In a survey of 55 recent fusion CD albums, I found 30 with haegum playing and, among these, 15 in which the haegum is the lead instrument on all or most tracks. (Please see Appendix l for a listing of recent CD albums featuring haegum). And of the 9 haegum players on fusion albums, 8 are women. The only male is Kim Yongjae, whose album includes a few fusion pieces, but also arrangements of traditional folk songs and a traditional haegum sanjo.