Korean Music

This post is in tribute to Turtleman, whose real name is Im Sung Hoon. He is part of the trio called Turtles, along with two other female singers, Z-E who is a rapper, and Su Bin, the group’s vocalist.

Reports stated that Turtleman was found dead in his sleep due to a heart attack in his home in Seoul, when a manager came to pick him up for a schedule. His death came as a surprise as we was always seen happy and active, and many celebrities of the K-Pop world attended his funeral.

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.

During The Days I Want To See You is the song in Park Ji Heon’s album entitled Button. The song is a medium tempo song that features Park Ji Heon’s delicate singing voice about the pain, longing and regret that follows after a separation. This music video was made with a footage from the movie Open Air.

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, 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.

Previously a four member band, the presently three member South Korean rock group was formed back in 2004. The name TRAX stands for “recording tracks” and also the first letter of each member’s stage name. The group’s first concert was on July 26, 2004 and now currently works as a threesome with support drummers.

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.

A South Korean rapper from the group H.O.T., Jang Woo Hyuk  is also the CEO of Newest Entertainment, a dancing academy. He is also ofter referred to as “The Prince Of Dance Music.”

Jang Woo Hyuk is also popular in China and Taiwan. During the beginning of April of 2006, he started his first promotion in China and also created his official fan club there.

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.

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.