Few represent Korean trot music better than the deep-voiced Song DaeKwan. He's been one of the biggest names repping the country's oldest pop music genre, capturing the mix of melancholy and humor that defines it perfectly. Since the ‘70s, he's been using his throaty voice to sing over drum machine beats and an array of strings. It is just the right sonic backdrop for his heartfelt lyrics, as the sparse instrumentation lets each word hang in the air and allows their emotional impact to sink in fully.