Deli Spice, Pioneer of Modern Rock in Korea.

Deli Spice [델리 스파이스]

Years of Activity:  1997-present? (Last album at 2006, with no announced plans for additional albums.)

Members:
Kim Min-Gyu [김민규] - Vocal
Yoon Joon-Ho [윤준호] - Bass, guitar
Choi Jae-Hyeok [최재혁] - Drum

Oh In-Rok [오인록] - Drum (former)
Yang Yong-Joon [양용준] - Keyboard (former)
Lee Seung-Gi [이승기] - Keyboard (former)

Discography:
Deli Spice (1997)
Welcome to the Deli House (1999)
Sad But True ... [슬프지만 진실...] (2000)
Drrrr! (2001)
Espresso (2003)
Bom Bom (2006)

In 15 Words or Less:  Pioneer of modern rock in Korea.

Representative Song:  Always Keep the Engine Running [항상 엔진을 켜둘께], from Drrr!

항상 엔진을 켜둘께

Always Keep the Engine Running

휴일을 앞둔 밤에

Night before the weekend

아무도 없는 새벽

Early morning with no one around

도로를 질주해서 바닷가에

Dash down the road, to the beach

아직은 어두운 하늘

Sky is yet dark

천평궁은 빛나고

Libra is shining

차안으로 스며드는 찬 공기들

Cold air seeps into the car

기다릴게

I'll be waiting

언제라도 출발할 수 있도록

So we can leave no matter when

항상 엔진을 켜둘께

I'll always keep the engine running

너와 만난 시간보다  많은 시간이 흐르고

After more time than the time I spent with you passed

그 바닷가에 다시 또 찾아와 만약 그대가 온다면

I visit that beach again, and if you come too,

항상 듣던 스미스를 들으며

Listening to Smith that we always listened to,

저 멀리로 떠나자

 Let's run far far away.

기다릴게

I'll be waiting

언제라도 출발할 수 있도록

So we can leave no matter when

항상 엔진을 켜둘께

I'll always keep the engine running

기다릴게

I'll be waiting

언제라도 출발할 수 있도록

So we can leave no matter when

항상 엔진을 켜둘께
I'll always keep the engine running

돌아오지 않더라도

Even if you don't return

난 여기에 서 있겠지

I will probably stand here

아마 엔진을 켜둔채

Probably leaving the engine running

기다릴게

I'll be waiting

언제라도 출발할 수 있도록

So we can leave no matter when

항상 엔진을 켜둘께

I'll always keep the engine running 

돌아오지 않더라도

Even if you don't return

난 여기에 서 있겠지

I will probably stand here

아마 엔진을 켜둔채

Probably leaving the engine running

Why is that this band important?

By the late Nineties, Korea's popular music genre, culture was in an exceedingly extremely partisan mood. The exploitation of K-pop was well below means, filling the tv with low cost popular music and banal soft rock. Responding to the current thought trend, the culture demanded kin and belief purity, deliberately taking the dB ofingroup rock to new heights.

Deli Spice given the third means. Its music is refined while not being pretentious. Its elaborate while not being unapproachable. Its lyric are largely concerning love and warmheartedness, however from time to time slightly worrisome lyrics would be carried on a lightweight tune. (For example, Laika was Sent to area [우주로 보내진 라이카] on Esperesso describes, however the primary area dog Laika slowly dies while not air in an exceedinglyconfined area.)

While such music (dubbed by some as "modern rock") has continually been around within the world pop for an extended time -- U2 and R.E.M. Are around for ages -- delicatessen Spice is probably going the primary band in Korea that created this kind of different rock in style among regular music fans. The very fact thatdelicatessen Spice created indie music of Korea veer off from its suicidal tendencies makes it one among the a lot of vital bands in K-pop history.