The music in the noraebang scene. The title should actually be “Aroha” — the Maori cognate of Hawaiian “Aloha,” as the piece uses the melody of a WWI-era Maori love song that was introduced by New Zealand troops during the Korean War.
See separate posts for the original version by Cool, lyrics, and a versions that appeared in two other Kdramas.
The best part of the search was discovering a couple of other pieces in the Maori language. Read on… 😉
Never mind you already know about the link between Hawaiian and Maori, and also how the song got to Korea. I remember this now actually. I did look it up back when I first heard it on a kdrama, it being you know, a song from my childhood and all.
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PakalanaPikake
March 31, 2020 at 8:22 AM
HOSPITAL PLAYLIST, OST Part 3
Jo Jung-seok: “Aloha” MV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DOkxQ3HDXE
I went down the rabbit hole researching this, and discovered wonderful music in the process. (MORE)
PakalanaPikake
March 31, 2020 at 8:32 AM
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The music in the noraebang scene. The title should actually be “Aroha” — the Maori cognate of Hawaiian “Aloha,” as the piece uses the melody of a WWI-era Maori love song that was introduced by New Zealand troops during the Korean War.
See separate posts for the original version by Cool, lyrics, and a versions that appeared in two other Kdramas.
The best part of the search was discovering a couple of other pieces in the Maori language. Read on… 😉
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
March 31, 2020 at 7:06 PM
Never mind you already know about the link between Hawaiian and Maori, and also how the song got to Korea. I remember this now actually. I did look it up back when I first heard it on a kdrama, it being you know, a song from my childhood and all.