A leading voice in preserving Jeju folk songs, she earned the title of myeongchang after winning the Grand Prize at the 26th National Folk Song Contest in 2009. Since 1997, she has studied under the late master singer Go Seong-ok and later opened a folk song class in Dongheung-dong, Seogwipo, to teach younger generations. She has also brought folk songs to local elders and welfare centers through lessons and volunteer performances, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare in 2011. She has guided community programs such as Seogwipo Cultural School and regularly appeared on stage with the Jeju Folk Song Preservation Association. Her voice carries the toil and sorrow of Jeju’s farming and fishing life, yet also the joy within it, keeping Jeju’s tradition alive today.