City Pop, Digging Club Seoul, and a Green Bean Salad

20201103, "City Pop" is a symbol of Japan's bubble economy in the 70s and 80s — inevitably full of optimism and romance. Funky drums and bass topped off with dazzling synthesizers, glamour itself. Thanks to the retro boom of the past few years, there have been quite a few city pop remakes since 2019. The standout project among them is "Digging Club Seoul," which raised the banner of "shining a light on overlooked, ahead-of-their-time music that deserves attention." Songs like Kim Hyun-chul's "After a Long Time" sung by George, Yoon Su-il's "Beautiful" sung by Stella Jang, and Mono's "You Are Always" sung by Daybreak — these are the kinds of tracks. For the middle-aged and older, it's nostalgia; for the 1020 generation, it's freshness — and maybe, without knowing it, it foresaw an era where COVID would come to collapse everything. As if to say: soak in nostalgia for the past and forget the pain of the present, just for a while. #citypop #citypop #diggingclubseoul #greenbean and #peas boiled quickly in salted water, while sliced garlic sizzles in a pan of olive oil — once it looks about ready, in go the green beans and peas to cook together. Finished with boiled egg, pepper, and #gradapadanocheese. #greenbeansalad #greenbean #greenbeansalad #breakfast #breakfast #salad #breakfast #salad Got a #grater from #jaju for 7,900 won and I really like how well it performs.