Le mystère musical coréen (2012)

For the past 15 years, South Korea has been increasingly present in the field of Western classical music. The Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium is a good example. In 1995, there was not a single Korean candidate in the first round. In 2011, there were 22, and for the first time, this year a Korean singer won the prestigious competition. The same trend can be seen in all 55 big international music competitions. Never before, throughout the history of music, has such an artistic phenomenon been observed. Why the sudden infatuation with a music so different from that of Far Eastern culture? This film intends to answer these and many other questions by going to the heart of Korean society.