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Wheesung is disappointed in contemporary K-pop

Posted by sweetrevenge1 pt Sunday, March 7, 2010

Powerful vocalist Wheesung confessed that, before releasing his 6th album, he had serious thoughts about retiring as a singer. After his appearance on the 6th at SBSE!TV Live Session, Wheesung held an interview with production crew members where the singer revealed, "Before announcing my 6th album 'Vocolate,' I was so disillusioned towards the world of singers to the point where I had serious thoughts about quitting." Wheesung continued, "In our country's category of public arts, I feel that cultural individuality is not well acknowledged. Our culture has always been an entertainer's world with a sort of cheap quality, but now I hope that we embrace a culture with a true artist's background. I regret and feel sorry about not being able to freely express my opinions." On this day Wheesung sang in synchrony with a house band to a number of his hit songs including Trickling, Insomnia and Ahn Dwe Na Yo(????). I always liked Wheesung as a singer because of his wonderful voice, but I wonder if it is wise to talk about Korean pop culture like that. I partly agree that excessive autotune and repetitive choruses take away from "real" music, but it does make for catchy and addictive songs.

  1. K-POP
  2. WHEESUNG
  3. INSOMNIA
  4. TRICKLING
  5. VOCOLATE
  6. LIVE SESSION
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