A Study on the 1970's Korean Psychedelic Rock (focusing on Shin, Joong-hyun)
Chungbeom Ham, Tae-seon Cho
September 30, 2016 DOI: 10.5762/kais.2016.17.9.694 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis |
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| Key points | Argues that Shin Joong Hyun's psychedelic music style played an important role in early Korean band music by blending Western arranging and harmonizing with Korean traditional melody lines, and contends that his work remains influential decades later and deserves recognition. |
Abstract
The study of popular music in Korea has been looked down on in terms of its academic value, which has led to the demise of research into this topic. Unlike classical music, all areas of study of pop music (history, theory, and performance) in Korea inevitably rely on curriculums and courses in foreign countries. This study focuses on the era of the Eighth U.S. Army when modern band music first arose in Korea to discuss the important role played by Shin Joong Hyun's Psychedelic music style. Shin Joong Hyun's new approach to arranging and harmonizing included the qualities of Western music, but kept the melody lines of our own traditional style. Shin Joong Hyun's music is still being played by today's musicians decades later and it definitely deserves to be praised for generations to come. Although this study only covers a limited portion of our pop music history, its purpose is to provide future generations of musicians with knowledge on the roots of our pop music culture.