It’s a feat in and of itself that she’s fluent in Taiwanese, but to rap and sing in a totally different language is incredible. Taiwanese-American singer Amber is the rapper of girl group, f(x), but she branched off onto her own to pursue a singer/songwriter solo career. If you like Jason Derulo, you'll like Amber This is my favorite song to listen to when I’m going for a jog because it has the perfect slow beat to run in double time. It’s addicting in a way, and it doesn’t hurt that he’s (and his model girlfriend) pretty much fascinating to follow on Instagram. You know those musicians that have a voice unique only to them? Beenzino’s voice sounds like he’s congested, but it’s weirdly hypnotic and has its own charm. It’s indie electro-pop at it’s finest.ġ0) If you like Common, you'll like Beenzino Whenever I need a pick-me-up during that 3 pm lull at work,I turn on The Solutions to get my creative juices flowing again. Part electronic, part rock, The Solutions reunited recently after serving their mandatory military service. But sometimes you need a good sad song.ĩ) If you like MGMT, you'll like The Solutions The harmony is so pretty and, let’s get real, a little sad.
This is my go-to singer-songwriter duo to put on my headphones and drown out the rest of the world when I need to meet a deadline. My husband says I love songs that sound like the singers are whispering and OKDAL is right up my alley. Indie-folk is my jam (for reference, my favorite singer is Bon Iver). “Just Do It”, a song he sings with another rapper Loco, and is a total ear worm from his most recent album grayground.Ĩ) If you like Rachel Yamagata, you'll like OKDAL It’s nothing revolutionary, but it sounds familiar enough that you’d hear it on your local American radio stations. His fun, pop-y beats are plain easy to listen to. Gray just signed to AOMG, a music label run by Korean-American rapper Jay Park, and he’s already getting a huge response from hip hop lovers. I turn on PRIMARY as background music for a get-together or backyard barbecue because the songs cater to many different tastes.ħ) If you like Trey Songz, you'll like Gray Some songs are latin-influenced, others are R&B, some feel like sweet love songs. It’s like getting multiple genres in one album because each song’s style feels a little different.
It may seem like no one really buys full albums anymore, but this one is worthwhile. I might not know what PRIMARY looks like (he often wears a box over his head to perform or in photoshoots), but the former hip hop producer broke out from the sound room and now has some of the catchiest songs on the Korean sound waves. MFBTY’s music is super upbeat, best listened to with friends for impromptu dance parties.
Yoon Mirae has been known for years in Korea as Tasha/Lady – as one of the first mixed race singers in Korea – and Tiger JK was part of Drunken Tiger, a pioneer of Korean Hip Hop. They’re old school rappers and singers, but Yoon Mirae and her husband Tiger JK along with another rapper Bizzy started the band MYBTY (My Fans are Better Than Yours). 5) If you like Outkast, you'll like MFBTY