W związku z tym, że w sieci tak mało stron poświęconych Norazo, a chcemy niedługo podesłać linka samemu Hyukowi, Kasia zasugerowała wersję angielską naszych wypocin ;) Oto i ona:
Norazo. Any ideas what it is? And why we love
them so much?
It’s a Korean duo that is hard to classify to a
music genre. K-pop? Rock? Dance? Trot? It has all of it, sprinkled with a huge
dose of humour! Unique, one and only, inimitable. Who else if not JoBin and
LeeHyuk could sing a song about a mackerel at a fish market? Oh, and the
choreography! To kneel down and praise JoBin’s talent is not enough! And
LeeHyuk’s voice? Omo! Perfect for rock, strong, pugnacious, brilliant! (The
Immortal Song shows!!)
They had their debut in 2005 and won Korea in a
day with the hit song Happy Song. Later it only got better. The next album had the hit Oppa Jalhal Su
Isseo and gained them a crowd of fans allover Asia, including Japan, China and
Vietnam. Their most well-known song – Superman – comes from their third CD. The
next one comes along with more hits – Rockstar and Curry. Their last (so far)
album brought us the famous King of Sales, Andromeda, Cart Bar and Red Day –
each one better than the last. Most of these songs can be found on youtube,
with translations!
The members:
JoBin,
exactly Jo Hyun-jun, born in 1977. The creator of the lyrics and choreography.
He’s the one responsible for the funny and light side of Norazo. Also, for most
of the contact with fans and interviewers.
LeeHyuk,
exactly Lee Jae-yong, born 26.08.1979. He’s the rock soul of the band, also the
composer. He seems to prefer the image of a Dark Lord. When interviewed, he’s
shy and reticent, though I believe he’s just hiding his wild wild soul ;) Of
course, he’s the one who breaks tons of female hearts! (Although he’s being
hurt by his hairdresser lately ;___;)
Both of them
are easy to find on twitter J
Why do we
love them? How did that even come to the stage they can make us go so crazy?
I… I tried
to resist… I tried to be strong. But they beat me with Mackerel. Oh, sweet fate… They’re like a drug! You try it once and you’re lost forever.
I remember
writing my dermatology exam… instead of focusing on the questions my brain kept
singing Mianhaeyo Saranghaeyo to me… And since I’m already past the psychiatry
classes, I know that it was really close to an obsesive disorder. And from that
point, it’s just a tiny step to OCD. Not too good, I would say. Well, tell me
if you please, is it normal that a respectable woman, soon a doctor to be
(surgeon-wanna-be) is SO crazy about a Korean comedy-dance-rock duo? Is it
normal that I have started to learn Korean instead of pharmacology? Is it
normal that I try to learn the choreography by JoBin? (Clearly, his bloodtype
is 0+ ^^) They have cast a spell upon me. They dragged me in their magical
world. I’m madly in love with them. A perfect ‘medicine’ for a bad day.
Shanti,
shanti, kare kareya~~
(Kasia)
Ok, I
wasn’t even trying to resist. In my music life, they came rather accidentaly,
offering me Curry XD but seriously, someone showed me a MV and… it’s a thing
you cannot forget. And so, slowly, slowly, I was getting to know their music
and I was falling in love simultaneously. One thing is that their music is so
different from all the k-pop bands and the other is their lyrics, just so
down-to-earth. And their awesome minds! And the idea for the band! We’re gonna
have to put some spam here with LeeHyuk’s solo performances from Immortal Song
(may all the nations of the world praise His voice and show Him their
appreciation!). What was the final impulse for creating the blog? No, it wasn’t
their new song (Yeojasaram), it was really talkative LeeHyuk who admitted on twitter
that he wants to visit Poland!
Well, I
should confess that I am the one responsible for Kasia’s
love/obsession/addiction for Norazo. Yeah, thanks for the applause and recognition
X3
(iiverin)
Okay, I believe it’s time to start this mackerel.. the
blog, I mean! Quoting Norazo, 어서 옵쇼, Welcome!