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mrgiles
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: good korean music... |
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yes it does actually exist!! although i value wondergirls and their ilk's cute, bouncy, catchy, saccharine pop for what it is (i.e. not terribly much), there is actually a fair bit of genuinely good korean music!
not only my favourite korean band, but also one of my favourite rock acts ever happens to be jaurim (자우림). and i hope it's not only because of my fantasies of bearing the children of lead singer and songwriter, kim yuna. they're excellent musically - a great blend of jazz, rock, even funk sometimes and they are blessed with two fantastic lyricists. here's a beautiful song off their first album:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=152x6Hzx2o4
also as far as rock goes, i think nell is a perfectly respectable band who do much more with the early radiohead aesthetic than bloody coldplay do. crying nut is a fun punk band, who are at least truer to the punk ethic than greenday, and pia is equally fun with their version of nu-metal or whatever they call that sort of thing these days.
i think korean hiphop is blessed with some awesome talent. drunken tiger is solid, real hip-hop. there's also dynamic duo, and t - tho i wish she would rap a bit more. mc sniper does something different with the genre - he's a fine rapper and makes at times truly beautiful beats.
here's some e.g.s:
nell:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XKpnr0T9AUM
crying nut:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1JamwZZNTHo
pia:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JVsFse-kD0Y&feature=related
drunken tiger and jaurim:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=woZ7MRjue7U
mc sniper:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=K_-wUgOHWZU
can anybody think of any other korean music that's actually good? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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mrgiles
Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:31 am Post subject: |
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race-traitor, i was hoping u'd reply to this thread!! yay!! |
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