KPOP for Lovers

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"KPOP for Lovers" mixtape

GD&TOP - High High (Tzechar remix)
GD&TOP - Don't Go Home vs The Glass - Four Four Letter - Black Van remix (KTDJS edit)
GD&TOP - Don't Go Home (Glen Check remix)
2NE1 - Can't Nobody vs Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours (KTDJS edit)
Big Bang - Fantastic vs Lykki Li - I Follow Rivers - The Magician remix (KTDJS edit)
GD&TOP - Oh Yeah vs Sneaky Sound System - When We Were Young - Breakbot remix (KTDJS edit)
2NE1 - I Love You vs Classixx ft. Jeppe - I'll Get You (KTDJS edit)
Brown Eyed Girls - Abracadabra vs Santigold - The Keepers - The Knocks remix (KTDJS edit)
2NE1 - I Hate You vs Ryan Paris - Dolce Vida (KTDJS edit)
Big Bang - What Is Right/Stupid Liar vs The Magician - I Don't Know What To Do (KTDJS edit)
Taeyang ft. Kush - Make Love vs Brandy - Full Moon (KTDJS edit)
Girls Generation - Boys (Love Supreme remix)
GD&TOP - Knock Out (Lam Suet remix)
Wonder Girls - Girlfriend vs Breakbot - Make You Mine (KTDJS edit)
Big Bang - Bad Boy (Epitone & KevinKloud remix)
2NE1 - Lonely vs Sublime - Santeria (KTDJS edit)
Taeyang - Connection vs Justin Timberlake - Senorita (KTDJS edit)
Dynamic Duo x Dumbfoundead x Kero One - Loves Gonna Getcha
Big Bang - Tonight (Love Supreme remix) (KTDJS edit)
Big Bang - Blue (Lam Suet Mature remix)

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With K-pop's popularity at its peak, Kill The DJs — a NYC-based DJ/production duo — presents "K-Pop For Lovers," a 20-track mix offering a refreshing take on the glitzy genre. In a surprising move, KTDJs selects tracks from acts such as Big Bang and Wonder Girls to pair them up with indie and retro-leaning sounds, and what comes forth is bubblegum pop with dance-rock, disco, R&B, reggae, underground bass, hip-hop, and abstract beats twists. You've never heard 2NE1 over a Ryan Paris Italo groover, or Brown Eyed Girls on top of The Knocks' reworking of a Santigold heater. As the cool, sexy vibe continues, KTDJs complements the "Love" theme by peppering in vintage film (Korean, of course) quotes, an approach that adds to the quirky undertones prevalent throughout the mix.

If the first half of "K-Pop For Lovers" is fun and dance oriented, the second half is blue and chilled out. KTDJs enlists remixes that flip the upbeat originals into smooth — at times atmospheric — head nodders, and for fans that have come to expect a certain sound from the likes of Girls Generation or GD & Top, the tracks should prove to be a breath of fresh air.

The verdict? You'll either love or hate "K-Pop For Lovers" (I'm leaning toward the former), but any music aficionado will appreciate the amount of ground KTDJs covers (really, where else will you hear Taeyang, Dumbfounded, The Magician, Kush, Justin Timberlake, Dynamic Duo, Classixx, The Glass, and Sublime together?). Just looking at the artwork is telling of the range of interests, both musical and lifestyle wise, KTDJs owns up to. Listen to it, dance to it, and kick back to it. "K-pop For Lovers" is for lovers of all things.