Oungum

어은금
	Oungum players at the Children's Palace, Pyongyang.
String instrument
Other names	oungum, eoeungeum
Classification	String instrument Plucked string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322-6; (Chordophone with permanently attached resonator and neck, sounded by a plectrum)
Developed	1960's
Related instruments
	Bipa;

The eoeungeum or oungum (어은금) is a stringed musical instrument invented and played in North Korea. It is between the size of a mandolin and a mandola, and commonly has four single strings. It is a development in the 1960's from the traditional Korean instrument called hyangbipa.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

References[]

^ "DPRK's Unhasu Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel - review". Londonkoreanlinks.net. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "North Korean leader Kim sings military's praises, oungum-style". Reuters.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "North Korean leader Kim sings military's praises, oungum-style". Geo.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Quality National Musical Instruments Are Produced". Kfausa.org. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "김책공업종합대학". Kut.edu.kp. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Performance of Art Groups of KPA Servicemen's Families Enjoyed". Kkfonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Natalie, Comrade (19 January 2021). "Quality National Musical Instruments Are Produced". Defendkorea.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Story about Oungum". Kkfonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "[미니 대담] 북한이 개량한 '어은금' 어떤 악기?". News.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "[북한영상] '어린 동무 노래부르자'". News.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ Howard, Keith (2020). Songs for "Great Leaders": Ideology and Creativity in North Korean Music and Dance. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190077518.001.0001. ISBN 9780190077518.
^ https://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/far_east.htm#korea Atlas of Plucked Instruments: Korea

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[1] "DPRK's Unhasu Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel - review". Londonkoreanlinks.net. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[2] "North Korean leader Kim sings military's praises, oungum-style". Reuters.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[3] "North Korean leader Kim sings military's praises, oungum-style". Geo.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[4] "Quality National Musical Instruments Are Produced". Kfausa.org. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[5] "김책공업종합대학". Kut.edu.kp. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[6] "Performance of Art Groups of KPA Servicemen's Families Enjoyed". Kkfonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[7] Natalie, Comrade (19 January 2021). "Quality National Musical Instruments Are Produced". Defendkorea.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[8] "Story about Oungum". Kkfonline.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[9] "[미니 대담] 북한이 개량한 '어은금' 어떤 악기?". News.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[10] "[북한영상] '어린 동무 노래부르자'". News.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[11] Howard, Keith (2020). Songs for "Great Leaders": Ideology and Creativity in North Korean Music and Dance. doi:10.1093/oso/9780190077518.001.0001. ISBN 9780190077518.

[12] ttps://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/far_east.htm#korea Atlas of Plucked Instruments: Korea

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