SABUKARU ARTICLE: Kinki Nightlife, Why Kansai is the next hotspot for electronic music
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SABUKARU ARTICLE: Kinki Nightlife, Why Kansai is the next hotspot for electronic music

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Solas Story 1 한강의 소년이 온다 Human Acts by Han Kang
Daniel O'Flynn Daniel O'Flynn

Solas Story 1 한강의 소년이 온다 Human Acts by Han Kang

2024 Nobel prize winner 한강 Han Kang grew up in Gwanju, South Korea, a city marked by both beauty and tragedy. Rather than turning away from the dark chapters of its past (which Kang lived through) she bravely decided to do something about it. Kang put pen to paper and gave voices to those silenced.

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Solas Sounds 2 NewJeans
Daniel O'Flynn Daniel O'Flynn

Solas Sounds 2 NewJeans

Led by tastemaker Min Hee-jin, NewJeans blends K-POP with early 2000s and late 90s pop, UKG, Jersey club, jungle, and new jack swing. The result? A sound that’s somehow both niche and listenable to mass audiences. Floating vocals, cloud-light harmonies, bubbly raps that switch seamlessly between Korean & English, NewJeans constantly creates atmospheric and dreamy soundscapes that wrap its listener in like a warm blanket on a cold winter morning.

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Solas Story 2 설계자들 김언수 The Plotters by Un-Su Kim
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Solas Story 2 설계자들 김언수 The Plotters by Un-Su Kim

The Plotters by Kim Un-su mixes gritty realism, dark humor, and movie-like action. It is set in an alternate Seoul that is ruled by assassin guilds. Reseng is an assassin, and behind every assassination, there is an anonymous mastermind, a plotter, working in the shadows.

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