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Photo Essay
Yoo Joo-woo
2011.12.08 16:44
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Editor's Pick
Yoo Joo-woo
2011.12.08 16:39
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Photo Essay
Yoo Joo-woo
2011.11.01 20:07
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People/Yonseian
Yoo Joo-woo
2011.10.01 13:28
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Focus
Yoo Joo-woo
2011.09.30 21:52
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The zealWhen the neon lights brighten up, the streets are filled with energetic youth, eager merchants, and enthusiastic musicians. Musicians at *Hongdae* or *Itaewon* are the leading force of the Korean *indie* (independent) music scene. They pursue their own style and taste, though they are ignored by the mass media. All sorts of musicians, their genres ranging from electro to jazz, perform to their best, hoping that their audience would feel their passion.Hold ’em highRock and hip-hop musicians know how to tame a crowd. Like a skillful trainer, they know how to bring the crowd to ecstasy with their licks and beats. Upon listening to the music, the heart of the audience thumps with zest.“Music is like a constant stimulus that represents who we are. It keeps us alive, often guiding us through eternal world of ecstasy. Through music, we communicate our perspective of the beautiful world into the listeners. Our only wish is to make the sad happier, the happy relaxed, and the people moved. Music is something that we can pour heart in, an alloy and harmony of all the members’ soul and passion,” say members of Strawberry Rain, a Korean Modern-rock band.The jazz state of mindJazz is a musical style that originated from African American communities in the 20th century. Despite its relatively short history, it has grown to become popular for the musicians’ ingenuity and spontaneity. In a jazz performance, four musicians cooperate to make creative music on the spot. That is why jazz as a performance is an adventure: Every performance is different.Box One.“Jazz is a mental attitude rather than a style,” Bill Evans (1929 – 1980), An American jazz pianist, inductee of the Down Beat Jazz Hall of FameAll these musicians have one thing in common. They know what their hearts crave for: music. Although the mainstream society upholds money and fame as primary values, these musicians follow their own path. Musicians feel most alive when they make music of their own. Along our lives, we all need to find such an oasis of passion that can energize us in times of our need.
Photo Essay
maeror
2011.09.01 21:57