Tag: kpop
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![[Writer’s Picks] 10 Underrated K-Pop Songs Of 2025](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/46cf3870-39ce-4a04-a1c2-aa6028487785.jpg?w=1024)
[Writer’s Picks] 10 Underrated K-Pop Songs Of 2025
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage, and substance. To describe 2025 as a great year for K-Pop would be underselling it, thanks to a number of strong debuts, great comebacks from beloved groups, and overall really high-quality music. But while there were quite a few hits throughout the year,…
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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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![[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] 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] NVee of BLACKSWAN on K-Pop, Culture, and Personal Growth](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image_2025-12-03_212304234.png?w=1024)
[Interview] NVee of BLACKSWAN on K-Pop, Culture, and Personal Growth
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Today’s guest needs no introduction. Eagle-eyed LUMINA instantly worked out our clues as we teased our upcoming interview over the past week! NVee is an artist at the forefront of the next generation of K-Pop. As a member of the multinational…
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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] 1VERSE Talk Milestones, Music, and Memories](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/01_1verse_group.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] 1VERSE Talk Milestones, Music, and Memories
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones – always focused on sound, stage and substance. Long-time readers may remember our article from a few months back where HallyuTones attended new boy group 1VERSE‘s debut showcase, and discussed their debut songs, the stories behind them, and the chemistry between the members. Recently, Singing Beetle and the 1VERSE…
