The Korean barrel drum is a shallow, barrel-shaped drum used in several types of Korean music, one of the many traditional Korean drums. This variety of drum has a round wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal skin. They are categorized as hyekbu (혁부, 革部) which are instruments made with leather, and has been used for jeongak (Korean court music) and folk music.
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