Image above: Chuseok traffic at a standstill from 1993 (source)
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The biggest annual Korean holiday Chuseok took place this week . Aside from being an excuse for K-pop companies to post up lots of photos (and, boy, do they do take full advantage of it!), Chuseok…
This is a topic that is often discussed but never gone into enough for my liking and over the years it has become something that has bugged me more and more as a fan of Korean hip-hop. It often comes up in online posts and discussions that fans of…
With over 15 thousand twitter followers, acknowledgment from senior rappers as one of Korea’s top ‘underground’ rappers and a fixed position at Hi-Lite records (one of the countries premier indie labels) it’s not difficult to see why fans and critics alike love B Free. Formally known as…
Any fan of Korean hip-hop knows that good Korean rappers are easy to find in Korea at the moment. Finding good rappers who stand out from a crowd is an entirely different thing. In a sea of big sharks, small fish either get eaten or swim towards the reef…
The Electric Eels (Indie/Easy listening)
The Electric Eels are a group of 4 who have been together for just under three years and perform mainly in and around Seoul. They are known for their cheerful music that sticks to a well known Korean indie pattern with a unique easy…
There is nothing I enjoy more than having the opportunity to interview some of my favourite Korean groups so I was practically jumping out of my seat when the chance came by to interview the highly talented indie rock group, Black Bag. Described by their record company Ruby Records as…
If there is one genre of music in Korea that anyone is bound to find something they might like its Korean Indie. Outside of the normal spectrum of pop music, within the indie society you can discover many wonderful groups; ranging from the cute to the unusual. But each of…
