▁well ▁into ▁his ▁eight ies , ▁abbre vi ating ▁or ▁adapt ing ▁them ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁physical ▁ability . ▁ ▁Life ▁Ha ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mir y ang ▁province , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Mir y ang ▁Ba ek j ung ▁Festival , ▁to ▁parents ▁who ▁were ▁folk ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁mus icians . ▁He ▁special ised ▁in ▁the ▁drum ▁from ▁his ▁mid - te ens , ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁his ▁skill ▁in ▁the ▁drum ▁dance . ▁At ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁family ' s ▁dance ▁tr oupe , ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁them ▁at ▁local ▁events ▁and ▁wrest ling ▁matches . ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁tw ent ies , ▁Ha ▁abs cond ed ▁from ▁Mir y ang ▁to ▁Man ch uria , ▁using ▁the ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁an ▁ox ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁sell ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁beh alf . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁Korea , ▁his ▁economic ▁situation ▁obliged ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁manual ▁labour er ▁in ▁Ch ag ang . ▁Ha ' s ▁father ▁died ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁Ha ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁v agrant ▁l ifest yle ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁until ▁finally , ▁in ▁his ▁si xt ies , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Mir y ang . ▁Here , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁traditional ▁music ▁association , ▁which ▁eventually ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁Fol kl ore ▁Pres ervation ▁Society . ▁He ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁Mir y ang ▁Ba