Lee Jung-hyun Change 1999 K-pop Techno Warrior The year 1999 marked a turning point in Korean popular culture with the emergence of singer Lee Jung-hyun (이정현). Her track “Change (바꿔)”, a follow-up single from her debut album ‘Let’s Go To My Star,’ delivered a powerful shock with its combination of…
Clon First Love 2000 K-pop Techno Dance From the late 1990s into the early 2000s, Clon (클론) dominated the Korean dance music scene. Their mega-hit “First Love (초련)” was released in 2000. Already dance powerhouses with hits like ‘Kungtari Shabara’ and ‘Escape from the City,’ Clon embraced the Techno sound…