I've started using Last.fm online radio to listen to Korean music. It seems like an ideal choice because it'll automatically select more music for me on the basis of what I like to listen to (as well as what I don't like). I'm starting off with the "F.T. Island" station (F.T. Island is a Korean band that started instrumental and branched out to vocals), which seems to have a nice mix of slow ballad-y songs and faster dance and hip-hop music. It's great to be able to ban tracks - I'm banning Japanese and English tracks right and left.
It's surprising how much English is in a lot of Korean songs. I'm trying to make myself ban those, but it's difficult. The trouble is, if I don't ban them and start to hear them multiple times, I end up with the English running through my head instead of the Korean. I doubt that it'll improve my Korean speaking ability to have "Feels like insomnia" playing back in my head all day. The English is often part of the chorus - loud, memorable, short, frequently repeated sections. Perfect for permanent etching into your memory.
But every chicken has its bones. Maybe I'll ban WheeSung's "Insomnia" a little later, after I get it out of my system...
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