Fluxus

According to their YT channel: 플럭서스 뮤직 (Fluxus Music):
Founded in 2002 in Korea, FLUXUS MUSIC has become a major influence in the world of Korean Pop Music. It has become a brand name to both the media and the music listeners, who have come to expect trendy and soulful music from FLUXUS MUSIC artists. (Loveholics, Clazziquai Project, Alex,W&Whale,Handsome People, Winterplay,Yi Sung Yol, Ibadi, Byebye Sea).

That means, I'm all in.

Music, with nice MVs

    

   I wrote it last year that Koreans have their way of making MVs. And those are ones of the most creative or haunting videos I've seen. Of course it's not like every video is a masterpiece, but I count those that made an impact on me. I don't need spectacular visual effects (let's leave them for those who have to mask their lack of ability to sing, or horrible lyrics), I don't need fabulous looking singers/bands. All I need is to feel something (not disgust though) while listening to the song, and while watching the MV. And yes, first of all I listen to the song, because I mostly browse the albums through Daum Cafe. If a song interests me, I'm looking for a video. Yes, I like when a video tells some story, I like when in a video actors appear. The best in this category belong to Lee Soo Young, I posted those some time ago. In one of her videos was Jeong Jaeyoung as well, and in other Shin Hagyun. And we watched small stories, small movies, narrated by a song. Usually lyrics in her MVs and the plot of the videos are two different things.

More manly voices

   No, no Mr. Hong Kwangho this time, but I found few other videos of that enchanting gentleman and I will present it in a short time^^...

First, Kim Dongwuk. We were talking with Peggy on D-A about some singers (mostly old ones, cause we share the same passion for the music of 20's, 30's and 40's) and she mentioned one video featuring his song. Seriously, I fell from my chair recognizing the song. Because this song, in a different arrangement was used in a dancing scene in No Regret. And since I love this movie to bits, the love for JK (Kim Dongwuk) followed.

His voice is coarse, sandy, strong. It may not be everyone's cup of coffee, if you prefer delicate, balls-less, airy singing - stay the hell outta here. Because Kim Dongwuk shows how to convey the emotions - despair, love, loneliness, happiness. Technically he's great. He is not afraid of experimenting with his voice, sometimes he leans on the tune, and sometimes the music leans onto him.