Jin Chae-seon

Jin Chae-seon (born 1842 or 1847 ) was a Korean pansori singer, widely regarded as the first female master of a male dominated genre, although she was probably not the first woman to perform pansori, as gisaeng courtesans might have performed it before her. She was a master of performing Chunhyangga and Simcheongga. She became best known for singing Chunhyangga and Shimcheongga.

Shin became devastated at the loss of his student, for whom he had romantic feelings. He dedicated a pansori to her, titled The song of the Peach Blossom . When the Daewongun fell out of power, Jin returned to her already ill mentor and stayed by his side until his death. After Shin's passing in 1884, she disappeared without a trace. But it is also said that Empress Myeongseong might have killed her or that Jin might have fled to China and lived a quiet life then on. Neither the date nor the place of her death is known.