is one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition. The other stories are Chunhyangga, Heungbuga, Jeokbyeokga, and Sugungga. History The exact date of when the story was adapted into a pansori is unknown. According to records, can be found in the written by Manjae Song in the time of Sunjo of Joseon and also in The History of Joseon Traditional Opera written by Nosik Hung in the 1900s. is considered to have been made a great piece of art through the contribution of singers' deoneum. is the most tragic of the five . The story is almost wholly one of grief and sadness. Therefore, the melody sounds low and gloomy as well. In , the feeling of the voice is more important than its purity or beauty: a beautiful voice cannot express the joy and grief of living. To express deep sorrow, the requires "a voice like (shadows)." In , the mystic is important, so only a master singer of is considered to possess the ability to perform well. Story There are five acts in the story. is about Simcheong and her father, Sim Hak-Gyu, whom people call ('Sim the Blind'). She has to take care of her blind father. The sad story is occasionally lightened with humor. The highlight of this is when Sim-Bongsa regains his eyesight. A realistic expression of this requires a master singer. After Sim-Bongsa regains his eyesight, other blind people also recover. Finally, ends in a festive mood. Structure ① In the section about Simcheong's birth, we hear that Simcheong was originally a heavenly woman and that she came to the real world. This suggests that Simcheong is an unreal being. ② Growth and Prosperity of Simcheong: she grows up in the real world under her father's care. After she is grown, she works for wages, begs to support her father, and sells her body for 300 seoks of rice (about 54,000 liters). ③ Death and survival of Simcheong: here, Simcheong becomes a sacrifice to the God of the sea and jumps into the water at Indangsu. She is carried safely to the palace of the God. It is unrealistic because where people can not go at choice. ④ Simcheong becomes a queen in the sea world. Her father recovers his sight, and she reunites with him. Then they live happily together. Simcheong, so, comes to the real world as an