Heungbuga

Heungbuga is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. It is also called Baktaryeong (hangul: 박타령). The other stories are Simcheongga, Chunhyangga, Jeokbyeokga and Sugungga. It is about the story of Heungbu, a poor but good man with many children. Heungbuga depicts common people's lives with a folksy atmosphere. Many listeners prefer Heungbuga because of its focus on humor. This humor in pansori is called jaedam sori, which means funny sound in Korean.