"pacing the void") is a Korean court music repertoire originated from China.
Introduced collectively with another Chinese piece called Nakyangchun (Spring In Luoyang), Bohoja now is only preserved in Korea and vanished in China.
The second version is Boheoja which have been shortened with only 3 stanzas and 29 melodic lines.
In Goryeo and Joseon dynasty, Boheoja was played as accompaniment of banquets and dances.
[1] Instruments used in Boheoja are dangpiri (Chinese piri), janggu (hourglass-shaped drum), daegeum (large bamboo flute), dangjeok (small Chinese flute), haegeum (2 stringed fiddle), jwago (seated-drum), ajaeng (bowed-zither), pyeonjong (metal bells), and pyeongyeong (stone bells).