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1996.04.04 TV Times Magazine - Kang Wonrae, Koo Junyup (≈CLON) article

Scans credit: yours truly!

Kang Wonrae & Koo Junyup

We were born with the mission to revitalize dance music

[Tomorrow's star] Tak2Jun2's Koo Junyup and Park Mikyung's partner Kang Wonrae have come together, but their group name hasn't been decided. The two are well-known dance machines who hope to hear the words "you were born to do dance music." Coverage: Lee Gyeong-hui

"I can't say that we're a new group—it'd be more accurate to say we've been apart."

Just as the rumors said, Koo Junyeop and Kang Wonrae, who are so in sync it's like they're one singer, have formed a group and are preparing an album. Koo Junyup, all too known from Tak2Jun2, and Kang Wonrae, who brought fun to Park Mikyung's "Eve's Warning" performances as her partner, are already well-known dance machines. No, now it would be right to call them rappers.

"Solo singers can adapt easily to stages on TV shows, but it's hard for groups to coordinate. We can say we're sure we've overcome that difficulty. We're especially proud of our skill in improvised performances."

The two, whose goal is to hear that "they were born with the mission to revitalize dance music," are highly confident in their music.

Proud of their skill of improvised performances

Their group name hasn't been set yet. They plan to release their album in early May. The reason they're being revealed to the world so early is to publicize themselves after they've gotten all the fame they can get.

Koo and Kang's team-up can't be ignored. Their characters can't be something the music industry wouldn't worry about. Furthermore, with their album releasing under Line Production, they've become part of the "royal family" alongside Shin Seunghun, Noise, and Park Mikyung. Fans already know that Kang Wonrae was in Line, but Koo Junyup first came in about 1 year ago. An art school alum, Koo also designed the album covers of his peers. The covers he's designed include Park Mikyung's 2nd album, Kim Gunmo's 3rd album, DJ DOC's 2nd album, and Kim Jungmin's 2nd album. These were all hit albums, but they also drew attention for their unique designs. Kang Wonrae choreographed for all of the "Line family", including Kim Gunmo. Their chronicle of star-related stories is never ending.

The two first met in high school, both attending Gyeonggi High. Although they only became classmates in senior year, they both majored art in college.

While Koo Junyup never loses when it comes to dance, Kang Wonrae has a longer history with the art. To borrow Koo Junyup's words, he's "amazing." Kang first decided he would become a dancer in 6th grade. He picked dance up while his older brother researched through watching TV, and made his brother, who now works as an interior designer, quit dance.

Let's tell an interesting story about Kang Wonrae's family. This story also appeared on a TV quiz show last year.

"Kang Wonrae's older brother is named Kang Wondo. What is his younger sister's name?" (Someone answered "Kang Wonsoong"[1] and got suspected of having an IQ lower than 50. It definitely wasn't a TV Times reporter.)

The answer is Kang Wonmi. Kang Wonrae's father, who recently retired from his position as director of a car company, really loved music. Kang Wondo, Kang Wonrae, Kang Wonmi. The answer clears itself up if you take "Won" out from their names. Doremi. But because he couldn't find a Chinese character with the sound "re", he changed it to "rae". Surprisingly, not many get the answer right.

Want to be received as "cool dance music"

The new style that Koo and Kang profess is dance music that incorporates Miami rap. They're thinking of taking a casual approach without too many bells and whistles. As for their outfits, they're planning to go for a free style. Definitely no uniforms. The group's lyrics are close to "wholesome music,"[2] and their music has an exciting, cumbia-style rhythm.

There is a song in their album, though not the title track, that starts with "the frog can't remember when he was a tadpole, the loach muddies the clear water." It was made to show off Kang and Koo's individual colors. Kim Chang-hwan, known as a hit-maker, directed the whole album. Kang Wonrae and Koo Junyup explained their music with one sentence:

"I think rather than just being good songs, it will be received as 'cool dance music'."

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Translator's notes (marked with small-script numbers in the text)

Wonsoong = short for "wonsoongi (원숭이)", the Korean word for "monkey".

"Wholesome music" refers to songs that had to be put on the end of Korean LPs from the 70s to 80s, which Urimalsaem describes as "songs that can be sung by anyone, regardless of age or gender." As the name implies, these songs usually have wholesome lyrics that promote "enlightening" ideals.

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acrylic, acrylic gouache, gold foil, enamel on canvas, 97 × 162.2cm

2024

돈선필 작가의 ⟪프록시Proxy⟫에 그림으로 참여. 촬영: 돈선필

프록시, 원목 테이블, 피규어, 오브제, 미술작품, 의자, 가벽, 바닥구조물, 조명, 전선, 안전표지판 등등, 가변크기, 2024 (with 박현정, 홍승혜, 권오상, 유정민, 정서영, 리크릿 티라바닛, 잭슨홍, 차슬아, 손주영, 신신, 유지원, 전효경) Proxy, Wood table, figure, objet, artworks, stool, wood walls, floor structures, lights, wires, safety signs, etc, Variable Size, 2024 (with Hyunjung Park, Hong Seung-hye, Osang Gwon, Yoo jungmin, Chung Seoyoung, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Jackson Hong, Cha Sla, Jooyoung Son, Shin Shin, Jiwon yu, Hyogyoung Jeon)

《2024 아트스펙트럼: 드림 스크린》 2024 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮: 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 2024.09.05 - 12.29 리움미술관, 서울, 한국 Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea

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very considerate of him to announce that he is officially evil now 

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TEAM 20:00 (M.O.N.T.) ✧ PLAY TIME   ↳ BITSAEON & RODA’S ONE-BREATH RELAY TAKE

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PEAK TIME CONCERT “NOIR” — RODA

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A Bittersweet Life // 달콤한 인생 (2005) Directed by Kim Jee-woon // 김지운

A cool-headed perfectionist, Sun-woo has earned the absolute trust of his boss by adeptly managing an upscale restaurant. When his boss Mr.Kang suspects that his young girlfriend Hee-soo might have a lover, he orders Sun-woo to keep an eye on her, and to kill her if she has betrayed him. After following her for a few days, Sun-woo catches Hee-soo with her boyfriend... but to his own surprise, he lets them go. Now his decision has launched the whole gang into an irreversible war... (Synopsis by KMDb)

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hello do you have any recs for contemporary korean literature? i havent read much but what ive read ive enjoyed so i want to read more nd u seem to have rly good taste!

hello thank u!! i'm not super well read in korean cuz i like to read things side by side with korean and english translation and it takes me an extremely long time to get through things but here's some stuff i like!

-anything han kang has written but especially human acts and the vegetarian. human acts by han kang literally rearranged my brain a little definitely a formative experience. i also have a book of her poems but i haven't finished it. next on my list is the white book and her newest book about jeju i'm so excited.

-kim hyesoon's poetry translated by don mee choi, sooo good. absurd abstract philosophical challenging gorgeous work.

-choi seungja's poetry i read some in an anthology and it floored me she's so bold and gritty and her images are so visceral. one of the most influential feminist poets in skorea for a reason. i don't think translations capture her voice very well but still worth it.

-love in the big city by sang young park! breakthrough mainstream lgbt lit it's making quite a splash. i haven't read it but i liked his short story on similar topics from a while back. heard anton hur did a great job translating!

-please look after mom by kyung sook shin i didn't read it all but i watched a reading she did of a passage from it and it made me cry so i think i can recommend it. no one does grief and yearning and undidactic contemplation of regret like koreans do it!!!

-drifting house by krys lee i think this english short story collection is the book i've read that most thoroughly traverses korean lit vs korean diaspora lit like she's US gyopo but she lives in korea and it shows in her literary voice.

-kim jiyoung, born 1982 by cho namjoo. the single most mainstream controversial piece of korean feminist literature everyone has an opinion about it i haven't read it but if i had a copy i would read it just to see what all the fuss is about. a stark depiction of the life of a typical korean woman under the patriarchy.

highly recommend looking at the work of the small circle of very cool korean literary translators. anton hur and soje are my fave queer translators and i follow jack jung and emily jungmin yoon on twt as well. also check out chogwa magazine! lots of delicious poems and cool translation process notes and details i love that zine.