정이 흐르네
Affection Flows (정이 흐르네) is a large-scale Korean original music-theatre work by the Yegreen Troupe based on Ko Un’s long narrative poem Han River. Combining dance, music, and multi-form stage spectacle, it represents an ambitious late-period Yegreen experiment foregrounding “the modernization of tradition.”
SYNOPSIS
(Partial Synopsis)
Set against the symbolic and historical landscape associated with the Han River, the musical unfolds as a music-theatre pageant centered on Korean spirit, collective memory, and cultural identity.
A full narrative synopsis is not currently verifiable from surviving sources. Contemporary descriptions indicate the work adapted Ko Un’s long narrative poem Han River into an eight-scene gamugeuk structure emphasizing symbolic imagery over documented plot summary. Surviving records suggest the production mobilized classical dance, modern ballet, music, and theatrical spectacle to stage an expansive representation of “Korean spirit.”
제작 노트
Presented as Yegreen’s tenth production in 1969, Affection Flows appears to have leaned toward hybrid music theatre or gamugeuk form rather than conventional book musical structure. Its adaptation from Ko Un’s long poem and use of multi-form staging suggest an important experimental point in early Korean original musical development.
Because a complete narrative synopsis has not yet been recoverable, this entry intentionally preserves a Partial Synopsis designation. Surviving newsreel footage is particularly important for this production, functioning as both visual documentation and a rare performance record.
Some sources inconsistently number this among Yegreen’s repertory sequence, reflecting broader instability in early documentation.
REFERENCES
Synopsis Sources
Maeil Business Newspaper Announcement
https://www.mk.co.kr/news/economy/76065
Korean Film Archive Listing – Korean News No.723
http://kfilm.khistory.org/?mod=prod&p=830
Korean News Film – Yegreen Troupe
https://www.ehistory.go.kr/view/movie?mediasrcgbn=KV&mediaid=20072300&mediadtl=33603&mediagbn=DK
Articles & Reviews
Maeil Business Newspaper Announcement
https://www.mk.co.kr/news/economy/76065
JoongAng Ilbo on Yegreen Dissolution
https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/1195391
Naver Archival Note
https://m.blog.naver.com/zjvldi/140026259338
Korean Film Archive Listing – Korean News No.723
http://kfilm.khistory.org/?mod=prod&p=830
Videos
Korean News Film – Yegreen Troupe
https://www.ehistory.go.kr/view/movie?mediasrcgbn=KV&mediaid=20072300&mediadtl=33603&mediagbn=DK


