Tag: hallyutalks
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![[Interview] Inside Jean Vice’s Creativity Between Silence and Violence](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image.jpeg?w=901)
[Interview] Inside Jean Vice’s Creativity Between Silence and Violence
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Through hazy melodies, emotionally layered production, and stories rooted in imagination, isolation, and hope, Jean Vice quietly begun carving out a world entirely his own during his time serving mandatory military service. From the atmospheric serenity of “Negative” to the hip-hop-centric…
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![[Interview] Hai-Kyung Suh: A Pianist’s Rise to Global Acclaim](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/baki_20250529_63095.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Hai-Kyung Suh: A Pianist’s Rise to Global Acclaim
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. While HallyuTones generally focuses on K-Pop artists, we also like to offer a spotlight to other genres and styles of music. Music is an iterative creative art, meaning artists learn from, sample, and build upon the work of other creatives. Nowhere…
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![[Interview] Dailog’s ‘Cantabile’ And The Power of Love](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cantabile_cover.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Dailog’s ‘Cantabile’ And The Power of Love
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Long-time readers of HallyuTones may remember our interview from last year with singer-songwriter and producer Dailog. He has worked on soundtracks for many of Korea’s biggest dramas, providing an emotional backdrop to many memorable scenes and stories. When he announced his…
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![[Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ab67616d0000b2731187f69e0f6de37483402a0a.jpg?w=640)
[Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage, and substance. As mentioned continuously in my pieces, the work we do at HallyuTones is truly to ensure that we can bring all of the music lovers of the globe together, in particular through the lens of the hallyuwave. One thing that fans…
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![[Writer’s Picks] Let’s play Love Game](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wordpress-header.png?w=600)
[Writer’s Picks] Let’s play Love Game
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Every year even before the compliments of the new year can be shared widely, the Valentine’s Day gifts are already lining the shelves of stores. From chocolates, to stuffed animals, to spa treatments; everyone is on the lookout for the best…
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![[Interview] Discover LATENCY: A New Force in Korean Rock](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-6.png?w=1024)
[Interview] Discover LATENCY: A New Force in Korean Rock
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Throughout the last few years, the Korean band scene has grown exponentially, with rock bands headlining big music festivals in Korea, and establishing a significant international following. Groups like DAY6, CNBLUE, XDINARY HEROES, and more recently, ChRocktikal (CRTK) are making waves…
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![[Interview] Discover GONA: A New Voice For All Seasons](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-9.png?w=607)
[Interview] Discover GONA: A New Voice For All Seasons
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. The winter season brings to mind images of snow, ice, and dark nights. However, the winter season is also a time when people gather together with their loved ones, celebrating and reflecting upon their past experiences. Our first featured artist of…
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![[Interview] Iggie and Mila On Bilingual Diss Track ‘IKYKI’](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ikyki_cover.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Iggie and Mila On Bilingual Diss Track ‘IKYKI’
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. This year, we had the pleasure to introduce several new artists, providing a platform for them to showcase their music, define their style, and tell their story. One of my personal highlights of the year was working with the up-and-coming artist,…
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![[Writer’s Picks] End off the year with some HollyTunes](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/white-minimalist-simple-aesthetic-name-twitter-header.png?w=1024)
[Writer’s Picks] End off the year with some HollyTunes
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. As we reach the end of the year, many of us are taking the time to unwind and get into the spirit of the festive season. While our friends in the north are cozying up with their hot chocolate mugs and…
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![[Interview] Lowell Straight On Identity, His New Album and His Path As An Independent Artist](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ref09f93b7-40ooooohchaerin-1-e1764153167797.webp?w=800)
[Interview] Lowell Straight On Identity, His New Album and His Path As An Independent Artist
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Today we’re introducing rapper, producer and independent artist Lowell Straight, a name that has been expanding the possibilities within Korea’s alternative music scene. Over the past few years, he has been quietly carving out his own direction in music. Starting as…
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