Kpop: Hong Jin Young - Thumbs Up (엄지척)

I have loved the trot (korean pop style predating modern kpop) songs of Hong Jin Young, and the new "Thumbs Up" is another incredible cute (and cheesy, yes, but that is part of it) video. Watch and enjoy her 100% positive delivery.

• Hong Jin Young - Thumbs Up (엄지척)

Kpop/Trot: LPG (엘피지)

These Lovely Pretty Girls (yep, that's LPG for you), perform what is something as unhip as what came before mdoern kpop, which is called trot. This more old-fashioned pop still exists in Korea in parallell with the more (internationally) popular pop we know as kpop. And I love it for its charm!

• LPG - Doorbell of love (사랑의 초인종)
• LPG - Angry (앵그리)
• LPG - Slow (느림보)
• LPG - I'm sorry that I'm older than you (누나라서 미안해)
• LPG - Pow Pow (빵야빵야)
• LPG - Hyonyeo times (효녀시대)

Kpop: So Yumi (소유미)

For some reason, I am weak for trot, the traditional music style preceding the more popular korean pop known simply as kpop. So when So Yumi of disbanded Kiss&Cry does a solo debut with a trot sounding "Shake Me Up", I am interested. As they spices it up with some slightly modern dance beats too, I may keep this one.

• So Yumi - Shake Me Up (흔들어주세요)

Kpop: Hong Jin Young - Love Wifi (사랑의 와이파이)

I have liked Hong Jin Young's updated trot songs (like Boogie Man)which retain the clear and folksy melodies while sounding modern still, and the new "Love Wifi" is as charming as ever. The video and the music matches well and there is no reason in the world to deny oneself enjoying this modern retro pearl. You know you like it deep down anyway... ;-)

• Hong Jin Young - Love Wifi (사랑의 와이파이)

Jpop/Kpop: D-Lite - Naruba Kisun (ナルバキスン)

As D-Lite, or rather, Daesun from Big Bang is finally getting some solo love from his record company, his Japanese album contains several japanese version of older Korean songs. The 2008 trot (traditional Korean pop) song "Look at me, Gwisun" is given a new Japanese language version and video. Very charming.

• D-Lite - Look at me, Gwisun