The eleventh round will be the last set of episodes that Jaurim will be in, so we watch wondering if they will be able to graduate from the show like Kim Bumsoo and Park Junghyun or if they will just barely make it, like YB and Jang Hyejin. Plus, we get to see the first performance from former Boohwal singer, now contestant on the show Park Wangyu. On the commentary panel this week are: myself, Anna, and Widhi.

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "12월 18일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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This is the big Sanullim special episode. There were some impressive performances here, but they did split our commentators: Indieful ROK/Korean Indie originator, Anna; Ask a Korean!'s expert, The Korean; and site friend and music enthusiast, Widhi.

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "12월 11일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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Time has come for the final Music Alliance Pact post of 2011. India is out, but we sew new blogs representing Iceland and Turkey - welcome!

The South Korean artist of the month is Kim Mo Kin, who released his first solo album on December 1st. It's an altogether lovely effort, reminiscent of the music he's made previously with Cabinet Singalongs, including not just the standard singer/songwriter tunes, but a bit of jazz, a touch of variety show music, and plenty of other interesting influences. Check out his 씬 below and visit Electric Muse's Soundcloud to also hear songs 꿈의 가로수길 and 뮤즈가 다녀가다.

Right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a .zip file of the whole 36-track compilation via MediaFire.

SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK
Kim Mok In - Scene
Kim Mok In started out as the guitarist of playful lo-fi folk quartet Cabinet Singalongs over a decade ago. This month he released his first solo album, Song Of Musician's-self, with an updated sound and better production that still shouldn't leave any old fan disappointed. Scene is a song about the Korean music scene which finds Kim Mok In's voice and guitar accompanied by a sturdy piano.

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The December 4th episode of "I Am a Singer" is especially dear to me because it's the first episode of the Sanullim special. Sanullim is a classic Korean rock band that originated in the 1970's, with psychedelic and folk rock elements. As this commentary was written in haste, I'll be the only one commenting on it.

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "12월 4일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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And we return yet again to cover a new round of "I Am a Singer", featuring a new singer to take the spot of Jang Hyejin, who we saw cut from the show in the previous round, just short of graduating. In our commentary panel for this episode are The Korean and Widhi with Anna dropping in briefly.

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "11월 27일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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Hello! We continue catching up with "I Am a Singer" with our commentary for the 20 November episode where the singers debut their performances of each others songs. Returning to comment this week are Anna, The Korean of Ask a Korean!, and Widhi. It was a momentous episode in that it was Jang Hyejin's final performance on the show and the result would see her graduate from the show to join Kim Bumsoo and Park Junghyun or be eliminated in the final round like YB.

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "11월 20일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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Hello, everyone. refresh_daemon here. I’m back after a life-mandated hiatus. As we’ve missed three weeks worth of episodes of “I Am a Singer”, instead of providing a full recaps, instead we will provide a summary of the past weeks, with our commentary, until we catch up to the current episode. This episode, we are joined by Anna, back from her globetrotting nuptial adventures. So let’s dig into the 13 November episode, the second part of the ninth round, where the singers received their assigned cover songs!

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All performances can be watched from Bugs Music's special 나는 가수다 site. Click the tab saying "11월 13일 방송" to find the performances discussed below.

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