Tiger is Coming

"Tiger is Coming"
Leenalchi performing Tiger is Coming in WOMAD 2023
Song by Leenalchi
LanguageKorean
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)
GenreAlternative pop
Length1:37
ComposerLeenalchi
LyricistSugungga

Tiger is Coming (Korean: 범 내려온다) is a promotional video for Seoul featuring a modern pansori-inspired song and dance reinterpreting the scene in Sugungga where the land animals brag to one another while the tiger emerges from a mountain valley. The song as part of the album SUGUNGGA was officially released May 29, 2020. However, the performance version was published on September 19, 2019.

Sugungga

The 'Tiger Is Coming' section of Sugungga, which includes the lyrics shown below.

범내려 온다 범이 내려온다 송림 깊은 골로 한 짐생이 내려온다 누에머리를 흔들며 양귀 쭉 찢어지고 몸은 얼쑹덜쑹 꼬리는 잔뜩 한발이 넘고 동이 같은 앞다리 전동같은 뒷다리 새낫같은 발톱으로 엄동설한 백설격으로 잔디뿌리 왕모래 좌르르르르르 헛치고 주홍입 쩍 벌리고 자래 앞에거 우뚝서 홍행홍행 허는 소리 산천이 뒤덮고 땅이 툭 깨지난 듯 자라가 깜짝놀래 목을 움치고 가만히 엎졌을 때

Feel the Rhythm of Korea

Leenalchi and Ambiguous Dance Company [ko]'s 'Tiger is Coming' is well known by the Korea Tourism Organization's bold promotional campaign, Feel the Rhythm of Korea.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 [Onstage 2.0] Leenalchi - Tiger is Coming (with Ambiguous Dance Company) [온스테이지2.0] 이날치 - 범 내려온다(with 앰비규어스 댄스컴퍼니). ONSTAGE. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-07 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Memories / The Tiger Is Coming / Love Story of Baebaengi and the Buddhist Monk". world.kbs.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Leenalchi hopes to break away from gugak reputation in its upcoming second album". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Tiger Is Coming, by LEENALCHI". LEENALCHI. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  5. ↑ 수궁가 [Sugungga]. Wikisource (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  6. ↑ Nabirang. 한국관광공사 홍보영상: 한국의 흥을 느껴라(Feel the Rhythm of Korea)! [Korea Tourism Organization Promotional Video: Feel the Rhythm of Korea!]. Naver Blog (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Leenalchi hopes to break away from gugak reputation in its upcoming second album". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-12-09.