Korean Job Discussion Forums

[mimi belle]

For anyone interested in alternatives to kpop.

Some indie groups:
Nell 넬
Stay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkMp1nBqRw
Good night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHBTBDZUHPA&feature=related
Thank you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h0UVNAoe5c&feature=related

My Aunt Mary 마이 앤트 메리
Green Tin Scooter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA4O2Ah8DUo
148 km http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeecfVXUUNg&feature=related

Black Skirts 검정치마
좋아해줘 (like me) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHuSSJ4ggwA&feature=related

seo taiji 서태지
robot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ioh3O9QB4
juliet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjubm3aWIvs&feature=related

These are lighter:
Lucite Tokki (Tokki means rabbit)
봄봄봄 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MJknUv8khs&feature=related

Belle Epoque
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-7Cf9xDwYU&feature=related

Loveholic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY8bGXmP8Rw

Winterplay 윈터플레이 A korean jazz group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4nvJMzYt5w

A good place to start is this guy's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/orienkorean

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Hip Hop
I'm not a big hip hop person but I know a few. There's a group of artists called "the movement". One of the main guys is Drunken Tiger/JK Tiger. He supposedly does a lot of word play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6VdhK3lpU&feature=channel
Some pretty crazy effects @ 1:20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H12ipDPRHzw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj0PqYu12mg&feature=fvst

Epik High
Love Love Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obpCDNNXrA8&feature=related
One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNnkbwFo9hU&feature=related

LeeSsang
Who are you living for? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPZqqiWq1-8&feature=related
I'm not laughing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOroE3OUoGA&feature=related

[northway]

Drunken Tiger's pretty huge. Look at the American heads he was able to get on his last album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feel_gHood_Muzik_:_the_8th_wonder. Rakim and Bizzy are big names.

[Skyblue]

Thanks. The hip hop is pretty shyte IMHO, with DT being the best of the worst.

This is still my favorite Korean video of all time, with some hip hop as well, a well known track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQoqX909GU

[RMNC]

Considering how Seo Taiji basically invented pop music in Korea, I'd wager to say he's not "indie"

[joeteacher]

Thanks for the links. I'm yet to really get into any Korean music but it's interesting to hear. Here's a guy I kinda like.

이장혁(Lee, Jang-Hyuk) - 스무살(Twenty)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOPtWO2tcUw

[Skyblue]

[Globutron]

[mimi belle]

RMNC
You're right. I probably should have put Seo Taiji in his own category...I'm not good at categorizing. I guess he does a little of everything.

Joeteacher
Sure. It's in case you're ever interested...

Globutron
It's funny I thought you were more into background music than vocals. Oh well. I do come across some nice voices but the rest of the song might be simple which works for me but not sure if that would be your thing. Jisun is said to have a nice voice. I tend to come across songs kind of randomly, maybe from a soundtrack, etc.

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These are additional random songs I like:
Ju Bora In Bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMvYpg967V4
Where From Bad Guy OST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTGWLHUUVI0

[happiness]

Korean indie and hiphop is pretty polite and non-dangerous. good background music, but Ive never heard anything Id say is very "interesting." Drunken Tiger was an honorary Wu Tang guy when he lived in L.A. His music is also the most progressive, instead of reiiterating 90s U.S. hiphop. Listen to liquor shots, thats the most interesting kip-hop song ive heard.

i think a good melody in the song is the best you can hope for..

[lukas]

Go Go Star 고고스타 !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoYc-oTpCTQ

Video quality isn't that great. But they're amazing live