Music, music, music

By Jae-Ha Kim
jaehakim.com

I’ll be updating this page periodically to include music that’s piquing my interest at the moment.

The New Thing Dies” by Ray BullΒ πŸ”»

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Love Wins All” by IU πŸ”»

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At Seventeen” by Violet GrohlΒ πŸ”»

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(It Looks Like) I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” by Go Eun-sung πŸ”»

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Gypsophila” by Lee Ju-hyuk πŸ”»

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Clock Strikes” by One OK Rock πŸ”»

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Run BTS” by BTS πŸ”»

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Eyes, Nose, Lips” by Tablo x Taeyang πŸ”»

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Answer” by ATEEZ πŸ”»

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Baby Blue” by Badfinger πŸ”»

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Beat’s So Lonely” by Charlie Sexton. There’re also some live versions, including this one from “The Tube” and this performanceΒ from…I’m not sure where. Maybe MTV?Β πŸ”»

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Sweet” by Cigarettes After Sex (which reminds me a bit of Radiohead’s “Creep”). πŸ”»

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Pretty Baby” by BlondieΒ πŸ”»

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Sorry” by The RoseΒ πŸ”»

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“Everyone Will Crawl” by Charlie Sexton Sextet

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Angel Baby” by Troye SivanΒ πŸ”»

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Sk8er Boi” by Huening KaiΒ πŸ”»

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One Way or Another” by BlondieΒ πŸ”»

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All My Friends are Turning Blue”Β by LØRENΒ πŸ”»

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Beauty and the Beast”Β by The RoseΒ πŸ”»

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That’s Not My Name” by the Ting Tings

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Jinyoung of B1A4 singing on “King of Masked SingerπŸ”»

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My theme song. “I’m Only Happy When It Rains” byΒ GarbageπŸ”»

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Butter” by BTSΒ πŸ”»

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Someday, the Boy” (κ·Έλ•Œ κ·Έ 아인)Β from the “Itaewon Class” soundtrack. Kim Feel‘s voice…Amazing. πŸ”»

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Sorry” LIVE by The RoseΒ πŸ”»

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Black Rose” by The RoseΒ πŸ”»

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Maggie May” by Rod Stewart πŸ”»

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Mercy” by Duffy πŸ”»

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Jealousy” byΒ Monsta X πŸ”»

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The most delightful video of Lee Jong-Suk dancing to PSY‘s “New Face.” You’re welcome. πŸ”»

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Jay Park‘s “Joah” is one of my all-time favorite songs. Can’t get the melody out of my mind… πŸ”»

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Jonghyun‘s death shocked fans worldwide. His rendition of “Yi Si Fuera Ella” shows off his beautiful vocal range. May he rest in peace. πŸ”»

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Girls’ Generation‘s “Lion Heart” is such a bop. πŸ”»

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Epiphany” by Jin πŸ”»

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Crooked” by G-DragonΒ πŸ”»

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It’s Raining” is my favorite Rain (λΉ„) video. πŸ”»

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2PM was always better with Jay Park in it. Most KPop fans know that he was kicked out of the group after some negative comments (he had made about Korea on his personal Myspace page) came to light. This is a good reminder that nothing you say on social media is actually private. Park landed on his feet and has become the first Asian American to be signed to Jay-Z’s management company, Roc Nation, whose roster also includes Rihanna and Shakira. Anyhow…Here’s a classic 2PM song:Β “Again and Again.” πŸ”»

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I Β knew that Kim Soo-HyunΒ was a phenomenal actor, but I had no idea he could sing. Wow! Here he is singing “The One and Only” from the soundtrack of the “Moon that Embraces the Sun.” πŸ”»

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I really like this video by K.Will. The first time I saw it, I thought it was going to have a β€œSixth Sense” kind of ending. The plot twist surprised me! You don’t have to understand Korean to follow the plot line. If you’ve got about 4 minutes to spare, watch this and let me know if you guessed the ending. But don’t spoil it for the others. πŸ˜‰ (This video also helped launchΒ Seo In Guk‘s acting career.) πŸ”»

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Before Sean O’Pry (the male model in Taylor Swift‘s “Blank Space” video), there wasΒ Spanish actor Daniel GonzΓ‘lez, who playsΒ Gwen Stefani‘s (boyfriend and) ex-boyfriend inΒ “Cool. This lush music video tells the story of Stefani’s real-life relationship with her No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal. The two dated, broke up, went on to marry other people and remained the best of friends. Interesting tidbit:Β GonzΓ‘lez’s girlfriend in the video is played byΒ Erin Lokitz, who at the time was dating Kanal. (The two have since married.) πŸ”»

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Natalie Imbruglia‘s “Torn” πŸ”»

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I like Kyuhyun‘s music video moreso than the song itself. Still, “A Million Pieces” is very pretty and I got more than a little invested in the couple’s adorable romance, which has a heartbreaking ending … πŸ™ K-Drama fans will recognize the love interest as Go Ara from “Answer Me 1994.” πŸ”»

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Taylor Swift‘s “Blank Space” is epic. That is all. πŸ”»

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One of my favorite Super Junior songs: “Sorry, Sorry” (performed during their mullet phase) πŸ”»

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Taylor’s Swift‘s “Shake It Off.” I can’t stop, won’t stop moving… πŸ”»

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I saw a pint-sized band of 9- and 11-year-olds called LiveWireΒ perform “Everybody Talks” recently and they did a great job. Here’s the originalΒ by the Neon Trees. I’m not a fan of this video, so I tend to not watch it so much as just listen to the music. πŸ”»

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I remember hearing Marty Casey (of the Lovehammers) do a nice take of “Mr. Brightside.” The original by the Killers is pretty fantastic. πŸ”»

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I still like everything about PSY‘s “Gangnam Style.” πŸ”»

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I’ve always liked the song “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. Dave Pirner never sounded better. This video, which deals with child abuse, is difficult for me to watch at times. Photos of real-life missing children were interspersed throughout the video. Some were found alive. Others had been murdered. πŸ”»

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Take That‘s “I Want You Back.” Yeah, I like it. πŸ”»

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20 thoughts on “Music, music, music”

  1. “Joah” is one of my favorite songs ever, not just my favorite K-pop song. It’s perfect in every way. Jay Park fighting!

      1. hahaha~ In general everyone in AOMG, established by Jay Park, is not only talented, but very good looking – the handsomest hip-hop/rap company πŸ™‚

  2. This is my favorite 2PM song too. To be fair to the boys, they wanted Jay to remain in the group and so did he but JYP their manager pushed him out. He was the leader of the group and I think they all felt horrible about what happened to him. They are all doing well but Jay’s career is really rising and he has the chance to break in the Western mainstream market thanks to Jay Z and the fact that he speaks fluent English.

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