고봉산 - Ko Bong-San / Go Bong-San

Tracks can be found here:

Best Collection 100 vol.2 Domido

CD2-2 그리워서 못살겠네 / I can't live because I miss you

9 나는 취했소 / I'm Drunk

The first track is a sad trot song with calmly and slowly stomping rhythm, and an accompaniment of accordion, reeds and wind instruments, and strings and some electric guitar. It is a fine performance of mainstream trot.

“I’m Drunk” musically sounds pretty much the same, like repeated pattern. Its voice is more pronounced, while staying melodically related to the mainstream style that still is based upon nostalgic repetition and the little things that matter.

가요(歌謠) 박물관 Best 220

CD3-3, 용두산 에레지 / Yongdusan Elegy (1964)

* CD3-7, 아메리칸 마도로스 / American Madoros (1963)

Also this track is mainstream trot styled, sung with fine voice. It is not the kind of tracks foreigners will tend to give much attention to.

It's great to hear a style difference with "American Madoros" (not sure if the second word is translated well). It is a step from trot into the mambo/boogie/twist etc era, which can only be a step forward, although I assume one is simply following the trends.The song has an attractive lightheartedness.

하춘화 힛트곡 전집 / Ha Chun-hwa Collection of Hit Songs (1987)

7 다정한 부부 / Affectionate Couple (1972)

(with 하춘화 / Ha Chun-Wha)

14 아베크 부부 / ??? couple

(with 하춘화 / Ha Chun-Wha)

From a slightly later time are these two tracks in duet with Ha Chun-Hwa. Ha Chun Hwang made trot styled pop lighter and brighter, more pop-like. That's exactly how this sounds. The arrangements are with a more compact pop/rock band kind of approach with stronger and more modern contrasts in the production while not forgetting the string and old time-based arrangements. Even though the idea is mainstream pop, it's light happy feeling at the same time is pretty easy to like.

I heard two more satisfying pop tracks of this artist: