Category Archives: korean pop now

2010 Pentaport Rock Festival (July 23-25, Incheon Dreampark)

http://www.pentaportrock.com/

Ian Brown, the voice of Stone Roses, is coming to Korea.
A Chinese band Lunhui and a Taiwanese rocker Wu Bai is coming too.
Cho Deokhwan, one fourth of Deulgukhwa is on stage after 25 years’ absence.
Local Korean bands galore.

Woman knitting a lace: Lee Sora, 7

Lee Sora (이소라)
7
Mnet Media, 2008

Woman knitting a lace

Lee Sora’s new album features Kim Mingyu, Lee Hancheol, Jeong Sunyong, Kang Hyeonmin, Lee Gyuho and so forth. The previous Eyebrow Moon 눈썹달 (2005) featured Kang, Kim, Lee Seunghwan (The Story), Lee, and Jeong Jaehyeong. These names are overlapping or at least giving a certain common impression. [...]

Big pain, small songs: Lee Janghyuk (이장혁), Vol. 2

Lee Janghyuk
Vol. 2
RubySalon, 2008
Big pain, small songs
Lee Janghyuk’s second solo album took the center of such attention from many people at the end of 2008 that it was counted by some as “the album of 2009″ even before its release (its tricky release time made it hard to be considered in the best of 2008 [...]