A Gisaeng who Appeared in the Lyrics of Popular songs in the 1930s

The production of parasitic discourse through mass media such as modern newspapers and magazines, especially parasitic singer discourse, creates a so called ‘gisaeng boom’ by commercially encountering the record industry. At that time, record planning producers would have been sensitive to the public’s interest and desire to increase record consumption, and such public interest had to be reflected directly in popular song lyrics. In fact, there are many songs about Gisaeng, and in these popular songs, how was Gisaeng, which was a ‘hot topic’ at the time, being reproduced? This article attempted to examine the perspective and perception of the contemporary people toward Gisaeng through a review of popular song lyrics. The purpose of the discussion is to expand the scope of the research subject while referring to the existing research results on modern popular songs and gisaeng singers. To this end, first, the current status of popular songs based on Gisaeng among popular songs provided on the Korean planetary record site was cataloged. However, the period limited the target to popular song lyrics in the 1930s. This is because it was a period when popular music actively spread, such as the increase in the number of Gisaengs’ listening to voiced albums and radio broadcasts, various genres of music were played, and the growth of female musicians in Gwonbeon’s expectation. Next, through the analysis of popular songs in the 1930s, the perspective of the time on Gisaeng will be analyzed from various angles.