Kpop/indie: Art of Parties (아트 오브 파티스) and Kim Bada

Kim Bada, the lead singer of Art of Parties released his new single Searching today, and it is as excellent as AoP has ever been. To be honest, much of kpop music is about surface, but that cannot be said for the rock music of Kim Bada and his friends. It is real quality listening all the way. Just give searching and AoP's "Perhaps it was a late summer" a chance and you will be hooked if you like this kind of music. (I would like to tip you here of Kim Jaejoong's solo song Mine, which was written by Kim Bada too). And, not surprisingly  he has a "dark past" in hair metal with Sinawe. It is really a classic metal tale. ^_^

• Art of Parties - Perhaps, it was a late summer (아마 늦은 여름이었을 거야)
• Kim Bada - Searching (김바다 - 써칭)
• Art of Parties - Island (섬, audio only)
• Art of Parties - Die Out (live. Studio version here)
• Kim Bada - Hurt (베인)
• Sinawe - Farewell to love