Let's talk about music: Underrated Gems #1

I love discovering talented singers that are way under the radar and damn it feels super satisfying when I get to introduce them to my friends. I suppose that this Underrated Gems corner will be a habitual thing,since I've been dying to compile all my limited knowledge of Korean singers that are in dire need of recognition. Although I do admit that I've grown to be more inclined towards Korean music in recent years,I still don't really consider myself a huge fan of typical Korean pop music. Of course there are still quite a few gems here and there in K-pop,but more than often to be honest I find the music to be quite repetitive,which irks me a lot. Also,most of the typical K-pop material puts me off with catchy lyrics that makes no sense to me,at all. Besides,most typical K-pop musical acts usually already have a solid backing from various entertainment companies which relies on promoting their tracks heavily so I doubt that they'll need any more of my support. I am not bashing mainstream K-pop,I'm just saying that instead of being repetitive by introducing you guys to voices that you might already know about,I'd rather just introduce you to the less well known voices in the Korean music industry. So I guess this means that you can anticipate more of my thoughts and ramblings on relatively unknown singers,duos,groups,bands and whatnot in the future. You'd probably gather from the title of my blog the fact that I happen to be immensely obsessed when it comes to discovering awesome Korean indie bands so you'll also have these to look forward too. Friendly reminder: Don't forget to pause the player at the bottom of this blog before you move on.

Without further ado, I give you The One! No,I'm serious,this singer is really known as The One. I bet you thought I was trying to make a funny pun about him being The One,eh? HEH. I've tried to gather more information about him but sadly I could barely find anything on the net. Fear not,for I have put my stalker skills to good use. I managed to compile some videos of him performing which you will see below later on. I discovered this gem of a voice through his OST releases. All that I know is that he has participated in the second season of I Am a Singer(Naneun Gaseuda). I Am a Singer differs from other televised music competitions in that the participants are all veteran musicians who have established music careers varying from mega stardom to relative obscurity. Due to this fact, and because none of the accomplished singers desire to be voted last amongst their peers and eliminated, the level of performance is usually high and acclaimed by critics and viewers alike. (source:Wikipedia)

About the man : For those who don't know him -- he's a famous vocal trainer and artist who has taught over 400 artists including TVXQ, Super Junior, Sugar, Taeyeon,Fly to The Sky, and Shinhwa just to name a few.

The One's rendition of the ever so famous That Man from the Secret Garden OST. Trust me,your bestie Hyun Bin will be so proud of you,The One! HAHAHAH I'm still laughing out loud at the absurdity of this sentence as we speak. Sorry,I couldn't find any info on this singer's actual birth name so we'll just have to go with The One for now. Koreans and their ridiculous glamour names in the music industry. *shrug*

Next up he also did a rendition of Kim Bum Soo's It Will Pass. Kim Bum Soo is one of my favourite voices in the Korean music industry. I could probably go on and on about why I love his voice if I wanted to but meh,it will be better for me save it for another post since he's not the main character today. Enjoy!

Want to Fly was my personal favourite among all of his live renditions. I don't know who the original singer is but damn,the lyrics and every line that he sang simply gives me the feels and judging from the audience's reaction,I think it's pretty safe for me to infer that they agree with me too. 

He also did Jo Sung Mo's Do You Know. I'm having goosebumps again just thinking of the song. Damn impressive vocals.

Someday. No explanation needed.

That Person was his last and winning piece on the final round of I Am a Singer 2.

His most recent release is A Winter Story featured in the OST current airing drama That Winter,the Wind Blows starring Song Hye Gyo,Jo In Sung,Kim Bum and Jung Eun Ji. Gosh,the feels. I was so tempted to preach about the awesomeness of this drama or even nudge you guys to go and watch this drama but I finally decided against it. Why,you ask? The main reason being that I don't think that a gem like this drama will go unnoticed for too long since the blogosphere is already buzzing with excitement. This drama has even brought  out people who've sworn off melodramas for good. HA. I guess having Jo In Sung and Song Hye Kyo starring in a drama after years of hiatus from the TV screen does help in some way. Plus,there's also Noh Hee Kyung who is one of the most highly regarded writers today in the Korean drama industry. Anyway,check out the song below! :)

I do hope that this has been helpful  and I look forward to see you again in my next Underrated Gems segment. See ya! ♡