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7th Issue
''7th Issue'' is the third studio album by the Korean musician Seo Taiji and his seventh counting the four albums released by Seo Taiji and Boys. The album was a commercial success as the best-selling album of the year in South Korea, with 482,066 copies sold, it did not reach the heights of his previous two. "Live Wire" won the 2004 Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Rock Performance. Background Seo explained that because he is curious and wants to try many styles of music, the style on ''7th Issue'' is "sensitive-core, which is hardcore that stresses the melodies. I wanted to bring out the sensitive side, and in particular, I expressed people's pain". The songs touch on social issues, such as sexual discrimination, the music industry and stalkers. Instead of performing every instrument himself like he did on his previous two albums, Seo the enlisted Japanese musicians J (Luna Sea), K.A.Z and I.N.A (both from hide with Spread Beaver) to contribute to the album among others. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Taiji
Jeong Hyeon-cheol (Korean: 정현철; born February 21, 1972), better known as Seo Taiji or Seo Tae-ji (서태지), is a South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he rose to become one of the most prominent and influential cultural icons in South Korea, with many referring to him as "the President of Culture". Following a brief stint in the heavy metal band Sinawe, Taiji formed Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 with whom he found immediate success. Their style of music, dance, fashion, and self-presentation resonated with the young generation—termed the sinsedae, "new generation." They incorporated elements of popular musical genres from the West and contributed considerably larger to Korean pop culture and Korean pop's development in the 1990s. His songs addressed social and political concerns of the youth including the stressful and stifling system of education in Korea, and the rage of youth in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
