Recovering Chae Dong-seon’s lost music with AI and musical expertise
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A project to reconstruct the lost score of Chae Dong-seon’s Cheonbong Manhak. KAAA worked with music specialists, with chair Kim Ye Eun leading the AI strategy.
- Activity year
- 2025
- Organiser
- KAAA · Collaboration with music specialists
- Role
- Chair Kim Ye Eun · AI strategy lead
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Reconstructing the lost score of Chae Dong-seon’s Cheonbong Manhak
An arts restoration project carried out by KAAA with specialists in classical music, Korean traditional music and composition. The work featured in CNTV’s IF: Unfinished Art, marking the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation.
AI and music specialists working together
- Chair Kim Ye Eun — Led the project’s AI strategy
- Director Jeon Myeong-cheol — Connected classical music theory with AI analysis
- Director Lee Ji-seon — Contributed Korean traditional interpretation and musical phrasing
- Research trainee Kim Woo-seok — Reviewed the score and arranged it for orchestra
A collaboration combining AI analysis and reconstruction with interpretation and review by music specialists.
The image above shows the actual interview shoot. Photo provided by KAAA and published in New Media Times.