It may or may not surprise you to know that in my spare time, I sometimes watch Korean dramas. One of the first ones I ever watched was called Coffee Prince, a delightful drama involving a woman posing as a man to get work first as her boss’ fake boyfriend, and then as an employee at his start-up café. (It’s on Netflix and Viki–it’s a fun drama and I recommend it!)
The soundtrack for that drama is among the best I’ve heard in ANY kdrama! Most of them have one or two songs they play constantly for every single plot point, but this one had a wide range of music throughout the series. It was on that soundtrack that I first heard Clazziquai Project (also known as Clazziquai), a group whose music is difficult to shoehorn into any one genre but spans across electronic music, acid jazz, pop, and house. Clazziquai includes composer/lyricist DJ Clazzi, singer Horan, and Korean Canadian singer Alex Chu.
Today’s Music Monday track, “Tell Yourself,” never fails to get me grooving, with an energy I need on most Monday mornings (well, most mornings these days, to be honest). The music video caught my eye years ago when YouTube was my most used form of music streaming–it’s a compelling visual journey.
Enjoy this morning’s track!
Riffs on the Reg 