Its pop-psychedelic beginning, the encounter with the Soul and its variations, the Latin accent, their romantic-modern versions of Trots and even a medley from the aforementioned 'Recital 78', with several successes, such as 'Sgt. Kim', 'Regret', 'Rumour', and even a version from 'Ani Holem al Naomi', single that sold more than 1 million copies in 70s Japan, from the Israeli duo Hedva and David! We would be unfair to Choo-Ja, if we just label her as an exclusively psych-folk singer, such as Kim Jung Mi was. What we see here are Big Bands and their orchestrations, Brass Funk-Soul, Psych, Rock, Trots, Ballads and a familiar Korean tendency to put a few spoons of sugar into the romanticism: 'Nangman'! |