Comments on: Marmot’s Hole Open Thread #2

By: michael

michael — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:19:46 +0000

Oranckay’s been doing well with a thankless task, even if I’d have more of a “lucha libre” approach to the comments

By: dogbertt

dogbertt — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:12:22 +0000

If that diagram holds true, moderation is unnecessary.

By: oranckay

oranckay — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:02:20 +0000

Thanks to “michael” for that.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:53:02 +0000

One for Oranckay:

http://blog.pentagram.com/arch.....a_blog.php

By: michael

michael — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:49:52 +0000

Here’s Pee Guy. Reminds me of Korea somehow

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11200.html

(Taxi, soju not included)

By: JiMong

JiMong — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:18:37 +0000

Yes, I think so too. It must a set up…

Care for Soju with Tae Jin-a trot songs under the cherry blossoms, Sewing? Oh, Let’s not forget to give a credit to Hyun Chul 현 철 형님. And It would be perfect season to listen his “사랑은 얄미운 나비인가봐.

By: sewing

sewing — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:15:17 +0000

Amen to all those celebrating “trot” music! And I agree some of the women are just as good or better than a number of the men. They’re all class acts, and I agree with Michael that Tae Jin-a is one of the best.

JiMong, perhaps your senior manager is testing you!

By: JiMong

JiMong — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:42:54 +0000

Why the most urgent matters arose when a senior manager is away for vacation? Damn it.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:58:43 +0000

Trot music (or enka) is great stuff–Tae Jin-ah, especially. You don’t see the women trot singers on TV as much, which is too bad.

I was eating in a shikdang in Chongno that played 1970s Korean rock-pop music and it was interesting to hear how they took on influences and reworked them–not plagiarizing, just doing what musicians everywhere do. You could pick out some early Fleetwood Mac sounds or Badfinger or Mountain….

The current K-pop is totally ignorable aural wallpaper, like in other countries. Wait, exactly like in other countries:
http://korean-bitez.blogspot.c.....rized.html

The “K-rap” is too funny though–I still can’t believe it isn’t a put on.

By: wjk

wjk — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:46:57 +0000

if you like Japanese style trot music, which is what heavily influenced Korean style trot music, check out Kim Gook Hwan.

http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/swh0077/2154.html

http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hanul072/535.html

Not old enough for 999. Old enough for Mechandar V. These are basically trot style songs, although I didn’t notice at all at the time for Mechandar V.