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[confucianbewildered]

what up,

trying to use k-pop to learn korean has made my brain bleed out my ears. i came across Kim Doo Soo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HobBlIdn2A0&feature=related

good, dylan-esque lyrics and just a chilled out acoustic version.

anyone with other links to good, acoustic korean music please enhance our lives.

cheers,
cfb

[Ya-ta Boy]

Try Kim Kwang Seok. He was a major talent till he hanged himself back in the 90's. One of my friends said he was like Dylan, except he could sing. My friend had a point.

Here is 'Letter of a Private':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6q9O7QVILo


A bit about him:
http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2009/01/12/kim-kwang-seok-best/
Scroll down to where it gives links to his stuff on You Tube. You will find stuff like this:

'Write a Letter to the Autumn Sky'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOvGGoHlyLU


'The 60 Year Old Couple'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEx8jS3W79c


'She Cries the First Day'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJUMiJSdy4


'At Around 30'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHeqQu8a1h0


'Last Concert: Love is Love'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLgLKQPfS4Y


'Up'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkG9i6LZbfw

An Chi Hwan is also good.
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[Lacey Fox]

Thanks for posting that, Ya-Ta. I'm going crazy listening to Kim Kwang Seok. His voice carries so much emotion.

I agree with the OP this would be a much better way to learn Korean than listening to pop music. It's nice that the poster of Kim's songs also put up the lyrics. You might also try Jaurim if you want some good, non-pop Korean music. Bluedawn (푸른새벽) are also amazing, but their lyrics are often far more complicated than your typical folk, pop, or rock song's. More like poetry. But, in learning some of their songs, I did find myself referring to the vocabulary therein when speaking Korean and searching for the right word.

Jaurim:

http://video.nate.com/17624215

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUyvW2DLvgs&feature=related (Solo by the singer, Kim Yu Na -- the Korean Sara McLaughlin?)

Bluedawn:

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

http://www.video4viet.com/music.html?act=play&id=fe5b6a0fc40159a55014f3f1a0b92d3a (This is my favorite song of theirs.)


For studying with music, try to memorize whole songs and sing along without referring to lyrics sheets. Or only refer to the English translation that you made while learning the song.