Band Dongmulwon Years
In the summer of 1987, Kim Gwang Seok and other student musicians he affiliated with recorded some practice pieces, which drew attention of Kim Chang Wan, the leader of a rock band ‘Sanwoolim’, a major figure in Korean popular music. Impressed by the quality of the record, he arranged the production of record, which was released in 1988 with the title of ‘Dongmulwon-The Zoo’. Members of ‘Dongmulwon’, including Kim Kwang-Seok, were astonished at the explosive sales of their first album, many of which tracks recorded mega hits. Songs such as ‘On the street’, ‘I’m another guy loving you’, ‘Writing a letter on the cloudy sky of autumn’, ‘Hyehwa-dong’ portrayed emotions of young people in a manner that distinguished them from those of mainstream pop music, which was tarnished by humdrums and commercialism. In response to the enthusiastic support of fans, Kim Kwang-Seok and Dongmulwon held numerous times of concert.
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