Background
She was born on February 8, 1918 in Hanjin, Gyeonggi Province, of Korea. Her father was shocked by the deaths and abandoned her.
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She was born on February 8, 1918 in Hanjin, Gyeonggi Province, of Korea. Her father was shocked by the deaths and abandoned her.
At that time, her name was Yoo Jung-hwan. Her sister called her to home to Suwon as her father had returned. Her husband worked in Yangju country office.
She went to evening high school affiliated with the Myodong Church in Seoul.
She moved to Busan until the war end and made her living by sewing. She suffered from an ulcer and heard sijo while walking in the Busan dongdaesindong Gudeok catchment area.
She practiced sijo alone, but she was so talented that has caught an eye of an expert sijo singer and was immediately introduced to Kim Tae-young. She studied for three years in Busan, under Lee Byung-sung who studied in yiwangjik aakbu.
She learned to sing and learned lyric of sijo.
During that time, she changed her name to Wol-ha. In 1973, she becomes the holder of gagok, the Important Intangible Cultural Property Number.30. Later, she established Wol-ha Cultural Foundation and gave scholarship to more than 100 deserving students.
1955.7—Education at Leeds Dongnae
1955.9—Kyungnam High School (vocal) instructor
1955-1958—Busan Education Board (vocal) instructor
1956—Busan Horticultural School (vocal) instructor
1961-1967—President of South of Korea Jung akwon, Education
1968—Gukak Association of of Korea Director and Chairman of this Subcommittee jeongak
1971.11—Appointed vice-chairman of the Ministry of chungmuhoe
1973.11—Important Intangible Cultural Property Number.