Tag: korean music
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![[Interview] Inside K-Pop: Behind The Lens With Director Han Sa-min](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_0883-2.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Inside K-Pop: Behind The Lens With Director Han Sa-min
Previously, I explored what goes on in front of the camera in K-pop music videos. Today we will be doing the opposite by going behind the scenes with a director who has a very impressive portfolio! Han Sa-min is the backbone behind some of K-Pop’s most notorious music videos – working with major names such as:…
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![[Interview] KARDI: Discover the Heart of Korean Rock](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/picture1.jpg?w=602)
[Interview] KARDI: Discover the Heart of Korean Rock
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on Sound, Stage and Substance. Today’s interview is with the Korean co-ed rock band KARDI. Formed through a survival show, the group’s name combines ‘Cardi’, meaning heart, with a ‘K’ symbolising Korean bands as well as the traditional Geomungo instrument they use in their songs. KARDI…
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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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![[Interview] Um Jungwoo: ‘Still Here’ and Ready to Shine](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/main-1-1.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Um Jungwoo: ‘Still Here’ and Ready to Shine
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. Interviews are at the heart of HallyuTones, providing an insight into artists and their passion and drive for music. Every artist’s story is different, defined by their history and experiences and full of anticipation for their next projects. Um Jungwoo is…
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![[Interview] SYOT: The Neo-Traditional Korean Band Redefining Music](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-21.png?w=480)
[Interview] SYOT: The Neo-Traditional Korean Band Redefining Music
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Korean music is more than just K-Pop. Traditional Korean music has existed for countless generations, shaped by Korean culture, language, and tradition. Our latest interview guests are a band that exists on the cusp of both the modern and the traditional,…
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![[Interview] From Seoul to Soweto – Music Transcends Language](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image_2025-08-25_200910028.png?w=1024)
[Interview] From Seoul to Soweto – Music Transcends Language
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. For many K-Pop fans around the world, one of the things that draws them into the genre is the fandom. As someone who has essentially grown up listening to K-Pop, it was rather mind blowing to me to know that the…
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