This is the music video for “Hankyeryeong Pass” (한계령) by Jang Min Ho, released through 1theK on 17 October 2025. Hangyeryeong is a real mountain pass in Gangwon Province, and the title carries a long history in Korean popular music.

Trot, the genre that never left

Jang Min Ho works in trot (트로트), a Korean popular style that took shape in the early twentieth century and has stayed commercially active ever since. For decades it was treated as music for older listeners, running on television variety slots and regional touring rather than the idol machinery. That changed after audition programmes in the late 2010s put trot singers back on prime-time TV, and Jang Min Ho was among the performers who came out of that wave with a mainstream profile. The result is a genre that now shares distribution channels, chart mechanics and release calendars with the idol groups it once sat apart from.

About this release

The video was published on 17 October 2025 on 1theK, one of Korea’s largest music-video distribution channels. The official description carries no producer, writer or album credits beyond the standard 1theK notice, so the release details available here are limited to the title, the artist and the upload itself. Anything further would need checking against a Korean music service.

Watching from outside Korea

Trot releases rarely carry English subtitles, and this one may not either. If you want the words, Korean lyrics sites such as Melon or Bugs usually list them, and a browser translation gets you most of the way there.

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