Asian music (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) - Page 2

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Originally Posted by FalconP 

I imagine Thai pop music would be interesting.  Thai songs are occasionally covered by Hong Kong singers in Cantonese, and what I heard are bubbly fun stuff with folkish trappings.

Its exactly as you said. And its so good. One of my favorite groups, 25 Hours. Their fairly new:

^if you like that kind of flavor.  Here is one for you. 

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Originally Posted by Sinue 

^if you like that kind of flavor.  Here is one for you. 

Thanks so much. I love how the guitar work on the right was completely missing until I jumped from 360 to 480 compression. Good ole youtube 

I do have a pirated CD of Tibetan-ish music played with Western string instruments. It even says "DSD" on the disc. Sounds wonderful but has audible artifacts.

Other than that, well, enjoy this.

IU..

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Originally Posted by 3602 

I do have a pirated CD of Tibetan-ish music played with Western string instruments. It even says "DSD" on the disc. Sounds wonderful but has audible artifacts.

Other than that, well, enjoy this.

Enjoyed it even though its in mono sound. Another overlooked area is Korean rock. Cloud9's pretty good:

starts 19 seconds in

Damnit Sinue, I got gee stuck in my head again.

Won't be gone for a week

For people that like rap

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Originally Posted by deadlylover 

Damnit Sinue, I got gee stuck in my head again.

 

Won't be gone for a week

Sigh. You say this like its a bad thing. Wash it out with more asian music then.

Eugene was a classically trained singer. He sings an aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" 2:50 seconds in 

He knows how to have fun too; he covered Page's I'm sorry amazingly here. Not to mention both parts of the duet.

Here's the original song:

Supreme team.  Excellent rappers.  Best album was Supremier

I'm going to drop a bombshell here.

"The Trades of Love"

Apparently this piece is heavily panned in Mainland China. For whatever cultural reasons that I do not know and do not wish to know.

Personally though, I find this piece much more listenable than, well, Lady Gaga, for one.

Thanks Sinue. I still kinda prefer the classic rap styles used by EPIK HIGH/Kensie/Dynamic Duo/TBNY etc but your videos are really growing on me   I needed to find more Korean music. Thanks for the help XD

^The first video was very entriguing.  I've noticed that Japanese artists are mostly female.  I haven't seen much male artists. I think Korean music has started it's music cultural transformation from hip-hip to boy bands, to more alternative rock type and more vocals focused music.  I like the present state compared to the boy band stage where everybody had the same hair styles and it was very bland.  Korean music is starting to show more originality in my view.  Styling is overall more original than before.  It seams, it evolved into it's own style and culture.

Here is CNBLUE, rock that is mainstream which is rare, but it's happening now.  I know it is kinda poppish still, but music is evolving.