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K-Pop Sampler #1

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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10827 Posts
March 26 2010 09:35 GMT
#1
Everyone on TL has heard Kpop. However, most avoid it like the plague. (Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby anyone?) I'm here to fix your misconceptions about Kpop. Believe it or not, there is more to Kpop than a bunch of teenagers dancing around as they lipsync to their autotuned voices!

I'm going to try and periodically upload a few songs for people to download. These songs aren't going to be from a particular genre or artist. Some songs will be ballad, some will be boyband/girlgroup, others will be rock, hiphop, etc. I'll also try and provide a brief bio on the artists (thanks last.fm and wikipedia!).

Let me know what you think of the music.




1. H.O.T. - 환희 (Hwanhee) It's been raining since you left me from their 4th album.

"H.O.T. (“High Five of Teenagers”), formed by SM Entertainment, was one of the most popular K-pop groups of the late nineties. It consisted of five members, all of whom knew how to play various instruments. Produced by Lee Soo Man, their style of music was usually a mixture of rap and ballads, with Kangta providing most of the vocals to the ballads. The magnitude of their fanbase was so immense that they became the the first K-pop group to hold a concert in the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

The members of H.O.T. were very talented songwriters — on their 3rd album “Resurrection”, they wrote most of their own songs. By the time they released their final two albums — “I yah!” and “Outside Castle” — they had become masters of both songwriting and composition. Their 5th album was entirely written and self-produced by the members. In addition, they were also talented dancers, with members Moon Hee Jun and Jang Woo Hyuk choreographing all of their songs."


2. Yoon Do Hyun Band - 박하사탕 (Peppermint Candy)

Yoon Do Hyun Band, also called Yoonband or YB, is one of the most famous rock bands in South Korea. They debuted in 1994 but they finally gained huge popularity during the 2002 World Cup with their songs Oh Pilseung Korea and a rock rendition of the traditional Arirang. They have sold over 2 million albums and have toured in various cities around the world.


3. LeeSsang - Ballerino feat. ALI

This group is origin of the nickname for Flash/Jaedong comes from.

"Leessang is a 2-member rap band made up of Gary and Gill, ex-member of Honey Family. Avoiding the strong and aggressive style, Leessang pursues a relaxing and flexible rap in which the rhythms are alive. Humor and wit, and the utilization of a retrospective sound are the strong point of the rap duo. The duo first was created in 2002. In 1999, the members of the duo joined a hip-hop crew called Honey Family. Gary and Gill participated in the production of two albums with Honey Family, “A Man’s Story” and “Another Level.” The two rappers showed off a unique style of melodic rap with the band. When there was a lull in Honey Family’s performing activities, Gary and Gill separated from the band to start performing as a duo. Under the name of Leessang, the two rappers released their first album in 2002. Accompanied by some top figures of the local pop music scene Leessang displayed a fantastic harmony of rapping in their first album. Almost all the words of Leessang’s rap were written in Korean showing the essences of a so-called ‘indigenous hip-hop.’ Acknowledged for their talents in hip-hop music, Leessang was invited by Seo Taiji to the ‘2002 ETPFEST.’"


4. Nell - 기억을 걷는 시간

"Nell is a band with an appealing power to music lovers with their unique sound and color accompanied with deep lyrics.First formed in 1999, the rock band re-named itself “Nell” after the title of a movie in which Jodi Foster starred.

Mainly performing in the clubs around the Shinchon area, Nell released two albums in the Indie music scene. The turning point for Nell’s musical career was after the band participated in the rock festival designed by Seo Taiji, the 2002 ETPFEST and joined the Goesoo Indigene Label. The Goesoo Indigene Label was established by Seo Taiji in order to stir up a change in the local pop music scene dominated by a few genres of music. After preparing for more than a year with Goesoo Indigene, Nell released their major debut album “Let It Rain” in June of 2003. The album was evaluated to display great sound along with beautiful lyricism that deliver a clear color of sorrow."


Special thanks to boesthius for the mediafire account!

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Ozarugold
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
2716 Posts
March 26 2010 09:56 GMT
#2
omg! I love Leessang! Ballerino and Clown are one of my most favorite songs~

I especially love the music video for the two~
this is my quote.
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
March 26 2010 10:02 GMT
#3
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bioboyAT
Profile Joined July 2004
Austria1763 Posts
March 26 2010 10:06 GMT
#4
thanks alot, been into kpop more and more recently and gonna dl and listen to them for sure later
Milchmann | DeadVessel: Milchmann pwns. I fail.
nerium
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Philippines512 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-26 10:46:54
March 26 2010 10:29 GMT
#5
I agree, there's more to it than the girl and boy groups...

I've come to fall in love with Hot Potato (Kim C's band, i'm just confused if they are a 2 piece band because on some of their lives, there's like 4 of them) they are really underrated and i hope they would come up with an album soon. They are an alternative korean band actually

That said, here's some of their songs




Lulz is a corrupted version of LOL
mapthesoul
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts
March 26 2010 12:04 GMT
#6
Korea has a huge indie scene that no one seems to know about.
I honestly think that South Korea has the most talented musicians in the world, from Hip Hop (Epik High are freaking geniuses) to amazing Rock (ex Monni). It's a shame that massproduced Kpop gets so much exposure in the media and even on the internet when the real musical geniuses sit in the shadows.

There are some great sites dedicated to korean indie, Indieful ROK being one of them.
Ethelis
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2396 Posts
March 26 2010 15:36 GMT
#7
Nell is simply my favorite korean band ive ever heard, ive heared like 3 CDs and love all their songs
Disabled gamer - Diamond 3 (LoL) D+ Rank scrublord on BW. Bisu doesnt need DTs, He uses probes. just ask Flash.
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
March 26 2010 15:55 GMT
#8
0/5

As MrHoon says, need DEM LEGZZZZZZ

But seriously, I really enjoy Nell. The style and the singing is something that's lacking from today's mainstream scene. And as KT's coach would agree on, it's HOT Forever.
God Bless
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
March 26 2010 23:21 GMT
#9
Big Nell fan, though its gonna be awhile before they return. Military service
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Megaman703
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Canada688 Posts
March 26 2010 23:21 GMT
#10
Nell is by far my favourite Korean act.

현실의 현실 is one of the best songs I've heard.
sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
March 26 2010 23:21 GMT
#11
nice blog.
i got into kpop not too logn ago so a few of these people like nell ive never heard of
will be looking out for your future blogs
Forever Young
ItsYoungLee
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)227 Posts
March 26 2010 23:44 GMT
#12
On March 26 2010 21:04 mapthesoul wrote:
Korea has a huge indie scene that no one seems to know about.
I honestly think that South Korea has the most talented musicians in the world, from Hip Hop (Epik High are freaking geniuses) to amazing Rock (ex Monni). It's a shame that massproduced Kpop gets so much exposure in the media and even on the internet when the real musical geniuses sit in the shadows.

There are some great sites dedicated to korean indie, Indieful ROK being one of them.



Hmmm... aren't you a little overly biased? BTW your username's amazing, where did you get the idea from? :-P
ePParamedico.160 (formerly ElParamedico)
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