Preface Why did I write the Book? Lee Chung-myun .... 14

Chapter 1 Introduction

1. Arirang : Past, Present and Future .... 28
2. The Folksong of Korea .... 30
3. The Characteristics of Folksong in Korea .... 33
4. The Features of the Folksong by Region .... 36

Chapter 2 The Song of Arirang After my Heart

1. My Boyhood(Jatgogae) .... 40
2. The Koreans in Manchuria by W. T. Cook .... 42
3. Song of Arirang at the University of Malaya .... 44
4. Korean Migration to the Intermountain West, US .... 46
5. Song of Ariran by Kim San and Nym Wales .... 50
6. The Eight Major Home Grounds
of the Song of Arirang .... 55

Chapter 3 The Origin of the Song of Arirang

1. Who Created the Song of Arirang? .... 62
2. Folksong of the Joseon Dynasty: Arirang .... 63
3. Other Sources .... 66
a. Aryeong  b. The Pass of Arirang c. A-Mi-Il-Yeong
d. Meari(mountain echo)  e. Ko Kwon-sam and Arirang
f. Yi Saek's Notion
4. The History of the Song of Arirang .... 74
5. When was the Song of Arirang Named as Arirang? .... 75

Chapter 4 The Story of Han and Arirang

1. The meaning of Han .... 82
2. Han and Arirang .... 85

Chapter 5 The Film Arirang

1. Filmmaker and Actor Na Un-gyu .... 90
2. Production of the Film .... 91
3. Censorship by GGJ .... 94
4. The Best Box-Office Record .... 95
5. Arirang in the film Arirang .... 96

Chapter 6 The Major Types of Arirang

1. Seoul/Gyeonggi Arirang .... 103
a. The Official Song for the Unified Korea Team
b. Finding Gyeonggi Arirang
c. Features of Gyeonggi Arirang
2. Jeongseon Arirang .... 109
a. The Road to Jeongseon Arirang
b. The Natural Environment and People of Jeongseon
c. The Historical Background of Jeongseon
d. The Formation of Jeongseon Arirang
e. The Inscription on Memorial Monument
f. The Characteristics of Jeongseon Arirang
g. The Farmers Market of Jeongseon in Every 5 days
h. Jeongseon Arirang Festival - Finding the Origin of Jeongseon Arari
i. Jeongseon Ariranggeuk(Korean Traditional Opera)
3. Miryang Arirang .... 133
a. The Origin of Miryang Arirang: the Legend of Arang
b. Yeongcheon Arirang
4. Jindo Arirang .... 145
a. The Birthplace of Jindo Arirang
b. The Town of Jindo
c. Tales of Jindo Arirang
d. Feature of Jindo Arirang
e. Sound of crying
f. Park Jong-gi and the Principal of Jindo Arirang
5. The North Korean National Policy toward folksongs
and Arirang .... 155
a. North Korea's Policy on folksongs
b. North Korean folksongs and Arirang
6. Haeju Arirang .... 160
The Legend of Haeju Arirang
7. Seodo Arirang .... 163
The feature of Seodo Arirang
8. Dancheon Arirang .... 166
The formation of Dancheon Arirang
9. Goseong Arirang .... 169
The Tales of Goseong Arirang
10. After Watching the Arirang Mass Games .... 172

Chapter 7 The Diffusion of Arirang

1. Domestic ... 178
a. Restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace
b. Transfer by Raftsmen
c. Diffusion by Singers
d. Distribution of Folksong
e. Prohibition on Singing Arirang under Japanese Occupation
2. International Diffusion .... 182
a. Japan
b. China
c. Russia
d. The United States and Europe

Chapter 8 People's Love of Arirang

1. H. B. Hulbert .... 264
2. Famous Folksong Singer Pete Seeger .... 267
3. George Nasse and Paul Vandermeer .... 271
4. Unforgatable People Relating to the Song of Arirang .... 276
a. Court Music and Tanabe Hisao
b. Professor Choi Bok-hyun and the Song of Arirang
c. Han Yu-han Korean opera Arirang?

Chapter 9 Song of Arirang in the Hymn and Lullaby

1. Arirang in the Hymnal of the United Presbyterian Church .... 286
2. An Adopted Child and A Hymn .... 292
3. Arirang of as a Cradle Song and Classical Music .... 296

Chapter 10 Similarity of Arirang

1. Arirang .... 302
2. Yankee Doodle .... 304
3. Samba .... 307
4. Tango .... 313
5. Chanson .... 316
6. Jazz .... 318
7. Danso of Korea and Quena of Latin America .... 319

Chapter 11 Possibility of the Globalization of Arirang

1. World Musicians who loved Arirang .... 324
2. The Nobel Prize Winner's Encounter with Arirang .... 329
3. The World Song Arirang .... 332
4. Kim Chan-sam and Arirang .... 334

Chapter 12 The Characteristics of Arirang

1. Solidarity .... 339
2. Resistance and Forgiveness .... 340
3. Long Continuity .... 341
4. Easy to learn, Simple and Fascinating Melody .... 342

Chapter 13 Conclusion

1. My study on Arirang .... 346
2. Consilience Approach for Studying Arirang .... 349
3. Arirang Festivals and Common Theme .... 351
4. Sharing Arirang Culture with the World .... 353

Reference .... 359