Archive for the 'Pop' Category

Brown Eyed Girls - L.O.V.E.

Monday, March 31st, 2008

L.O.V.E. is from the Brown Eyed Girls’ album entitled “With LOVE, Brown Eyed Girls.” The song is about one’s confession of love towards someone, and this video just can’t help but show off the undeniable charm and appeal of the Brown Eyed Girls.

Kim Dong Ryul - Let’s Start Over

Monday, March 17th, 2008

From Kim Dong Ryul’s top selling album entitled Monologue,  Let’s Start Over is about regretting things after a break-up and wanting to start again, although you feel awful and you fight everyday.

Kim Dong Ryul is a Korean musician, composer, and singer. He is also a former member of the group Exhibition that disbanded back in 1997.

SNSD - Kissing You

Monday, March 10th, 2008

SNSD, also known as Girl’s Generation, is a South Korean girl group formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. SNSD is the acronym of So Nyeo Si Dae whose members are: Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (the leader), Jessica, and Sunny.

The members of the group are professionally trained in singing and dancing, and some members were also trained in acting and modeling. Some of the members also took part in appearing in commercials, magazine ads, and small TV appearances prior to SNSD.

Boohwal - Never Ending Story (Acoustic Live)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Boohwal or Born Again is a Korean rock band that was formed in 1985 by guitarist-songwriter Kim Tae Won. The band led the boom in the heavy metal rock scene in the 80’s. Featuring a uniquely talented vocalist and equally talented guitarist, they aimed to create heavy metal music.

K.I.S.S. - Because I’m a Girl

Monday, February 11th, 2008

K.I.S.S. was a Korean pop female trio who’s single “Because I’m a Girl” was a huge hit in 2002. Their video featured the sacrifices one can make out of love. This video spread like wildfire over the internet, and made the song climb up to the top of the charts. An album quickly followed, and unfortunately the group also quickly disbanded.

Battle - Crash

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Making their debut on December 17, 2006 with the release of their first single Crash, Battle is a Korean boy band that is popular for winning the reality show Let’s Coke Play! Battle Shinhwa!

The group includes Ryu, Tae-hwa, Lio, Shin Ki-hyun, Chris, and Hwi-chan. The members of Battle were hand-picked particularly by each of the Shinhwa members. Battle considers it an honor to be compared to Shinhwa, but they do not want to be the next Shinhwa but instead want to make a name of their own.

Fin.K.L - Forever Love

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Fin.K.L was a K-pop girl group composed of four members that debuted in 1998. Their name means Fine Killing Liberty and was intended to mean that the group stood against the oppression of all freedom. Their name was chosen through a vote among young people of the record company even before the group was formed. Along with S.E.S., they were one of the popular girl groups in Korean pop music.

Fin.K.L won numerous music awards until the group’s abrupt end in 2002, wherein the members of the group chose to pursue solo careers in different areas. They regrouped in 2005 for a digital single, but disbanded again and there is no official word on the group’s status.

Lee Jung Hyun - Bahn

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Lee Jung Hyun is a popular Korean pop singer and actress. She was born in 1980 in Daegu, South Korea and strived to become an actress and singer. Her music is both pop and techno-style dance music. Her song Change topped Korean charts and won numerous awards such as Most Broadcasting Song, Best Song, Best Performance and other awards.

Jang Nara - I am a Woman Too

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Jang Nara was born in 1981 in Seoul, Korea and is a prominent Korean singer and actress. She spent her childhood in the Korean capital and was fond of theater while she was still young.

Jang Nara’s first success took place after the release of her first album, Burying my Face in Tears, which sold 400,000 copies worldwide, wherein this song is still popular in Korea for its harmony and Nara’s native vocal voice. She is also involved in acting and in charity works like helping North Korean children who are suffering from starvation. Jang Nara is also a member of the FHI Charity Organization.

Ahn Jae Wook - Friend (live)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Ahn Jae Wook was born on September 12, 1971 and is a South Korean actor, composer, and singer. Initially, his debut was that as an actor, being a graduate of the Seoul Art College where he majored in theatre.

He pursued a career in singing and at the same time composed and sang several songs with his debut music album, Forever, which sold over 700,000 copies. Other main albums of Ahn Jae Wook include Memories and Red in Ahn Jae-wook.