The purposes of this study are to explore who Korean traditional music performance
attend, what their motivations are, how much they are satisfied with the
performance, and the effects of their motivation and satisfaction on re-spectating
intention. The data came form 271 spectators who watch Korean traditional music
performance. Key findings of the study were (a) spectators are mostly women(70.1%),
more than college-graduated(82.3%). Their average age was 42.1 years old, and the
average monthly income is 4,590,000 won. (b) Half of them had experienced
traditional music education except formal curriculum. The average times attending the
performance were 1 to 4 times(n=101), and 4 to 12 times(n=47) per year. (c) their
motivation to watch Korean traditional music was art for arts sake, relaxation,
education, social interaction, and the motivations across demographic variables were
different. (d) the level of satisfaction on various performing aspects was above the
average, especially the satisfaction of artistic performance and human services were
the highest. However, it is found that satisfaction level was different from
spectators’ educational level. (e) the spectators’ artistic motives and level of
satisfaction on artistic performance have been shown to influence their re-spectating
intention. With recent increase of interest and consumption on cultural performing
arts, there is no much attention in Korean traditional music as one of the leisure
activities. Based on the results of this study, Varied implications to popularize the
traditional performing arts are discussed.