Nowadays, the wind of homage is blowing. The representative group that is receiving favorable reviews for achieving a harmony of old and new sensibilities through homage is the fifth generation emerging girl group YOUNG.
The two are "YO POSSE" and "KISS OF LIFE". Homage means to be influenced by an artist or work you respect and create a similar work.
At the press showcase held on the 20th of last month, UNG POSSE introduced their new song "XXL" as the 1995 song "Come Back," which was released by Seo Taiji.
XXL introduced the song as a completed homage to "Young Home" and collected Hot Topics.
It is a hip-hop track with the theme of "POSSE's aspirations".
The band's sound is reminiscent of "Home" and features hardcore gangster hip-hop.
It was produced by Kigen, from the hip-hop group "phantom." "YOUNG POSSE" is a song that conveys a message like Seo Taiji, a senior idol.
"I wanted to overturn the status quo with the music I put into it," he explained the reason for the homage.
"Midas LIFE" is a new song that embodies the pop sound of the 2000s.
"Midas Touch" is a song about the powerful moment of falling in love, and was a hit song that was a hit in the 2000s.
The powerful and elegant sound is reminiscent of the songs of female pop stars in their heyday. "KISS OF LIFE" was released at the press showcase on the day of the comeback.
When asked why they chose "Midas Touch" as the title song, they revealed, "Both the people in our company and the members thought that the public was looking for something that would evoke the scent of that era."
Member Natty explained, "I personally like the music of that era. I studied the cheers like those in Britney Spears' 'Toxic' and prepared it with our own colors."
Last year, KISS OF LIFE was recognized for their solid singing and performance skills, winning multiple new artist awards including the New Artist of the Year award at the Korean Popular Music Awards.
With the positive reception for "Midas Touch," KISS OF LIFE is now making a comeback and is drawing attention as to whether they will be able to continue their upward momentum.
Meanwhile, new songs created using sampling techniques that have been used to pull out only certain sections of existing songs, as well as project tracks created using traditional remake methods, are still attracting attention.
A representative popular song based on sampling is "Love" by the boy group "RIIZE," which has remained in the top ranks of major charts such as Melon.
119" and "Yes or No" by the production team "GroovyRoom". "Love" by "RIIZE"
"119" is a song by the band "izi" released in 2005, and was released as a song by "GroovyR", a member of the girl group "LE SSERAFIM" who participated as a featured artist.
"Yes or No" from "oom" is a song that samples the 2008 song "Love" by the girl group "Brown Eyed Girls".
The reason for its popularity is that it uses a killing point to create a completely different color from the original song. In the case of "Yes or No," lyricist Kim Eena, who wrote the lyrics for the original song "Love," once again
The fact that he participated in the production and wrote new lyrics is also attracting attention.
2024/04/06 15:57 KST
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