I tend to keep my Kpop life separate from Kdrama, but I love this man too much to not promote him so I’m just going to drop this here. This is more indie than pop, but I thought some people here might be interested in it. And since it’s easy to mistake this guy as something other than a chocolate covered marshmallow, I’m leaving a link to a good little intro vid to him in the comments. This is a really great reminder that often times behind the seemingly brightest of smiles there is the darkest of pains.
*Hikikomori is a Japanese coined term for an extreme recluse that never leaves their room/home in order to avoid face-to-face interactions with people. It’s a social phenomenon that’s been growing in large part due to the increasing convenience of delivery services in Japan and is particularly prevalent among young people suffering with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
I’m glad you liked it! I feel like Yongguk is one of the more unique artists in the K-pop world since his music content tends to be very deep/introspective and his musicality is very heavily influenced by jazz and rock artists instead of the typical hip-hop/pop. If you liked this one you should definitely give his other solo work a listen. Also, you may want to check out albums from B.A.P. like Matrix, Noir, and Carnival since they were all mostly written and composed by him as well and have some more variety in genre.
He’s def one of my favorite people. I’m excited to see all the new stuff coming out of him and the other b.a.p. members that they’d been keeping under lock and key while contracted with TS.
I’m hoping the rest are planning to leave one by one once their contracts are up then rejoin under a different company or do their own thing in a healthier environment at least. Zelo already left. Not sure when the others’ contracts end but I think it is all within this year.
Freedom Day is actually this upcoming Sunday! We’re like 99.9% sure no one is re-signing and have been counting down the week until they’re all released from their contract with TS. We’ll have to wait and see what their next step is going to be. Yongguk’s actually listed as Creative Director for Consent Media now so it’s possible they might re-locate there, but it’s also a possibility that they’re each going to do their own thing. I know Zelo’s got some kind of deal going on with his upcoming solo album and Yongguk has said he would like to do work with other art forms, like photography and video direction, instead of only writing music for the other members. I’m positive there will be more B.A.P. music in the future, but it’s going to be interesting to see what kind of future they choose for themselves since I get the feeling a lot of them intend to exit the K-Pop realm.
Yaaaay!
I hope if anything they will do at least one last comeback as one. Even if it’s just a YouTube video release and that’s it.
But, I’ll be happy to see them pursue their own dreams, too. They definitely deserve it with all the struggles they’ve gone through and yet managed to turn out thoughtful and awesome music for us.
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Hobakky
January 20, 2019 at 1:43 PM
I tend to keep my Kpop life separate from Kdrama, but I love this man too much to not promote him so I’m just going to drop this here. This is more indie than pop, but I thought some people here might be interested in it. And since it’s easy to mistake this guy as something other than a chocolate covered marshmallow, I’m leaving a link to a good little intro vid to him in the comments. This is a really great reminder that often times behind the seemingly brightest of smiles there is the darkest of pains.
*Hikikomori is a Japanese coined term for an extreme recluse that never leaves their room/home in order to avoid face-to-face interactions with people. It’s a social phenomenon that’s been growing in large part due to the increasing convenience of delivery services in Japan and is particularly prevalent among young people suffering with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
Hobakky
January 20, 2019 at 1:44 PM
Despite his dark music, he’s really a fluffy marshmallow deep-down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjAcwRj_qlU&t=131s
Sa
January 20, 2019 at 9:22 PM
this was really good! thanks for the rec!
Hobakky
January 22, 2019 at 5:30 PM
I’m glad you liked it! I feel like Yongguk is one of the more unique artists in the K-pop world since his music content tends to be very deep/introspective and his musicality is very heavily influenced by jazz and rock artists instead of the typical hip-hop/pop. If you liked this one you should definitely give his other solo work a listen. Also, you may want to check out albums from B.A.P. like Matrix, Noir, and Carnival since they were all mostly written and composed by him as well and have some more variety in genre.
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
January 20, 2019 at 9:43 PM
Oooh yass. New Youngguk content. I love Yamakazi.
Jig
January 20, 2019 at 9:46 PM
Aw I love Bang Yongguk. Glad to see him doing stuff after leaving BAP.
Hobakky
January 22, 2019 at 5:34 PM
He’s def one of my favorite people. I’m excited to see all the new stuff coming out of him and the other b.a.p. members that they’d been keeping under lock and key while contracted with TS.
Jig
January 22, 2019 at 5:54 PM
I’m hoping the rest are planning to leave one by one once their contracts are up then rejoin under a different company or do their own thing in a healthier environment at least. Zelo already left. Not sure when the others’ contracts end but I think it is all within this year.
Hobakky
January 22, 2019 at 6:28 PM
Freedom Day is actually this upcoming Sunday! We’re like 99.9% sure no one is re-signing and have been counting down the week until they’re all released from their contract with TS. We’ll have to wait and see what their next step is going to be. Yongguk’s actually listed as Creative Director for Consent Media now so it’s possible they might re-locate there, but it’s also a possibility that they’re each going to do their own thing. I know Zelo’s got some kind of deal going on with his upcoming solo album and Yongguk has said he would like to do work with other art forms, like photography and video direction, instead of only writing music for the other members. I’m positive there will be more B.A.P. music in the future, but it’s going to be interesting to see what kind of future they choose for themselves since I get the feeling a lot of them intend to exit the K-Pop realm.
Jig
January 22, 2019 at 6:57 PM
Yaaaay!
I hope if anything they will do at least one last comeback as one. Even if it’s just a YouTube video release and that’s it.
But, I’ll be happy to see them pursue their own dreams, too. They definitely deserve it with all the struggles they’ve gone through and yet managed to turn out thoughtful and awesome music for us.