Kpop: Gain - Paradise Lost

Gain from Brown Eyed Girls has long been the one female in kpop who has been threading the border of what's accepted in regards to female sexuality in a commercialized korean pop industry controlled by men. A few examples are "Bloom" that was celebrated as the first main-stream kpop video about the female orgasm, and Fxxk U a really dark video about violent relationships.

• Gain - Paradise Lost

Kpop: Jay Park (박재범)

Jay Park is a cool guy in my eyes with great humor, and one of the few male kpop artist I listen to. His Metronome is a prime example of a Korean doing a good version of Justin Timberlake.

• Jay Park - Metronome (메트로놈)
• Jay Park - Want It
• Jay Park ft Okasian - You know
• Jay Park - Aquaman 
• Jay Park & 1MILLION ft Hoody & Loco  - All I Wanna Do  
• Jay Park ft Gray - Drive
• Jay Park - Welcome
• Jay Park ft Kang MinKyung - Tonight (오늘밤)
• Jay Park - Star (별)
• Jay Park - Demon
• Jay Park - Joah (좋아)

Mandopop/rock: Mayday (五月天)

Mayday from Taiwan has been around for a quite a while and they actually even have some videos with english subtitles, which is nice. But then orckers usually lasts much longer than other musical groups... ^_^
The sound is a soft rock/pop that is quite international in its approach to song construction.

• Mayday - Star (星空,movie theme)
• Mayday - Washing machine (洗衣機)
• Mayday - People who are sad shouldn't listen to slow songs (傷心的人別聽慢歌)
• Mayday - Don't want you to be alone (我不願讓你一個人)
• Mayday - Clenched teeth (牙關)