At the end of summer, the sound of turning pages and the resonance of a handpan meet in one place. The book concert 〈between Sound and Sentences〉, co-hosted by the mindfulness community “Mindfulness Flavour” and the mindfulness music band Mago Sound, will take place on Saturday, 29 August at 7.30pm at the 1st basement level, Yeoksa and Cultural Memorial Hall, Won Buddhism Sotaesan Memorial Hall in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The subtitle is ‘An hour to listen to the book, feel the music, and meet yourself’.
An hour where one book meets live mindfulness music
The performance runs from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, for one hour. The organisers introduced the event as a special time where one book meets live mindfulness music. The planning intention is to open the mind by following the sentences, stay with the sound, put daily life down for a moment, and focus on yourself. The message “the deepest rest that book and music create together” is displayed prominently on the 안내문.
This book concert’s distinguishing feature is that it is not a session where you enjoy recitation and performance separately. Instead, the sound is layered over the lingering after-effect left by the sentences. It is also an attempt to turn the senses, which have been stuck to screens and notifications throughout the weekdays, in a different direction for just an hour. Without any burden of having to learn what you should take away, meditation is approachable even for those unfamiliar with it, because it is a place where you can simply listen and sit.
〈Mindfulness Flavour〉 author Kim Min-ji guide
The host who leads the event is Kim Min-ji, author of 〈Mindfulness Flavour〉. Published by Bulkwang Publishing, the book was selected as one of the 2025 Sejong Books. It compares 25 mindfulness methods from globally known meditators and guides beginners in choosing the approach that suits them. The book’s viewpoint that mindfulness, like food that is not necessarily expensive but the kind your body needs right now, comes in each person’s own “taste” runs through the entire text.
The author received a master’s degree in Zen studies from Dongguk University and holds a qualification as a mindfulness professional instructor from the Korea Mindfulness 지도자협회 (Korea Mindfulness Leaders Association). She currently works as the Mind Lab IPKU community director and runs the Mindfulness Flavour community. As the guide who has long helped beginners not get lost in an age when mindfulness methods are flooding in, she is expected to take on the role in this book concert of unpacking the book’s sentences in the language of mindfulness.
Mag o Sound’s silent wellness live you can experience with a headset
The music is handled by Mago Sound. The team positions itself as the first mindfulness music band in Korea, layering handpan, keyboard, acoustic guitar, small percussion and vocals to deliver mantra music. The band calls its stage “Silent Wellness Live”. Their explanation is that it is a live show where the world’s noise is lowered through a headset and the sounds within become clearer.
When you wear a wireless headset, outside distractions disappear and only the performer’s breathing and vibrations remain. It is less like music you hear only with your ears and more like sound you take in with your whole body. Because you do not have to be aware of your neighbour’s movements, the time it takes to let yourself surrender to the sound also becomes shorter. Mago Sound previously took to the finale stage of the urban wellness festival 2026 Yeonhee Yoga Week in May and presented a mantra performance. (Healing News, 12 May 2026)
More and more people are taking a break with sound
Sound meditation, which you can listen to just by lying down, has recently been expanding its activity beyond yoga studios. A flow is ongoing in which sound bath and singing bowl programmes are moving into offices, concert venues and art galleries. This book concert, which brings books and music onto one stage, is also part of that same trend. The proposal is to place reading and listening side by side, and then meet yourself in a setting where the two senses come together.
In front of Exit 1 at Heukseok Station, Sotaesan Memorial Hall of Won Buddhism: a calm basement space in the heart of the city
The venue, the Won Buddhism Sotaesan Memorial Hall, is located at 75 Hyeonchung-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul. It is right in front of Exit 1 of Heukseok Station on Subway Line 9, so it is not difficult to drop by on the commute home or on weekend evenings. The basement 1st floor Yeoksa and Cultural Memorial Hall where the performance is held is a space where outside noise dies down, which makes it well matched to programmes focused on sound.
Participation information
The event takes place on Saturday, 29 August from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. The participation fee is 50,000 won. Applications are submitted via the QR code printed on the official information poster.
