Die Orsons - Kim Kwang Seok (Official Video)

This song is a tribute to the south korean musician Kim Kwang Seok, who took his live in 1996.

Directed by Stephan Richter.

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Songtext in English:

In a country
where your vita is even more important than here
and you obey your boss almost like a dog
which they eat in restaurants there

There was a singer, pretty young
who did not like to sing on the radio or on TV
but in front of the audience
Like we do right now - hello

Lets get back to the story - he sang the saddest songs in the world
when he came back from his 1000th concert
everything was silent - cause he killed himself.

He "Curt Cobained" himself in 1996
Enter his name on youtube and cry

We spell him for you:

K - I -M - K - W - A - N - G - S - E - O - K

You've been the Bob Dylan of Korea
you've been Koreas Kurt Kobain
Your voice sounds like eternity
like Tears - please wait

You've been the Bob Dylan of Korea
you've been Koreas Kurt Kobain
Your voice sounds like eternity
like Tears - please wait

After his 1000th concert
he locked up his room
He was only 32 years old
He sang about our hapiness, sadness and our holiness
But nobody understood
because he sang korean
and there was no youtube before 1996

He sang about the little people, like us
And we listen carefully right now
How is your name spelled, Kim?

K - I -M - K - W - A - N - G - S - E - O - K
.
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[aindig]

I'm South Korean. Thanks for everyone remembering Kim Kwang Seok. Though when he was died, I wasn't born. But He is my favorite singer. I think he is the king of Korean singer. His music which seems like in my families' bosom makes me glad and happy. Thank you for remembering him very much.

[우찬호]

South Korean here.

I'm quite surprised Kim's influence reached Germany to manifest to this extent, but I guess globalization's good side really got going this time.

Kim's song are very poetic, and some of them are direct covers of earlier singers - and by earlier - I mean singers directly before him who lived under an oppressive cold-war martial regime. Books were burned like grass, and people were thrown into jail like dogs for "suspicion" People lived very suppressed lives and watched as their children - the next generation - became more and more Americanized by the invisible cultural hand which has now shaped us into an economic client state run by monopolies and pro-American republicans which cater to a group of old voters still believing in cold-war era ideals and voting for a dictator's daughter. Living in this time, Kim was like many others not part of the mainstream. Mkv was just going off about this time - planting the seed of what would grow to be today's sexualized pop music culture - but he played with a traditional style, hence the poetic lyrics and increases in volume inspired not just for vocal climax, but traditional division of volume and rhythm in the reading of poems - a signature of his bittersweet austerity.

His songs reflect a lot of what was going on at his time - industrialization, the downsides of rapid modernization, the degradation of the individual, and most importantly the loss of what seemed to be our own culture and unique heritage with influences from the west. To give a few examples, "Around thirty", "At the streets", "Where the wind blows", Although I loved you", "Intending to forget", "The story of a certain old couple", and my favorite "The letter of a private" All these songs always play around the theme of repressive self-abandonment, loss of innocence, nostalgia, romantic disenfranchisement, and the past generations. So although he wasn't a political activist - as no form of politics along those lines would take mature form then and has yet to consolidate today - he did infuse a lot of context and social commentary into his music. So his music has value not only as emotional medicine which soothes a longing heart, and diffuses the buildup of depression, but also as a testament to what people in his generation was unknowingly subjected - being helplessly told to work and adapt to a chaotically changing nation, with little for themselves. This selfless, stalwart attitude would translate into politics and how South Korea deals with problems - by shaking America's leg. No difference today, sadly so, and I hope my generation - the younger, better educated, and culturally aware - thanks to globalization, will not take their privileges for granted and waste it on sex and drugs but use it to reshape our nation .. at least culturally, albeit a nation doomed to be an economic client state of the US.

To add, the use of a female partner that the man must abandon, or misses dearly - this kind of theme often personifies the female as what he generally misses - his innocence, his love, the caring and nurturing side of humanity. One must also take note that it's not always a lover, but just a woman - so it could refer to his mother. Mothers are often figures of cultural continuity, hearth, and domestic values. As far as poetry is concerned, this is not far-fetched, as this technique is probably more popular in Western poetry than it is in the long-time patriarchy of South-Eastern Asia.

Some people may think I'm twisting his songs to political propaganda, but they don't know that two of his hits were direct covers of political activist/singers. One of them even got arrested.

If you want to learn more about how music relates to post-war recuperation, Americanization, and economic reconstruction - Kim Min Ki would be another great example.

For Germans reading this comment, if there ever would be one, I'm sure they can relate to this a lot, especially so if their parents once lived in West Germany, because our two nations went through a very similar phase. I'd reference a German film that focuses directly on this theme of the past being forgotten and being replaced with rapid change and Americanization - Das schreckliche Mädchen

[schmackuskaktus]

Aus irgendeinem Grund musste ich gerade an die Stelle bei 3:05 denken. Irgendwie macht das was auf emotionaler Ebene mit mir, die Frau, die noch gerade vorhatte, sich umzubringen, herzlich und befreit lachen zu sehen, während dem Hintergrund der besungene Kim Kwang Seok zu hören ist. Höchst unterschätzer Song und vor allem Video!

[nyimachoedhar]

I'm a Vietnamese living in Saigon and I'm a big fan of Kim Kwang Soek and his voice, I think he has such a gentle

[parkch]

I'm a Korean . but i currently live in Montréal, Canada. Kim Kwang Seok(김광석) is my favorite singer. today, my German friend introduced me to this song ...and this song reminded me of his songs again for a long time.

[COOKCOOK]

i cannot understand without translated, but i can understand what you want to mean.
he was a healer in our life, like you did in video
thanks for making this video

[TheViralInfekT]

Wow. Ich bin YouTube heute noch dankbar dafür dass es mir Kim Kwang Seok einmal vorgeschlagen hat.

Ich wusste nicht worum es geht in dem Lied, doch es resonierte mit mir. Ich höre ihn heute noch sehr gerne und ich liebe das Lied, welches hier auch referenziert wird.

Schön zu hören, dass er nicht nur mich zum mitschwingen gebracht hat.

[이민규-be]

I was glad that I was not the only one who missed Kim Kwang Seok.

[TheLethargy]

der beweis dafür, dass man über so viel schreiben kann. sollten sich viele deutsche rapper mal ein beispiel dran nehmen

[youtube-user]

the point is that, we feel grateful that you recognized the most valued musician among koreans.

[Emgrundt]

Tua´s Gesichtsausdrücke sind einfach krass episch
und ich glaub ist auch gewolt das man an das traurige Thema auch mit ´n bischen nicht unbedingt Humor aber mit nem Augenzwinkern rangeht

[silverlee]

저는 김광석을 엄청 좋아하는 한국인입니다. 요즘도 가끔 김광석 노래를 들으며 힘들 때마다 위안을 삼곤 합니다. 독일에서도 김광석이 많이 알려져 있나요? 고인이 되신 김광석님을 위해 이런 노래를 만들어 줘서 고맙습니다. 우리 모두 힘내자구요. 화이팅
그런데 요새 한국에서는 개고기 안 먹어요 ㅜㅜ

[서지훈-fj]

김광석의 노래를 듣고있으면 작은것에도 행복을 느껴보고 싶다는 생각이 든다

[McPheon]

Einer der schönsten Lieder von den Orsons... Tolles Musikvideo, mit sehr viel Botschaft. Nicht so wie die meisten Clips, die nichts mit dem Text gemeinsam haben! Einfach nur toll umgesetzt. Orsons, macht weiter so! Euer Stil ist einfach zum feiern, ihr bringt alle Gefühle zum Vorschein, egal ob Lachen, Weinen, Trauer, Fröhlichkeit. Ihr gebt deutschem HipHop das, was schon lange fehlt: Eine Seele.

[Oldschoolrap]

Man muss die Orsons einfach Truppe mit geiler sinvoller Musik, die auch was zu bedeuten hat.

[SOULBUTNOSOLDIER]

Wie gut das live war... Wirklich sehr, sehr gut!

[황당-pn]

It's so impressive that people in other countries still memorizing him.. Danke, Deutches

[MrSliipz]

ist echt schade, dass solch großartige musiker soo wenig aufrufe haben.
aber zumindest sind die wahre fan's der orsons ihnen treu :b
und alle, die die orsons mit bushido, sido usw. vergleichen haben alle kein hirn im kopf..
sowas kann man einfach nicht vergleichen..
orsons sind einfach einzigartig mit ihren texten und das was sie rüber bringen wollen..
kaas, tua, maeckes und plan b. die 4 haben es drauf :)

[luxulee]

Vielen Dank, dass Sie ein Lied über Kim Kwang-seok gemacht haben.

[MrSliipz]

ist echt schade, dass solch großartige musiker soo wenig aufrufe haben.
aber zumindest sind die wahre fan's der orsons ihnen treu :b
und alle, die die orsons mit bushido, sido usw. vergleichen haben alle kein hirn im kopf..
sowas kann man einfach nicht vergleichen..
orsons sind einfach einzigartig mit ihren texten und das was sie rüber bringen wollen..
und man kann sie den ganzen tag hören und mal bisschen nachdenken, einfach das beste :b
kaas, tua, maeckes und plan b. die 4 haben es drauf :)