K-pop

[Guest mickberna]

Ok, so I only recently started listening to Korean pop music, completely due to seeing it in the sigs of some people on this board. So, I need to know some big names besides Baby Vox and Boa, cuz I'm totally into the stuff I've found so far.

 

Anyone got any suggestions?

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Mmmm. Boa. Yum.

[Der Kommissar 0]

Well, I am assuming you are talking about me. Anyway, Baby VOX and Boa are easily two of the better Korean acts, IMO, and, because of their rather unique names, the easiest to find.

 

Other groups relatively easy to find from I have seen:

 

SES - insanely popular group in Korea who gained a following in Japan. Their earlier songs are incredibly poppish, some to the point of being downright goofy, while their later stuff seemed closer to R & B. Recently broke up into singles artists(Sea, Eugene, and Shoo, respectively.)

 

Park Ji Yoon - Korean R & B singer. I generally enjoy her more mid tempo stuff, but seems to have a love for ballads which I don't share. Interestingly, she did a song called Nastified with American one hit wonder Willa Ford.

 

Lee Jung Hyun - A Korean techno singer who is said to be completely nuts because of her rather odd videos. Still, I find her to be rather enjoyable.

 

As One - from what I can remember, they were easy to find, and are fairly popular, but other than a version of the song "Ring My Bell," I have never liked anything they have ever did.

 

Fin KL or Hyori - Korean pop group that was fashionable for a bit. Recently broke up, but are usually easy to find. Their lead singer singer, Hyori, recently released a solo album.

 

S#arp

 

Other bands who I have found stuff from but not very much:

 

Chakra - They are a Korean band who are obsessed with Indian music. Their songs Gheut(end), Han, and Ahn Ni yah are at least somewhat findable.

 

Diva or µð¹Ù - Korean dance/R & B type group. Their name is way common, so it's hard to find.

 

Papaya - another dance type group. They did a song called "Hero" for the Korean version of Dance Dance Revolution, which basically is why they can be somewhat easy to find on mp3.

 

SM Town - It's a record company that comes out with Winter and summer albums each year, seemingly as way to introduce people to their minor artists. Basically, all their artists get together on a few songs on the album and make asses out of themselves. They are somewhat entertaining though in a trainwreck sort of way, and Boa usually is featured in a prominent role in the songs.

 

Other bands and singers who I don't know much about but who I have mp3s for:

 

Koyote, GOD, HOT, SZ, DJ Doc, Chae Jung Ahn, Baek Ji Young, Shinvi, TT Ma, Lena Park, Jang Nara, Cleo, Do as Infinity, Cleo(Ŭ·¹¿À), and Shinhwa

 

Hope that helps some. Fin KL, SES, Baby Vox, and Boa seem to be the easiest to find from what I have seen. Though, Boa and Baby Vox are probably the two most consistent Korean bands. Heck, if Boa could ever get singing in English down, she could probably chart in US. The other bands seem to have their up and down points, but have song a few songs that I, at least, found to be enjoyable.