 In particular, the style of "pansori" can be heard throughout Jang Sa-ik's music.Jang Sa-ik was born in Gwangcheon-eup, Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do,

He spent his childhood listening to his father and his uncle playing traditional music on the "taepyeongso", a traditional Korean oboe.Spending his childhood in the countryside, he grew to love the sounds of "Nongak", a traditional Korean music form associated with farm life.