Love Recipe

Gummy is a South Korean, R&B, artist who has an amazing voice.  She is definitely not your typical Korean singer.  For me there is not one song she sings that I don't like. Her voice is refreshing to listen to amongst a saturated Korean Pop music industry.  In every performance, Gummy displays such passion and she captivates the audience into the words she sings.

One of the many songs I like of hers is "Love Recipe".  In November of 2010, she released "Love Recipe" featuring Bobby Kim.  This duet was featured in the sound track for "Finding Kim Jong Wook".  Together their voices created a sweet, harmonizing collaboration. 



Recently, Gummy's record label, YG Entertainment, released a new music video for her song.  This music video of "Love Recipe" shows a loving relationship between a girl and her dog, while Gummy soulfully sings solo.  Like I said, there is not one Gummy song that I don't like, so I like both versions of the song.

Heartstrings

Clara Chung is another amazing, talented artist.  She is a Korean-American singer and songwriter with an amazing voice.  Like most artists, she caught my attention through YouTube, and I've listened to her covers and originals ever since.  Clara has won LA's Kollaboration 10, KAC Media Creative Juice Night, and ISA 2009.  Clara released her album, "The Art in My Heart", back in September of 2010.  Yesterday, she released the music video to her song, "Heartstrings".  The music video has awesome graphics and 3D effects, but that doesn't take away from the sweet sound of Clara's voice as she sings the song.  The music video takes you through a cute meet up between a girl and boy, and while watching the video you can't help but smile.  Check out Clara's album on iTunes for more of her songs.

Here I Am

So I started watching the Korean drama, Secret Garden.  I know it's six to seven months old, but I might have been busy watching a different drama at the time.  Secret Garden is basically about a rich, young, arrogant, business man (Hyun Bin) who falls in love with a poor, hard-working, self reliant woman (Ha Ji-Won) who would never give him the time of day.  I haven't finished the drama yet, so I'm not sure how it turns out.  But I have a feeling Ha Ji-Won's character will fall in love with Hyun Bin's character.  Anyways, there is a song from Secret Garden's OST that I feel in love with... "Here I Am".  The song is originally sung by 4MEN featuring Mi.  I love the harmonization and melody of the song.  Here is the English translation of the the song.

Here I am, in this place, Here I am

Here I am, in this place, I'm here.

Here I am, in this place, Here I am

Here I am, in this place, I'm here now

Even if it's not enouch

I'll show how much I really love you

You may never know but

Here I am

Here I am, in this place, Here I am

Here I am, in this place, I'm here.

Even if it's not enough for me to show

How much I really love you

I'll just wait for you in this place.

Even if you think it's not enough, it's fine

I'll show how much I really love you

You may never know but

Here I am

You may never know, but Here I am

This is my favorite cover of "Here I Am" sung by Jenny Suk and AJ Rafael.  Enjoy!

Shoot for the Moon

Jin is a Chinese-American rapper, songwriter, and actor. In 2001, Jin gained attention when he was on BET's 106&Park's Freestyle Friday segment.  Jin won seven battles in a row and was inducted into the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame.  Jin now lives in Hong Kong where he sings, writes songs, and acts.  It has been five years since Jin released an English album.  His first single from the album is "Shoot For the Moon".  This inspiring song takes us through what Jin has experienced over the past ten years. Check out his single on iTunes!  Jin released a music video for "Shoot for the Moon" on his YouTube channel, and it is a montage of events from Jin's journey over the past decade.  It is amazing and encouraging to see how Jin has grown as a person and as an artist.  I can't help but smile while watching his music video.  Check out his music video, and be on the look out for his album!

Go

Aziatix is a R&B and Soul group from the United States.  The group is comprised of three talented Korean-Americans: Flowsik, Eddie Shin, and Nicky Lee.  Flowsik is from New York, Eddie is from Boston, and Nicky is from Los Angeles.  In March of 2011, Aziatix debuted and entered the U.S. market. Aziatix first released their single, "Go", which displayed each individual's amazing vocals and talents.  The group revealed the music video for "Go" on their YouTube channel.  "Go" can be downloaded off iTunes.  Check out the song and music video to "Go", below!

Red Roses

AJ Rafael is an amazing, talented artist. Rafael first caught my attention through YouTube cover videos, and I have caught interest in him ever since. When he performs, his passion for music shines through his voice. Rafael had the opportunity to be the West's finalist for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards - Battle of the Bands.  Today marks a milestone in his life and his career. Rafael, along with his band, has released his first full length album, Red Roses.

 

 Rafael does not have a record label, and has been attracting fans through social media outlets.  Rafael was able to get distribution at Target, Best Buy, iTunes, and Amazon.  Be sure to check out his album and support his years of talented, hard work. Here is a peak at one of the songs off the album, "We Could Happen".

Choi Sung-bong's Moment to Shine

Choi Sung-bong, a 22 year old, just wants to sing, and he endured hardships to get to where he is now.  Choi Sung-bong auditioned for Korea's Got Talent, and the song he sang was "Nella Fantasia".  This is his inspiring and beautiful story.

Italian

English translation

Nella fantasia io vedo un mondo giusto, Lì tutti vivono in pace e in onestà. Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere, Come le nuvole che volano, Pien' d'umanità in fondo all'anima. Nella fantasia io vedo un mondo chiaro, Lì anche la notte è meno oscura. Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere, Come le nuvole che volano. Nella fantasia esiste un vento caldo, Che soffia sulle città, come amico. Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere, Come le nuvole che volano, Pien' d'umanità in fondo all'anima.

In my imagination I see a fair world, Everyone lives in peace and in honesty there. I dream of souls that are always free, Like the clouds that fly, Full of humanity in the depths of the soul. In my imagination I see a bright world, Even the night is less dark there. I dream of souls that are always free, Like clouds that fly. In my imagination there exists a warm wind, That breathes on the cities, like a friend. I dream of souls that are always free, Like clouds that fly, Full of humanity in the depths of the soul.