South Korean protest music

[2] The minjung-gayo specifically includes the anti-Japanese songs from the Japanese colonial era, which continued until the early 1970s, and generally refers to the culture that began to mature in the late 1970s and which lasted until 1990.

[3] The subject matter of these early songs heavily criticized pop music or had a theme of overcoming hardship.

[3] The unique criticism by university students during this time period established the base of Korean protest songs.

[3] The short "Spring of Democracy" in 1979, which came after the assassination of Park Chung-hee (or the "10.26 situation") was a chance for student movements to display the minjung-gayo in public demonstrations.

The first regular performance of 'People-seeking music' was held in Korean churches for the 100th anniversary memorial in October 1987, after the great labor conflict in mid-to-late 1987.

In this period, people had recognized the limits of the universities' minjung-gayo movement and were trying to figure out how they could overcome and surpass them.

After the great labor conflict in July to September 1987, minjung-gayo reflected workers' joys and sorrows.

In this period, the songs, not having such solemn atmosphere like 'Fucking USA' and 'The First Korean Constitution' were made, but their influence did not spread beyond the field.

At that time, he met Helen Yang, his primary school friend, and wrote her a song named 'Morning dew' (Hangul: 아침 이슬), released in 1970.

The group's albums were commercially successful and have made a strong impact in Korean pop music history.