Korea is reminiscent! Things that were popular in the past are becoming popular and trendy again, hence the "newtro" trend. This applies to not only fashion and trends in general, but music as well! People have been streaming music released in the 2000s and early 2010s lately, as they miss the sound, emotion, and vibes it delivered.
Most recently, Yoo Jae Suk's "How Do You Play" recently hosted the Dotori Festival, which invited singers that had tracks that were popular on the social media platform "Cyworld." Cyworld was the dominant social media platform in Korea in the mid to late 2000s, as well as early 2010s, until Facebook took over. Users would have to purchase songs for their profile with "dotori," which means acorns in English. It was overall a very cute and unique concept that worked well for Koreans.
Fast forward a decade later, Cyworld ended up closing their platform due to low usage; however, they RECENTLY revived the platform, and because of this, "How Do You Play" thought it would be a perfect opportunity to showcase the songs that shined the Cyworld era!
Check out the list of songs that were included in the Dotori Festival, as well as some other songs that dominated the Cyworld charts back in the day. Let us know what you think of these songs!
TOYOTAE (Yoo Jae Suk, Mijoo, Haha) - Y
ORIGINAL: Freestyle - Y
SO SWEET (Shin Bongsun, Jung Junha) - Love You More Than Anyone
Sunny Hill - Pit-A-Pat
Sunny Hill - Goodbye to Romance
Younha - Password 386
Younha - Waiting
Younha - Broke Up Today
Epik High - Umbrella
Epik High - Love Love Love
Epik High - Fly, Fan, One
KCM & Nonu - Shiny Star
IVY - Sonata of Temptation, A-HA, If You're Gonna Be Like This
Haha - Story of a Little Kid
Sung Si Kyung - It would be good, We make a good pair, On the Road, Two People
Toyotae - Still I Love You
Here are some songs that didn't make the festival line-up... but we're still pretty popping.
Humming Urban Stereo - Hawaiian Couple
MC Mong - Ice Cream
Loveholic - Loveholic
MC Sniper - Museum
Well... there's way more than this, but those were some of our favorites back in the Cyworld era. What do you guys think of the music back then? Any other favorite Cyworld jams that you guys jammed out to? Let us know in the comments below!
Younha!!!!