Misty Blue

  In the mood for a little indie? This is your gateway to the Korean music scene and everything it has to offer, which includes artists who may not get as much screen time, but are every bit as talented and worth a listen as those in the almost-visible-from-outerspace K-pop idol scene. We’ve already had a brief look at a few awesome bands in the Seoulsonic tour but make no mistake — not every everyone is a Crying Nut. Let’s take the volume down a notch and check out a band sporting a soft alternative rock sound with airy vocals. Misty Blue, you’ve been Indie ID’d.

Photo Credit: Pastel Music

   Vocalist Jung Woonsoo, guitarist Lee Jungwoo and bassist Choi Kyunghoon make up the trio named Misty Blue. Their first album, Your Star Name is SiriusB, features 14 tracks that range from indie-pop to jazzy to acoustic to ethereal.  They are signed to Pastel Music and since 2005 have released 5 EPs, 1 full album, appeared on  2 OSTs and contributed to a compilation album featuring Pastel artists. And in case you were wondering, all of Misty Blue’s album artwork were created by illustrator Kim Jiyoon.
   “Comfort,” from Your Star Name, was featured in the original soundtrack of the 2007 megahit drama, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (more commonly known as just Coffee Prince).

  Misty Blue’s most recent released is 4/4 A Sentimental Painkiller, the final EP in the four-part Sentimental collection. Over seven tracks, MB delivers an auditory sedative; drifting melodies interspersed with both whispered vocals and soulful crooning that carry the ‘painkiller’ theme to even those who are not able to fully understand the lyrics. While there’s no embeddable audio available for Painkiller at this time, you can listen to audio samples of Misty Blue’s entire discography at their artist page on 24hz, a Korean site that provides music streaming service, MP3 downloads, music videos and radio listening.
Other tracks to check out:
“Ergo” from 3/4 A Sentimental Steady Seller
“Snowberry” from 4˚C Sleeping Flowers Under a Glass Lake
“Chocolate” from Your Star Name is SiriusB

 Live Performance of “Raindrop Play/Performance” from 2/4 Sentimental Storytell(h)er

 “Summer Palace” Music Video