![]() The lyrics are particularly honest in a refreshing way. ![]() That tone in combination with the tones the artists use drive the song in the direction it needs to go: towards a reminiscing of the past tinged with regret of what has happened. There’s an underlying melancholic tone that keeps the song from being entirely happy. The magical twinkles at the beginning aren’t necessarily the best, but it does allow for the song to enter a dream-like world that suits the lyrics, which speak of memories and longing. The song is rather melodic, showing that hip-hop doesn’t have always have that hard edge and strong beat to it. This is my way of adding Kyung in here, especially since I think he’s often overshadowed by Zico. First up from Zico’s pre-debut songs is his debut single with Kyung, which features Elin: “The Letter.” It’s primarily not used offensively, but to emphasize the meaning of what is being said. After two years of dance preparation, performance training, and being mentored by the likes of Skull, Verbal Jint, and Rhymer, Block B debuted.īefore we get to the music, I want to warn you that there is a little bit of profanity present in the songs. Part of their exercises to prepare for debut involved creating their own mixtapes by themselves–composing, writing, producing–in order to develop their skills and to build their experience. The single was called “The Letter” (which can be found later in this article).Ĭho PD discovered Scribble and Hol-ke through their single and offered them an opportunity to train and deubt under his label, Brand New Stardom. In 2009, he released his debut single with Kyung, who was then Hol-ke, under the duo name Harmonics. His eventual stage name, Zico, comes from the first part of his given first name, Ji-, and an affectionate suffix given by his Japanese fans, -co. He worked with Japanese crews Dope Squad and Undisputed before he returned to Korea. Zico, real name Woo Ji-ho, promoted in the underground hip-hop scene in Japan under the name Scribble for three years. My interest in Zico’s pre-debut work initially started when I learned that he had gifted a fan with a pre-debut mixtape at MTV’s Match Up Fanmeet Showcase consisting of seven never-released tracks featuring other underground artists, including Kyung. While both have noteworthy accomplishments both separately and together, the focus here will be on Zico. It is because of this experience that even though Zico is the second-youngest member of Block B, he’s the leader. Both are particularly talented, having done much work prior to their official debut under other names: Kyung as Hol-ke and Zico as Scribble/Graffiti. Under Cho PD in Brand New Stardom, the group became known for their crazy antics, especially in MTV‘s Match Up, and the talents of their rappers, in particular Park Kyung and their leader, Zico. They didn’t have the cuter, pretty-boy look that Boyfriend and B1A4 had, and they professed to be about their music above all factors. Block B exploded onto the scene in 2011 with their stronger style that was unlike most groups at that time.
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