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  • [Interview] Euijin: From SONAMOO to LUA and Beyond

    [Interview] Euijin: From SONAMOO to LUA and Beyond

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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. As K-Pop fans, we all have artists that we believe deserved a brighter spotlight for their songs, stages, and skills. SONAMOO were one of those groups for me. They truly had it all – their debut stages drew attention for their…

  • [Interview] VI:K: How K-Pop Fandom Shapes Lives

    [Interview] VI:K: How K-Pop Fandom Shapes Lives

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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance! Social media is an inseparable part of K-Pop fan culture. From music video releases, to live content and fandom coverage, it is the medium that propelled K-Pop to global prominence. Today’s guest is someone at the forefront of K-Pop social media…

  • [Interview] Music, Memories and the many names of Ban Seolhee

    [Interview] Music, Memories and the many names of Ban Seolhee

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    Tshego Matsha
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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. Often people think the Korean pop impact in the global market started with the era of BTS and BLACKPINK’s rise to ultrastardom. Songs like ‘Gangnam Style’ by Mas Musiq and Daliwonga et al show that there isn’t a corner of the…

  • [Interview] fuyu: The Duo Building Bridges Across Cultures

    [Interview] fuyu: The Duo Building Bridges Across Cultures

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    Nate
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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Music is the universal language. There are thousands of languages spoken around the world, but songs and performances bring us all together. For fuyu, the intersection of languages and cultures is at the core of their group identity. Composed of two…

  • [Interview] Reflections In The Stars: Yeonhee On Rocket Punch and EL7Z UP

    [Interview] Reflections In The Stars: Yeonhee On Rocket Punch and EL7Z UP

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    Nate
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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. If you ask a K-Pop fan for some of their favourite underrated girl groups, there is a high chance that you may hear the names ‘Rocket Punch‘ and ‘EL7Z UP‘ mentioned. Today’s featured artist was not only a member of both…

  • [Interview] SWEET REVENGE: Redefining Global Girl Groups

    [Interview] SWEET REVENGE: Redefining Global Girl Groups

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    Nate
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    Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Over the past decade, both K-Pop and J-Pop have continued to expand into the global market with chart-topping hits, soundtracks for hit shows and anime, and massive-scale concerts. However, alongside the rise in these genres, we have seen a growth in…

  • [Interview] Inside Jean Vice’s Creativity Between Silence and Violence

    [Interview] Inside Jean Vice’s Creativity Between Silence and Violence

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    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…

  • [Interview] Hai-Kyung Suh: A Pianist’s Rise to Global Acclaim

    [Interview] Hai-Kyung Suh: A Pianist’s Rise to Global Acclaim

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    Nate
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    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…

  • [Interview] Dailog’s ‘Cantabile’ And The Power of Love

    [Interview] Dailog’s ‘Cantabile’ And The Power of Love

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    Nate
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    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…

  • [Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music

    [Interview] EMBA: Lover of all things music

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    Tshego Matsha
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    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…