It was introduced to the Korean Peninsula and divided into the Kyo biwa (five-stringed biwa) and the To biwa (four-stringed biwa) and became basic instruments of court musicians and had been used until the end of the Joseon Dynasty.
朝鮮半島にも伝えられ、郷琵琶（五絃琵琶）と唐琵琶（四絃）で分けられて宮廷楽士の基本楽器になって李氏朝鮮の末期まで用いられた。