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gugak
what it is
Gugak is a Korean word for Korean traditional music.
✦ meet the girls making gugak →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make gugak a playlist
turn these 14 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is gugak?
Gugak is a Korean word for Korean traditional music.
What are good gugak albums to start with?
Try Infodemics (with Ilwoo Lee from JAMBINAI) by Song Sohee, Communication by Baum Sae, Born by Gorgeousness by HAEPAARY, and Scattered Melodies Of The City by PARK Sunju.
Who are some women making gugak?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/gugak/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making gugak, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-22