More Than Just K-Pop - Part III - Jaurim

Part III – Jaurim

If you think girl rock suck, then it’s your fault for buying all those Hole records. The fact is that most rock band out there suck, but it takes a certain something to get you noticed and get you signed, and to make it stick for more than one song.

Gaining buzz on the Indie scene, they first emerged to the Korean public at large with the single “Hey Hey Hey” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVIK1IxmRo0 - from The OST of “A man holding flowers” (I haven’t heard of it either, but the song is pretty catchy).

They did not let this define them. Their diverse library speaks for itself, not binding their selves to one style. Their lyrics are often praised for their depth and power, two adjectives that also define the singing voice of frontwoman Kim Yoon-ah. If you were to see a picture of her, or even a brief video of her speaking, you would think, “small woman, small personality, small voice”. This misdirection is indeed part of the mystique that gives them so much standing. This power gave them one of the strongest debuts back in the golden days of “I am a Singer” with “Whale Hunting” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHVHVGTwxXE .

Her personality is enough to overshadow the other three extremely talented and versatile members of the band, guitar guy, bassist and drummy drum drum… Yes they matter… okay, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Jin-Man and Goo Tae-hoon.

 

Songs of note:

IDOL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_BQIAKi4kI

Shining - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZrMpLJ5Xg (read the lyrics [link only] on this one; so 90s)

Loving Memory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNS8Hy4F_o (feat. Tiger JK; Korea does crossovers too!)

Ha Ha Ha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86PrQjP2hC4 (With subs)

Magic Carpet Ride - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YJBlnsPE5s

For links to all the articles in the series so far, check out the list in the original post: http://sunnysmartshoppingkorea.blogspot.kr/2013/06/more-than-just-k-pop.html