Background
Oh Jeong-suk was born in Wanju, Jeollabuk-do, of Korea.
吳貞淑
Oh Jeong-suk was born in Wanju, Jeollabuk-do, of Korea.
In 1962, she apprenticed under the pansori master Kim Yeon-soo and started to learn Chunhyangga, Heungbuga, Sugungga, Jeokbyeokga, Simcheongga, which are all kinds of pansori.
She was designated as an ingan-munhwage 1 May 1991. She specialized in Chunhyangga, which is the 5th Important Intangible Cultural Property of of Korea. She learned the basic pansori from her neighbors when she was young.
One of her ancestors was master of pansori Oh Sam-ryong.
She concentrated on mastering pansori and performing at the age of 21, and then she moved to Seoul when she was 23 to learn special parts from Chunhyangga from Kim So-hee. She died at the age of 73.
1950 - 1963 Mastering the 5 songs of pansori from master Kim yeon-soo: Chunhyangga, Heungboga, Sugungga, Jeokbyeokga, Simchungga
1967 The 5th Important Intangible Cultural Heritage, Dongchoje Chunhyangga vocational scholarship
1972 Complete performance of Chunhyangga
1973 Complete performance of Heungboga
1974 Complete performance of Sugungga
1975 Complete performance of Simchungga
1976 Complete performance of Jeokbyeokga
1977 Joined the National Changgeukdan
1980 Tour of North America
1981 Participation in Hong Kong Folk Festival
1984 Instructor of Gukak at Chung-Ang University College of Music
1985 Instructor of Gukak at Chu-gye Art University. Participated in World Folklore Festival Baekrim in Berlin.
Instructor of Gukak at Hanyang University College of Music
1986 Instructor of Gukak at Ihwa women"s University College of Music.
Participated in the 4th International Peace Music Festival with Chunhyangjeon
1988 Instructor of Gukak at Seoul National University College of Music
1989 Joined the world tour at the European Folk Music Festival
1990 Attended concerts, Pan-national Reunification held in Pyongyang
1991 Designated ingan-munhwage
1999 Professor at of Korea National University of Fine Arts
2002 Instructor of Ewha Womans University Graduate School.
She was a member of Wori Gugak Group from the age of 14 to 18.