Friday, November 22, 2013

KOREAN POP MUSIC

"KOREAN POP MUSIC"

K-pop, kepanjangannya Korean Pop ("Musik Pop Korea"), adalah jenis musik populer yang berasal dari Korea Selatan. Banyak artis dan kelompok musik pop Korea sudah menembus batas dalam negeri dan populer di mancanegara. Kegandrungan akan musik K-Pop merupakan bagian yang tak terpisahkan daripada Demam Korea (Korean Wave) di berbagai negara.

Musik pop Korea pra-moderen pertama kali muncul pada tahun 1930-an akibat masuknya musik pop Jepang yang juga turut memengaruhi unsur-unsur awal musik pop di Korea. Penjajahan Jepang atas Korea juga membuat genre musik Korea tidak bisa berkembang dan hanya mengikuti perkembangan budaya pop Jepang pada saat itu. Pada tahun 1950-an dan 1960-an, pengaruh musik pop barat mulai masuk dengan banyaknya pertunjukkan musik yang diadakan oleh pangkalan militer Amerika Serikat di Korea Selatan. Musik Pop Korea awalnya terbagi menjadi genre yang berbeda-beda, pertama adalah genre "oldies" yang dipengaruhi musik barat dan populer di era 60-an. Pada tahun 1970-an, musik rock diperkenalkan dengan pionirnya adalah Cho Yong-pil. Genre lain yang cukup digemari adalah musik Trot yang dipengaruhi gaya musik enka dari Jepang.
Debut penampilan kelompok Seo Taiji and Boys di tahun 1992 menandakan awal mula musik pop moderen di Korea yang memberi warna baru dengan aliran musik rap, rock, techno Amerika. Suksesnya grup Seo Taiji and Boys diikuti grup musik lain seperti Panic, dan Deux. Tren musik ini turut melahirkan banyak grup musik dan musisi berkualitas lain hingga sekarang. Musik pop dekade 90-an cenderung beraliran dance dan hip hop. Pasar utamanya adalah remaja sehingga dekade ini muncul banyak grup “teen idol” yang sangat digilai seperti CLON, H.O.T, Sechs Kies, S.E.S, dan g.o.d. Kebanyakan dari kelompok musik ini sudah bubar dan anggotanya bersolo-karier.
Pada tahun 2000-an pendatang-pendatang baru berbakat mulai bermunculan. Aliran musik R&B serta Hip-Hop yang berkiblat ke Amerika mencetak artis-artis semacam MC Mong, 1TYM, Rain, Super Junior, Big Bang yang cukup sukses di Korea dan luar negeri. Beberapa artis underground seperti Drunken Tiger, Tasha (Yoon Mi-rae) juga memopulerkan warna musik kulit hitam tersebut. Musik rock masih tetap digemari di Korea ditambah dengan kembalinya Seo Taiji yang bersolo karier menjadi musisi rock serta Yoon Du Hyun Band yang sering menyanyikan lagu-lagu tentang nasionalisme dan kecintaan terhadap negara. Musik techno memberi nuansa moderen yang tidak hanya disukai di Korea saja, penyanyi Lee Jung-hyun dan Kim Hyun-joong bahkan mendapat pengakuan di Cina dan Jepang. Musik balada masih tetap memiliki pendengar yang paling banyak di Korea. Musik balada Korea umumnya dikenal dengan lirik sedih tentang percintaan, seperti yang dibawakan oleh Baek Ji Young, KCM, SG Wannabe, dan sebagainya. Musik balada umumnya digemari karena sering dijadikan soundtrack drama-drama televisi terkenal seperti Winter Sonata, Sorry I Love You, Stairway to Heaven dan sebagainya.
Berbagai artis Korea menangguk kesuksesan di dunia internasional seperti BoA yang menembus Jepang dan digemari di banyak negara. Kemudian artis-artis lain seperti Rain, Se7en, Shinhwa, Ryu Shi-won, dan sebagainya berlomba-lomba untuk menaklukkan pasar musik di Jepang. Rain tercatat sebagai artis Asia pertama yang mengadakan konser internasional bertajuk RAINY DAY 2005 Tour, di Madison Square Garden.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

DAYLIGHT by Maroon 5 :)


Here I am waiting
I'll have to leave soon
Why am I holding on?
We knew this day would come
We knew it all along
How did it come so fast?

This is our last night but it's late
And I'm trying not to sleep
Cause I know, when I wake, I will have to slip away

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Here I am staring at your perfection
In my arms, so beautiful
The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out
Somebody slow it down

This is way too hard, cause I know
When the sun comes up, I will leave
This is my last glance that will soon be memory

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

I never want it to stop
Because I don't wanna start all over
Start all over
I was afraid of the dark
But now it's all that I want
All that I want, all that I want

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go
But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close
Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own
But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-whoa, oh-whoa, oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-whoa (yeah), oh-whoa (yeah), oh-whoa (yeah), oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Oh-whoa (yeah), oh-whoa (yeah), oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

I WILL BE by Avril Lavigne

There's nothing I could say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see
What you mean to me
All the pain, the tears I cried
Still you never said goodbye and now I know
How far you'd go

I know I let you down but it's not like that now
This time I'll never let you go

I will be all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
All my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

I thought that I had everything
I didn't know what life could bring
But now I see, honestly
You're the one thing I got right
The only one I let inside
Now I can breathe 'cause you're here with me

And if I let you down, I'll turn it all around
'Cause I would never let you go

I will be all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
And all my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

Without you I can't breathe
I'm not gonna ever, ever let you leave
You're all I got, you're all I want, oh
'Cause without you I don't know what I'd do
I can never, ever live a day without you
Here with me, do you see you're all I need?

And I will be, all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
And all my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

I will be all that you want and get myself together
'Cause you keep me from falling apart
And all my life, I'll be with you forever
To get you through the day and make everything okay

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

WAY BACK INTO LOVE by Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett

I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past
I just can't seem to move on

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere

I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

CALL ME MAYBE by Carly Rae Jepsen

I threw a wish in the well,
Don't ask me, I'll never tell
I looked to you as it fell,
And now you're in my way

I'd trade my soul for a wish,
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this,
But now you're in my way

Your stare was holdin',
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

It's hard to look right,
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

You took your time with the call,
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all,
But still, you're in my way

I beg, and borrow and steal
Have foresight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it,
But it's in my way

Your stare was holdin',
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

It's hard to look right,
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so, ro bad

It's hard to look right,
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe?

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that

So call me, maybe?

Saturday, April 14, 2012

IRIS by The Goo Goo Dolls

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am