Back To The Oldies

Wow, it's been such a long time since the last post. I found a few gems that I wanted to mention on this blog, but never got around to writing a post about them. During the past few days, I've been stuck in nostalgic memory lane, reviving my past with various bits of Korean media, including the earliest K-Pop hits and very old Korean dramas. I've even taken up to creating a playlist that brings me back so many strong memories of back when I was 4 or 5, a child so influenced by the popular music of the time in Korea. You could say Lee Jung Hyun was my childhood idol, somewhat unconsciously of me.

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