Kim Muchul, the holder of the 44th intangible cultural asset 'Hanryangmu' in Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, passed away on the 28th. He was 56 years old.

Born in Jeonju in 1970, the late Kim Muchul, also known as Myeongmu, was the son of Kim Jogyun, a master of Jeonbuk dance, and from a young age, he followed his father in learning Hanryangmu, entering the path of art. Hanryangmu is a dance that expresses the elegance, vigor, and playfulness of a Hanryang, a lover of entertainment, through movements, and the deceased inherited the essence of this dance.

After graduating from Jeonju Dongam High School and the Department of Dance at Woosuk University, and completing the master's course at the same university, he was recognized as a traditional dance expert with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Since being designated as the holder of the 44th intangible cultural asset 'Hanryangmu' in Jeonbuk in 2011, he contributed to the development of the local dance community by serving as a specialist member of the Jeonbuk Arts Council, an evaluation committee member for Jeonbuk Cultural and Arts Organization Support Projects, and a research fellow at the Jeonbuk National Gugak Center.

Furthermore, he dedicated himself to the preservation and creative succession of traditional dance by serving as the artistic director of the Kimpa Dance Company of the Kimpa Dance Preservation Society, continuing his father's artistic legacy.

His artistic roots, Kim Jogyun, guided Ye-gi and Hanryang at Kwonbeon, and taught dance to prominent figures such as Jeong Ja-seon and Jeong Hye-in, who learned dances like Nammu, Samhyeonseungmu, Hanryangmu, Hojeokgu-eumsalpuri dance, and Jeonju Geommu, laying the foundation of Jeonbuk dance while serving as the president of Jeonbuk Dance Association, the head of the dance department at Jeonju City Folk Arts Troupe, and a professor at Jeonbuk National Gugak Center.