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The first one in a traditional Korean practice where performers dance, sing and play drums and used to take place during farming activities, while the second was performed to expel evil spirits and pray for a peaceful future. Finally, during the coda of the song, the Pungmul performance and the Lion dance can be seen. In addition to the above, the basic set of the music video is a traditional Korean village, and all the performers and actors are wearing -original or inspired-by- traditional Korean cloths. Irworobongdo behind a royal throne (photo by Gary Todd, flickr) Also, during the intro, there is an illustrated design which looks alike Irworobongdo, a Korean folding screen with a painting of the sun, the moon and five peaks, which used to be placed behind the king’s throne during the Joseon dynasty. That’s why the members perform surrounded by blue flames, which herald the appearance of Dokkaebi. First, its concept is related to the mythological Dokkaebi, goblin-like creatures who trick but also help humans by being against evil. The music video is heavily inspired by traditional Korean performances as well as myths.
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The performer in front is holding and playing a kkwaenggwari (photo by koreanet’s official flickr) Lastly, kkwaenggwari, a traditional percussion instrument, makes its strong appearance during the song’s chorus as well as coda, creating an epic, revolutionary feeling to the listeners. Left: Taepyeongso (photo by Jean-Pierra Dalbera, flickr), Right: Women playing Gayageum (photo by Koreanet’s official flickr) Then, during the pre-chorus, gayageum, a long traditional string instrument, can be heard and the sound of taepyeongso, a traditional woodwind instrument, follows, harmonizing with the members back vocals. So, at the first verse of the song, there is a talk-like rap accompanied mainly with some percussion instruments, a practice that resembles pansori.Ī pansori performance is part of the Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace (koreanet’s official flickr)
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Thus, as sorikkun (good singers), they will face off against the jansorikkun (naggers).Ī variety of traditional Korean instruments, mixed with electronic elements and modern sounds can be heard throughout the whole song. You can easily understand its meaning by its etymology too, as " 소리 " means "sound" and the suffix "- 꾼 " is used to describe a person who does something professionally or a person who is good at something.Ī Pansori performance (photo by David Murray, flickr)Īlso, the boy group made a good use of the word ‘’ 소리꾼 " in order to convey their message, as it sounds similar to " 잔소리꾼 " (nagger). This is a word used to describe a great singer, a person who sings folk songs and 판소리 (pansori), which is a Korean musical storytelling performed by just one singer and a drummer. ‘’Thunderous’’, as a music piece but also as a music video, is strongly influenced by the Korean culture as it contains a satisfying number of references and a variety of Korean culture features which are going to be explained below.Įven though the English title is "Thunderous", the Korean word that has been used is " 소리꾼 " (sorikkun). The song aims to express the importance of being yourself without allowing criticism to affect you, as the members of the group "don't play by the rules" and try to express themselves their own unique way.
STRAY KIDS THUNDEROUS FULL
Thunderous (Korean title: 소리꾼 ) is the title track of Stray Kids' second full album "No Easy", written and composed mainly by three of the members who work under the name 3RACHA.