

박향림 - Park Hyang-Rim
This is a CD from the 23CD box: 유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 박향림 편 / Immortal Singer Heard during the Meteor period: Park Hyang Lim * 1 연지 찍고 곤지 찍고 / Take a roll of paper (..8331) * 2 전화 일기(日記) / Telephone Diary (COLUMBIA 40800) -"telehone song"- 3 그늘에 우는 천사(天使) / Crying angle in the shade (COLUMBIA 40803) 4 부서진 정(情)이나마 / Broken mind (COLUMBIA 40812) 5 사랑 주고 병(病) 샀소 / I gave you love and bought a bottle (COLUMBIA 40801) 6 지상(地上)의 어머니 / Mother Earth (COLUMBIA 40815) 7 꿈꾸는 행주치마 / Don't was


김정구 - Kim Jeong-Goo / Kim Junggu / Kim Jungku
I guess this is a reissue of an original old LP (with 12 songs), containing songs that often have folk songs origins, and which show a funny marching song/working song related happy and gay nature, occasionally with also a more melancholic song. In that way the tonal and singing variation in the songs is pretty varied. The arrangements, with strings, brass instruments and more show the best kind of arrangements where in each few seconds other instruments dominate at occasions


현인 - Hyun In / Hyun-In
성인 / 트로트 [50년대~80년대] I have already listened to this double album a few times before but never came to review it. It is a double CD in the best possible Trot-based music. Hyun In not only has a good voice. The arrangements and songs give a certain highly pleasant, even frolic atmosphere. The singing is ageless with a certain vibration. The arrangements on the first CD are perfectly produced and arranged, fresh and enjoyable to a high degree, making me realise best why I like


김용환 / Kim Yong-Hwan
Songs can be found here: 유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수-김용환, 김영춘, 이규남 편 (vol.15) (SYNCD-137) Immortal Ming Singers Hee-Kee-Kim Yong-hwan, Kim Young-chun, Lee Kyu-nam * 1 낙화유수 호텔 / Nakhwayusu Hotel (1940) (VICTOR 1319) * 2 정어리타령 / Sardine fish (1940) (VICTOR 1322) * 3 눈깔먼 노다지 / Blind Spots (1940) (VICTOR 1322) * 4 꼴망태아리랑 / With the chicks (1940) (VICTOR 1335) * 5 장모님전 항의 / Mother-in-law's protest (1940) (VICTOR 1381) * 6 이꽃 저꽃 / Aster Flower (1940) (POLYDOR 19077) 7 그리운 강남(江南) / Nostalgic ga


강남주 / Kang, Nam-Joo / Gang Nam-ju / 姜 南 舟
Tracks you can find here: 유성기로 듣던 일제시대 풍자 해학송 / The satire of Japanese imperialists heard during the Domido/Meteor period * 12 거리의 신풍경 / A new kind of scenery of the street This is a satirical song with a small trot and a bit more modern song and jazz flavours and a humorous touch. It is an original cabaret-like song, very much in a westernised 30s 'modern' style. Tracks with * are essential listens, highly suitable to present on a western show too. 유성기로 듣던 가요사 / The song tha


박소성 / Park, So-Sung
유성기로 듣던 가요사 / Songs I heard from the Meteor Period (1925~1945) [Disc 9] 3 뻐꾹새 우는 밤 / Cuckoo's crying night (1941) This is an acoustic picking guitar trot track (with additional flute and some clarinet). Park So Hung's baritone voice is slightly nosey. Musically this is mainstream exercise. 유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 얼굴없는 명가수(1) Immortal Master Singer: A Faceless Master Singer (1) 18 낙화춘풍(落花春風) / Nakhwachun Wind (COLUMBIA 44031) (1941) Also this is Japanese-sounding trot track with acou

김장미 / Kim, Jang-Mi / 金 薔薇
Tracks can be found here: 유성기로 듣던 불멸의 명가수: 얼굴없는 명가수(1) Immortal Master Singer: A Faceless Master Singer (1) * 13 쌍쌍타령 / Ssangsantayeong (COLUMBIA 40847) -arirang- * 14 엉터리 대학생(大學生) / Bad College Student (COLUMBIA 40848) -jazz- The first track is a new more jazzy and slightly klezmer-like take on the Korean arirang folk song style in respect to the original style, a bit in the way folkrock was formed in the UK in the late 60s this idea isn't different. It felt the modern vibes


강홍식 / 姜 弘 植 - Kang Ho-Sik (Chang Ho-Sik)
The first 9 songs of this compilation show how Kang Ho Sik must have been involved in early song music of the first movies with sound and music. This sounds more adventurous than conservative, of which the music still has the humpapa rhythms of Japanese occupation rules, but the arrangements and songs still show pleasant variations. The first track has a more classical-orchestrated feel to the music arrangements with clarinet, piano, flutes, violin and percussion. The second


최남용 - Choi Nam-Yong (Nam-Young)
유성기로듣던 불멸의 명가수 Vol.14 이인권편 Immortal Master Singer Vol.14 Lee In-kwon 14 가여운 하로밤 / Poor night 15 청춘시대(靑春蒔代) / Young * 16 박타령(打鈴) / Park, Ta-Ryung 17 들꽃타령(打鈴) / Taryeong Wildflower 18 버들닢 하나 / Willow On the phonograph series, 4 tracks from Choi Nam Yong seems to have been preserved to reissue, which on this release are tracks 14-18. The atmosphere and performance is original and highly pleasant, in a by Japan music influenced early Korean pre-Trot style (with subtle humpapa rhy


박단마 - Park Dan-Ma (Park Dhan-Ma) / 朴 丹馬
Tracks can be found on: 유성기로 듣던 가요사 (1925~1945) [Disc 5] 12 늴늬리 새타령 / Zuniri Satayeong (?) (1938) 13 꼭 오세요 / Please come (VICTOR 1207) (1938) The first track is a happy musical-like song with two vocalists. “Please come” is a sad waltz with somewhat jazzy band, but with most focus on the singing and expressions of a rather spoken part with a certain 4/4 stepping rhythm. 유성기로 듣던 가요사 (1925~1945) [Disc 6] * 6 왜 몰라주오 / Why don't you know? (1939) With an attractive melody/rhythm t