Mighty Mouth vs. M-Flo

I know it's been a while since I updated this but life happens and I can't do everything fun that I would like. Whilst getting ready for a little road trip to Chicago I finally had an excuse to catch up on my K-pop weekly music charts. I was disappointed that in about 2 months there were maybe only 6 songs I could actually enjoy enough to add to my collection and from those only 2 would make the final cut to stay on the ipod with other classics such as Turbo, NOISE, DJ DOC, Roo'Ra and Seotaiji.

Anyways one of those particular songs that popped out at me was Mighty Mouth's Tok Tok


It made me remember that there were a few other Mighty Mouth Songs that I had saved on you tube but hadn't downloaded for my own listening pleasure.

Love Class


I Love you


Energy


Listening to them reminded me of M-flo. Is Mighty Mouth a Korean version of M-Flo? They have that same cheery upbeat flow that M-flo's early albums did. Also Mighty Mouth's use of guest female vocals made me think of that as well. M-flo has been doing the same thing since their female vocal, Lisa left the group in 2002.

Let Go


Love Don't Cry


Love Bug


Bump Bump

Jaurim

I know that I should be doing a post like everyone else about the top 201 songs we ended with in K-pop but frankly since this is more of a history and reflection I don't care.

Instead I want to reflect on this Band whom I was introduced to late in College by my room mate Injung called Jaurim. Since I don't have any of their formal albums it's easy for me to forget about them. They were also around for a while but for some reason I had just missed them until later.

They started out in 1997 but didn't make it to popularity till they came out with the song "Hey hey hey", which I remember and I have on a mix CD but they have so many better videos like the ones below.









And here is "Hey Hey Hey"

Pulling on the Heart

One song that will almost always make me cry is 1,000 days by Lee Seung Hwan. It is one of the saddest love ballad songs I have heard hands down.



One TYM's "One love" is another timeless tear jerker


Panic's "Dalpengee"

Current Crushes

I have two current Music crushes both rappers.
First is the AMAZING Outsider with his speed rapping unrivaled by anyone in Korea and perhaps on the lines of Snow in terms of WPM he can rap.


Snow Informer for Comparison


My Second Crush is PSY. I posted his MV recently for "Right Now" which was pretty awesome. Now looking at some of his live performance videos I have developed a geeky crush on his talent and mannerisms. He has made the list of people I'd want to sit in a Cafe with in Apkujung and shoot the shit. I also appreciate the fact that he is not super fit or skinny but being natural and still being incredible, that on it's own is major hotness.

2NE1 - Go Away

This has been one of the songs on repeat on my Ipod and I'm happy to see they put out a music video for it but it's kind of strange.....They are trying to do the epic story line but just not quite pulling it off.  Either way it's a great catchy song and the girls as always are dressed to the Nine's and super cute.

This Video kept making me think of Priss from Bubblegum Crisis Anime/Mangas also!



Bubble Gum Crisis sample - If you don't know Priss is the Rocker/Motocyclist


And in Other news this Music video was just damn entertaining and made me miss Korea yet again!

Monster

With Halloween fast approaching who can't help but delight in this K-rap of emotions and intense fist pounding action.

Monster by Drunken Tiger


This is another one of my favorite videos to watch over and over again when I need to rage out a little.

Goodbye Summer

I always like to resist the coming of cold in the fall. I have to give in once I turn the heater on under my desk. I can still celebrate my memories of summer fun when I listen to JINUSEAN's "How deep is your Love".


If you don't know JINUSEAN they first hit the k-pop/k-rap scene with "Gasoline" and they are under Yang Hyun Suk's recording label "YG Entertainment".  Yang Hyun Suk was a member of Seotaiji and Boys from the start.  JINUSEAN is a compliation of the two guys that make up the group Jinu a(Jin-woo Kim ) and Sean (Noh Seung-hwan ).  They compliment each other by one being the main rapper and the other with a lyrical voice. 

Here is their debut song from 1997 "Gasoline"


Their last album was in 2004 but they did not leave us empty handed there is a pleathora of great songs that they have added to the K-pop charts.

Outsider-Maestro

So I just found out about this guy from a random encounter at MOMO2 in Columbus.  They were playing someone's Ipod and I heard Pierrot Tear's come on and I could not help myself and had to get the title from the Clerk.  It was just some of the most smmoth lyrical korean rap I have heard in a long time.  I like the dark undertones of the song mixed with the classical pizzicato string background.



When I got home I downloaded the entire Album and It is AMAZING! 
After doing a little research I found that he has been active since 2004 and he is signed under MC Sniper's Label "Sniper Sound".    MC Sniper is another one of the Select Korean Rappers that I will listen consistently.



Either Way I would for sure Download the Entire Outsider Album called "Maestro".

I'm also working on figuring out how to Use MIX TAPE so I can share things more easily with everyone.

K-Rap

Personally I've never been a big fan of rap.  I remember when it blew up in 90's when I was growing up getting more and more intense in the States.

In Korea it was something they were just wrapping their head around.  They were in-between this huge Reggae phase and finding themselves.  I remember Roo'ra with their original "panic" style Rap.


and Of course SeoTaiji Rap from Hayago and Nan Arayo which I won't repost.  Just go back and check it out on the earlier posts.

Also Deux was early onto the K-rap Stage.


I did find this entertaining little nugget of Seotaiji doing a little Reggae style rap


But The Group that I remember that started K-Rap for me was DJ DOC with "Sorrow of Superman"
Which I am having a hard time finding a Video to share except this Myspace video, follow the link!

DJ DOC- Superman's Sorrow