I guess I'll start off this thread - Looked through the 4 pages (lol) and couldn't find them (unless I really missed it LOL)

Anyways here's Wiretap in My Ear. But they just came out with their 3rd album and now it seems under the name of Prana.




Members:
이혁(보컬) - Lee Hyeok (Vocal)
김태진(기타) - Kim Taejin (Guitar)
황의준(베이스) - Hwang Euijun (Base)
정재훈(드럼) - Jeong Jaehun (Drum)

website: http://www.bandwiretap.com/
(site looks rather re-vamped)

Albums/Singles so far
2001 (1)- Wiretap in My Ear
2004 (2)- Prana
2005 - 비밀의 화원 [ Secret Garden]
2006 (3)- Shine


Clips
E-mail MV
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mYH_2eAUP18

E-mail Live for Ssamzie Sound Festival
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HBqwsQq5f1Y

Cry MV
http://youtube.com/watch?v=axHWc0TayF0

Y MV
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SF9qSrQIQOU


I think I mentioned this in the Inki Gayo thread - but it's sorta weird to see them perform on a show like Inki Gayo for this week. (be posting a cut of their performance on cb if anyone's interested).

Oh wow...they have a new album out?...and they performed on inki gayo??

I stumbled across their website last year and I saw their 'cry' music video so when I went to korea I bought both their albums and their single (I had a hard time locating the first album though lol)

I really liked the song "Doll" from their single secret garden.

Wasn't Jung U.Hwa ...one of the guitarist from Eve's 6th album in Wiretap in my ear before? I remember reading it somewhere, and I think he appears in their m/v for "e-mail".

I have their volume 2 Prana and I thought it had some awesome songs on it. Hopefully the new album delivers.

Here's a cut of Prana's performance on Inki Gayo on 09.10.2006. I just realized that this isn't their first time coming out on a show of this type. Long time ago, I think they came out on mnet.

Lee Hyeok - I guess is going for the Willy Wonka look... lol... the look works for him. Tried to get caps of the other band members, but the lighting was dark...and not much focus was given to the other band members. eh, what can you expect -short of going to Korea to actually see them. lol (same goes for the mv for Yuri Ggott - just saw it and was like - where's the rest of the band? lol).

click -->Prana (Formerly Wiretap In My Ear) - Yuri Ggott


yb (used to be called Yoon Dohyun's band) also performed on this day too. to get this and further cuts,
go here --> http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?act...00#entry3726930




^ This is the first time I'm hearing about this. Speaking of Eve, just saw an old clip where the vocal for this group was singing with the vocal of Eve together. LOL I dunno I thought it was a little funny seeing the Lee Hyeok calling Kim Sehyeon "hyung".

yup I dug up Wiretap in my ear's first album, and inside the cover it says, guitar: Jung Yoo Hwa. I re-watched the m/v as well, and he's the guy on the left of Lee Hyuk...so right side on the screen.

Man..sucks I don't know how to download from clubbox. I guess I'll just go down to the video store and borrow it when I have time.

Speaking of Yoon Do Hyun, I was watching ya shim man man, and I saw that he got a mohawk O_O
I don't know why, but he looks much older with that mohawk for some reason...in my eyes anyway lol

really random fact i just learned about the cover for prana's 3rd album.



^ the person in the cover is the lead vocal in heavy make-up.

What the hell? They are going by Prana now? Okay, this shows how little Im paying attention........ I dont care for their music much but that dude, whats his name...Lee Hyuk? Hes funny as hell on stage.

^ No kidding. .. I just saw Prana on Yoon Dohyun's Love Letter and Lee Hyeok was in Hedwig costume... O_o. Funny thing though, when they performed on Music Wave, the group, and him, toned down their costumes.

I saw them at this year's Ssamzie Sound Festival
I think they like to just put on a type of visual show. as in wild costumes.

at the sound festival, they were all wearing huge orange wigs, and outfits straight out of a warrant or motley crue music video from back in the 80s (yes, tight spandex/leather pants, cut up shirts, etc)

they were pretty awesome though, shame I didnt buy the cd that was being sold while I had the chance.

does anyone know where i can dl their songs?

From a 10/09 perf.

There were others, this one was just funny.

I didn't know this thread was here. I love this band. I have their 2nd album, the one with the song CRY. My favorite korean band.

I like their Hedwig cover. That was nice rock.

I think i saw them around last May at the DJ Music Festival in Korea. I'm pretty sure I heard them being introduced as Prana (I remember trying to look them up afterwards but kept looking up 'pirahna' haha). I definitely remember waiting patiently for them to set-up. seriously 완전 기대. They were putting up like ladders and a water tank on stage and we saw them in full costume. The guitarist was covered in full olive colored body paint with a sparkly dress on while they were performers/entertainers in surgeon outfits. Anyway, they finally came on stage and they played a clip on the screen which freaked me out haha. It was so interesting. There was some guy in all white doing interpretive dance on stage while they performed. There was also a guy in the small water tank and they made the water look like blood. I just got the chills thinking about this. ::shudder:: As for the surgeons, they were holding flowers and "operating" and held a camera that was hooked up to the big screen. Sadly we had to use the bathroom so we headed out for awhile during their set. But they sure did leave an impression on me. I will probably never get to see such an odd/interesting show in my life ever again. But then again, there are some fun bands that put on great performances (ie. the vandals, reel big fish...) (side note: it's weird how some of my favorite bands but on crappy shows like between the buried and me. i swear i wanna fall asleep whenever i watch them)

so is prana always this insane? haha

Do you think that without the visuals, their music is still interesting? I find them a bit mellow actually (my taste is more hard rock I guess), and there's too much focus on the singer for an entire band. So... Why the name change?



Hahaha, that's funny.

well from what i've read around - fake blood has been a frequent prop they use. not sure if they up-ed it or not.


i'm not too visual a person, but i kinda think the same way about their music. it is kinda mellow. i dunno what it is about korean rock - either the band sounds mellow/folksy or really hard like metal/screamo (and i'm not too much of a fan of the latter, and most groups sound more of the former). there are occaisonal bands that have rock sounds in between. gah, maybe i'm just not hitting up on the right groups. personally though, i think it was after the name change it seemed like the focus was on the vocal. before then it didn't seem that like that much. then again, i could be totally wrong (i don't follow this group much). and um yeah, also, i guess this is kinda fyi... when i do start threads for bands it's not really because i like them per se; rather it's more to start a thread to introduce the group...
oh, the reason for the Prana name change. i dunno why, but i keep thinking it was simply because the name Wiretap in My Ear was kinda long. i don't remember exactly anymore cuz it's been a while since i looked in on them.

Actually, I don't find korean rock music hard at all. A lot of them really fall into the pop category, what with emo, that also eventually became mainstream. I find there's rarely a metal band and the punk that's out there is the teenage-appeal type, somewhat comical. And there's a reason behind that, like I said at the top. Koreans don't really appreciate rock music. Which is sad. It's a genre that's often overlooked or downgraded perhaps because everyone prefers the light fluffy sound to a difficult one, and also there's probably a fear about all the negative connotations attached to rock music. Hip hop was more readily accepted, which is a surprise to me and continues till today. But rock requires a little more talent and effort which I find lacking in the fast-paced 15-minutes-of-fame pop idols that korea loves to flourish.

^ well i've never really said korean rock was hard. it's just that when i look for harder sounds it ends up being metal or something. maybe i was looking really deep or something. but yeah, i do agree korean rock is more like what you described, like pop-rockish. and folk style seems pretty popular. i'm not surprised with hiphop being being though , from my pov - seo taiji and kids. lately though, i've been wondering why rock hasn't taken off mainstream. like you wrote could be the talent/effort factor / nature of the korean music industry that isn't that receptive. i could add the mandatory military service. the other thing i'm thinking is the size of the korean music market is. not too big. so where could the money be made? i dunno should rock be more "glamorized" to "encourage" people to get into that style of music? but then i know there are some fans of indie music who don't want that to happen to korean rock. (this is nothing more than musings).
in anycase, i guess one can't want everything.

I think rock deserves its niche in a close-minded country like Korea. In no other country has rock ever been this degraded in value. '96 to '08, 11 going-on 12 years and not one famous Korean rock band recognized internationally? Let alone 2? There's a part of me that refuses to accept that. It's the mindset of the people. That's a cultural issue.

Then there's the talent issue. Rock is revered worldwide because there really is a lot more talent and effort put into it. Musicians in the rock industry are still learning their trade in their mid-20s, 30s, 40s, etc. It's a combination of skill and talent that a teen-idol-ridden country like Korea cannot easily and readily grasp. They're more into fast fame, and doing easy work like singing and dancing for five minutes with music made for them. That's a work/talent issue.

Finally, regarding fame and fandom, I'll let you in on something. Bands in the west compete for the top or to do something different and get recognized for it. The more recognition, the better, because that's their reward. Why would they be happy staying lowkey and having only 50 people show up to their concert? How are they going to feed themselves? Even in Japan, Jrock became famous for their innovative styles and earnest competition amongst themselves outside of the West. So they earn the respect of the West. They get western fans. And fans should also act wise: every fan who really loves their band wants them to be the best. It's a selfish attitude to keep them to yourselves. You're never going to find success that way. It's contradictory to the efforts of a band.

I'm still sitting here, wondering who I should respect in Krock, let alone find out what Krock really is all about. And you know what I find, NOTHING.

^ lol i guess i triggered something with that last line... "i guess one can't want everything." i guess this didn't come across, but that line wasn't directed at you or anything. i only wrote that because that's how i'm consigned to feel sometimes regarding korean rock as someone who is only a listener and not as someone who makes music (<--not implying anything about anyone here. just describing me). and i acknowledge your points about rock in general.

If you guys enjoyed Prana, you should also try An Cafe (J-Kei)