer Wife Clash - 조선일보
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Video: Seoul-Born Artist Shakes Up Jazz With Traditional Korean Music - The New York Times
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5 Surprising Facts About BTS’s ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ - That Eric Alper
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Meet Luna Lee of Dallas - Voyage Dallas
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Korea National University of Arts to Hold Traditional Music Concert Nov. 29 - Seoul Economic Daily
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Korea’s Traditional String Instruments - gayageum and the haegeum - KOREA.net
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Mondays with Morgan: Gayageum virtuoso DoYeon Kim in NYC debut as leader - UK Jazz News
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Ariana Kim’s piece for Korean zither highlights April music offerings - Cornell Chronicle
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Juneau-raised gayageum player, local musicians to debut new piece - Juneau Empire
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IMG Artists Welcomes CelloGayageum to our Roster for General Management - IMG Artists
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Tongass Voices: Jocelyn Clark dedicates her life to studying Korean folk music - KTOO
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Talented Musician Performs Amazing Rock Covers on a Traditional Korean Gayageum - Laughing Squid
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Gayageum Artist Hong Seong-yun Earns All Heart on Miss Trot 4 - 조선일보
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Hong Seong-yun stuns judges with gayageum trot audition on Mistrot 4 - Chosunbiz
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Alaska-born professor honored as first foreign gayageum trainee - 조선일보
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Steely Dan's "Do It Again" Performed on the Gayageum, a Korean Instrument Dating Back to the 6th Century - Open Culture
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A Playful Gayageum Cover of the Grateful Dead Song ‘Sugar Magnolia’ - Laughing Squid
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How a Traditional Korean Gayageum Creates Sound - Laughing Squid
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Commonalities, Subtleties & Purpose: 7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future - Grammy
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Musical duo preserves tradition by experimenting with zithers - KOREA.net
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A Gayageum Cover of Steely Dan’s ‘Do It Again’ - Laughing Squid
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[Eye Plus] The song must go on, says gayageum byeongchang specialist - The Korea Herald
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Improvisations Now Series: DoYean Kim-gayageum; Dan O’Brien-tenor, soprano, alto, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute; Brad Barret-bass; Joe Morris-percussion, electronics at Real Art Ways in Hartford - CT Examiner
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Guitar, drums, gayageum -- it's all music - Post Bulletin
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SXSW Spotlight: World’s top gayageum rocker Luna Lee - Austin American-Statesman
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Interview with Kyungso Park, Korean Gayageum Artist - World Music Central
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Rites of Spring Music Festival: “Nonghyun: Amusing the Strings” at Poquatuck Hall - East End Beacon
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Luna Lee Covering Jimi Hendrix's 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' On a Traditional Korean Gayageum - Pajiba
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"The Night That Never Sleeps in the Ancient Capital: The Spectacular Rebirth of Daegaya!" 2026 Goryeong Daegaya Festival - 아시아경제
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#TBT: In 1971, Korean Musicians Play It Gayageum Style - Asia Society
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Gayageum player strives to carry on a legacy - Korea JoongAng Daily
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US gayageum musician Jocelyn Clark to perform at Ureuk World Music House - koreatimes.co.kr
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Ahn Sook-sun named Intangible Cultural Heritage holder of 'Chunhyangga' pansori - The Korea Herald
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First English book on gayageum master Hwang published in U.K. - The Korea Herald
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[INTERVIEW] Young musician's gayageum covers bridge 'gugak,' K-pop - koreatimes.co.kr
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Duo infuses modern elements to preserve traditional music - KOREA.net
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A Groovy Gayageum Cover of the Iconic 1967 Jefferson Airplane Song ‘Somebody To Love’ - Laughing Squid
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A Brilliant Version of Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' Played on a Traditional Korean Gayageum - Laughing Squid
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Classic Blues Songs By John Lee Hooker, B.B. King & Muddy Waters Played on the Gayageum, a Traditional Korean Instrument - Open Culture
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Dire Straits Fans, You’ve Never Heard ‘Sultans Of Swing’ Like This - uDiscover Music
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A Poignant Gayageum Cover of 'Suicide is Painless', The Iconic Theme Song From 'M*A*S*H' - Laughing Squid
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Woman Plays Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan Classics on Traditional Korean Gayageum — Video - Guitar World
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See Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" Played on Traditional Korean String Instrument - Revolver Magazine
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Korean TikTok star covers BTS’ Idol, IVE’s I Am and more on her zither - South China Morning Post
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Gugak center chief to play gayageum at German fest - The Korea Herald
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Gayageum Master Dr. Jocelyn Clark - KBS WORLD Radio
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SE:UM fuses Korean folk and jazz, conveying emotion through nonghyeon - International Examiner
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Actress performs in largest gayageum show - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's Version of "Little Wing" Played on Traditional Korean Instrument, the Gayageum - Open Culture
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Californication” As Performed On The Gayageum By Luna - That Eric Alper
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Jun So-jung transcends borders, time, space at Barakat Contemporary - The Korea Herald
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CelloGayageum bridges music of East and West - koreatimes.co.kr
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Luna Lee Performs Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” On The Gayageum - That Eric Alper
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Hanmaum Traditional Music and Dance Arts Group - KOREA.net
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30+ Best K-Pop Songs Featuring Traditional Korean Music Instruments - kpoppost
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[Zoom Korea] Teaching Korean history through music - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Meet South Korean musician Oh Hyun-ji, who plays K-pop music on the traditional gayageum - Gulf News
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South Korea's traditional gayageum trio Hey String hits all the right notes at festival - Taiwan News
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Electric Gayageum Is Like a Guitar, Only Korean - 동아일보
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For this gayageum master, making music was destiny - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Gayageum master maintained tradition : Hwang Byung-ki, a performer, composer and teacher of music, dead at 82 - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Lecture concert to help international audiences appreciate traditional Korean music - koreatimes.co.kr
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'Gayageum' master Hwang Byung-ki dies at 82 - koreatimes.co.kr
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Luna Lee Performs A Gayageum Cover of Heart’s ‘Crazy on You’ - That Eric Alper
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From a song of the Korean people, to a song of the world: 'Arirang' - KOREA.net
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Watch this awesome cover of Jimi Hendrix's 'Voodoo Child' on a traditional Korean instrument - Mashable
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'Gugak' musicians protest plan to reduce education of traditional music - koreatimes.co.kr
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Gugak revival hits the right notes - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Meet Honey Lee, the multitalented Korean star expecting her first child - South China Morning Post
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Artisan reveals secret to playing Korean zither - koreatimes.co.kr
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Luna’s ancient Korean instrument beautifully interprets Adele’s voice, rock classics【Video】 - SoraNews24
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Bold as Jimi: hip spin on the old - koreatimes.co.kr
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Using wood, silk to produce traditional sound - koreatimes.co.kr
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POSCO China Supports Guinness Record Challenge of Longjing City For Group Gayageum Chorus Performance - 포스코그룹 뉴스룸
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Andy Sheppard/Kyungso Park review – engrossing meeting of musical opposites - The Guardian
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Master musician was ‘the father of modern Korean music’ - Asia Times
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CULTURE LINE - koreatimes.co.kr
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Miss Korea presents R-rated music show - koreatimes.co.kr
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Lee Ha Nee Spills Thoughts About "Black Money", Yoon Kye Sang, Playing Gayageum & More - hellokpop
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Singer Yoon Seo-ryeong has released all the new song concepts, raising expectations for a comeback.Y.. - 매일경제
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Classes drum up foreigners’ desire for Korean music - Korea JoongAng Daily
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[60THANNI] The way of traditional masters - koreatimes.co.kr
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Harmony with strings - koreatimes.co.kr
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Girl Groups Thrive in Traditional Music Scene - koreatimes.co.kr
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Quartet re-invents Geomungo - koreatimes.co.kr
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Jennie shares emotional Coachella stories and 'I love you, mom' moment on You Quiz - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz
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Youn Sun Nah and Andy Sheppard get K-Music kicking - Jazzwise
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Song So-hee, a gugak prodigy - Korea JoongAng Daily
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Korean orchestra to regale Bahrainis - News of Bahrain
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Sookmyung Gayageum Orchestra in Bahrain - News of Bahrain
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Korean Fusion Band ‘Queen’ to perform in Doha for the first time| Gulf Times - Gulf Times
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ONTD Original: 10 Of My Favorite K-pop Songs That Utilize Traditional Korean Instruments - Oh No They Didn't!
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