Reunion Man living in Korea

Mardi 15 janvier 2008

Concert: news 2008

hihi:

   As some of you are following the evolution of my band (BObbyGrovy), the band is not totally dead, and actually is having a second kind of life nowadays.

   For sure this is pretty close to a dream for me: research the day, music at night, but so far all the ingredients are not perfectly mixed (time and location problems mainly).

   We have had two concerts recently (at the same club: Sapiens 7, a new live club of Hongdae, the hot spot of live music in seoul). And following are some pictures taken by our friends of UN (with which we had a small contest/event for public awareness on the poverty in the world ^^).

   enjoy the pictures, i am coming back soon with more of my thoughts and news as some of you expect them heheheheh.

Well those pictures are quite small actually so you could download them following the links:
photo1
photo2

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Mardi 8 janvier 2008

Gosh but what is L

Hihi~

   Well a new chapter here... not new in the sense that i discovered something, but new cause this is the new next step i shall look into.

   How do you manage love, communication and most importantly the effects of time on your habits?

   Not sure actually, what i do with my life is pretty much my answer. I never stopped trying to catch the little breath of dynamics that every opportunities give me. I mean the dynamics is important, keep moving on, solve problems on the way, and why worrying about what will stop me i mean life is an infinite source of choice after all so why should we get stuck in one single way ?

   Well for relationship it might be the same. How much dynamics and how many ways do you explore to keep it fresh, interesting, lively ?

   One danger, actually from my side is the wavy kind of thinking i host in my little frenchy head:
1- overconfidence: i can do it! my love is strong enough to win-win and to pass the hard obstacles~ overconfidence is also overblindness, how do you get to feel how much you love and how do you know when you are doing too much, way over your own feeling ? I used to love blindly, sincerely but blindly, i could get tired of myself sometimes... but i guess it was cause i was overconfident and not always helped by the person i needed the most. Overconfidence is god but it consumes you unless there is that person that loves you so much and show it so much that you can feel tired yo ujust fight and live with a strong motivation.

2- existentiality: Why are we doing this? I mean to some point you should ask yourself! Wy do you get to love or why do you do that much for that only one person? Fear not to find someone better? Because after all you are not that great? Do you fear to lose some thing? Just why, why trying so hard, just to be happy or make someone happy ? Is there a point in this actually painful process?
Did you say instinct? No never... you certainly need experience to know about it but how much. BUt there is no answer here, so why not trying something else?

   See from my point of view, it could get messy or really happy. Like you all already know it's not about you only (well if you are selfish enough that's your problem i guess) but it's about something bigger in my point of view).
   Make someone you care about the most happiest person in the world, and loving you in someway that you dont feel alone in this world, you need that person as much as food, as much as breathing. This is a feeling that drives you, gets you from the guts, makes you want to move further, live more, accomplish things beyound the possible or beyound some of your thoughts. Love is a sharing thing, it's how much you get close to someone to understand that you are getting close to yourself. feel yourself being accomplish, this is one of the main goal of life! or love!

    Alright this thought is not really finish but to be continued.....

Best
charles

ps: and thinks for all the comments of the last post, really helps of course.

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Mercredi 26 décembre 2007

A merry Christmas

Hi dear all:

It's been quite some time since my last post and yes somehow i have lost a little bit interest in writing my blog cause of the low rate of comments ^^.

Anyway how was your christmas? Mine not that bad.

As some of you already know i am nowadays starting a new thing in my life (music recording) which is in term a real job but we can only afford to do it quite sparsely (which is even more difficult!!!).

I also have a news, after 6months (or more ) being bachelor, i am not in a relationship with someone. I would have thought that i'd need more time to get myself involve in a deep mingful relationship (for so many reasons). But she (involuntary) changed my perspective and kick most of the bad feelings out of me.

I can't say too much on this blog for some private reason, but what i can say is that i have been friend with her for about 3 months and i felt closer and closer to her myself. The relationship itself was quite messy because of some conflict our "union" was causing. I finally asked her (yes we do like that in Korea) to be my girlfriend during christmas, i am not sure how well it is going to go but i am willing to make it last as much as love could take its spot in our relationship.

Picture?? Ah well, i would rather gave them on request so not on this blog. But you can ask question about her if you are interested i could answer here ^^.

Cheers, merry christmas and if i dont talk before.... Happy new year 2008~~~~~!!!

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Dimanche 4 novembre 2007

Love and Hate

Heyhey~

     Hate: Winter
        i do hate winter for several reason and the first one is the temperature for sure. I am not sure if it is where i come from or just the fact that no matter how many people you love around you there is, this season always gets you to feel lonely. A second reason would be that this is also the start of the new era for me, actually only this year in particular.

         I felt that year 2007 to be one worse of my life, it partialy was. Now moving on i have to be prepared for several new projects that could get to change my life drastically.

      Love: Music

          The i go. Well in terms of concerts our last concert (this saturday) got cancelled which was a pretty bad thing to our 'last' time together, but we compensated the lack of stage by a jam ~ rehearsal of 4 hours at the universite of my guitarist and bassist. Well, i guess this is how i should be feeling music, a real jam no public but emotion, harmony and pleasure at the end.

           Coming soon, my conference in japan, which i hope will be interesting (but now only stressing) and right after the conference, the beginning of my new projects:

1- Demo CD recording in seoul: sounds good to me. But doing that i also have to play the double life of research and music, which in turns will be quite tiring and harsh.

2- Get my self involved in financial investments: i think it's time to take some risk and play different types of cards... success or not i need to try on...

3- Prepare the coming year and this would be quite link to music and the amount of money i could be owing at the time. So nothing precise yet, everything to be coming ,,, soon again ^^.

      In Brief i need to get my self involved at a higher level for a certain achievment, and i think i will be able to get where i wanna be.

For tonight ill watch for the X time lost in translation, hoping to understand, how the heart can be so lonely sometime and still look for a meaning for life, especially when you dont live in a space that is your native space (true for love, true for foreigners).

Cheerssssssssssssss
Charles

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Mercredi 31 octobre 2007

Music My Love

Dear

So first i would like to present my new baby~~~~ My guitar effect pedal BOSS-ME50, a small jewel for me since it cost about 300 euros, and contains just what i need to funk, and god knows that this is what i need!

Overdrive, modulator, delay and the wah pedal ( compressor, tone and reverb effect), what else do i need ???

The sound is pretty fantastic when i think about it so no regret.... next step, buying the guitar that rocks with it, which will not happen soon since i love my danelectro.

Halloween:

Yes US is with us today imposing his halloween party day, or just an excuse to party more!!

So the next picture it's me, Yuseon (one of my best friend's girl friend) and yangyang, one of my new favorite friend in hongdae (the party place in seoul).

This week end, we will have another concert at the InSKy II a club that likes us pretty much (and we have schedule another concert on the nov. 3rd and 11 as well) so it's not quite the end yet~~~~

rock n roll

CHeerrrrrrrrsssss

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Jeudi 18 octobre 2007

La Tempete avant le Calme ?

Hello everyone:


     Well, like i suspected earlier this year the general outcome of 2007 would be a global "bad year", and there are few good reasons for me.

The Quiet:

    You already know about my loving status, so let's not go back there. Here is the deal, the one thing that was super very important to me, My band, is about to be seriously shaken down. My Guitarist (and my bassist very soon) have recently graduated from their respective school and as a consequence should be getting a job soon. My leader guitarist (Kang, ByungWoo) also has the project to get married by the end of next year, which means that he has to gather from now on sufficient finances and a quite stable working situation.

     Well, bringing the thing to me (as selfish that i am), i am loosing that thing, MUSIC.... so precious to me. Yeah it seriously kept me alive this year against many other bad news and bad things... it was y balance but what will happen soon ?

THE LATEST NEWS:

The Tempest:

    2nd week of october: concert at the downtown of Daejeon in the street for a for the "cultural exchange between foreigners and korea", we were the guest band "YAY". Unfortunately during that event, the power (an external supplier) went down "reYAY" during the concert so we could only perform one complete song and 2 songs in pieces (with sime moment without microphone). A good news: later that day we had a rehearsal (sound test) schedule at a club (InSKY II) close to the scene so we went there and waited till night. When we started the sound check ( i like this story hehe) well people started to like it thinking that it was a concert ^^, so people from outside starting to come inside and watch us... that was awesome, i mean that people who just heard our music could be actracted inside, that's the best thing that could have happened... Resulting mood: overhappiness and no more power for the rest of the day.

     3rd week of october: we have been selected for the SoDong festival of Iksan ( a nearby city ) and we have to perform Galaxy Heart but the Korean version with an additional chorus... story: For this festival we presented our music changing the lyrics to the imposed ones (we didnt hav emuch choice) and they also asked us to be more than 4 members in the band so we decided (no time) to add a chorus, then 2 very kind friends of ours (21 year old both) help us as a chorus and that was fantasticaly good so we want them more often as a guest for our concert ^^.
      This week end: live cub Palomino, "world tour: england". a concert which will be a little more heavy than usual we planed to play: Muse "hypermusic", Travis "side", 13senses "Animal", and some of our songs.

      4th week of october: saturday: concert at the lotte department store with extra good money. At night back to Iksan for the SoDong festival where we compete with 9 bands for a price of 1000$ ^^, i hope we get that at least hihihii. Sunday, there might be the Sodong festival final.

      We also have some concerts already schedules at InSky II again for the beginning of november with famous bands of Daejeon or Korea (Siberian Husky, Africa.. not sure yet)... but great in perspective.

The Projects:

      We also have been working recently with the UN youth forum and participated to the MDG (millenium development goal) contest (a local contest). I know you can read korean but there are some pictures, poster (showing the price) and there is my name in the bottom of the page (in the text). So if you have time go check this out

http://media.campuslife.co.kr/News/Sub_View.asp?idx=7986&n1_UType=0&idx_SysMMA=&idx_SysSMA=&idx_ViewLocation=

And there is the video we used for the competition:

    the song might be a little long (3min) but it's kinda fun ^^.

http://video.naver.com/2007101600293511916

Conclusion:

    So far we have no real solution for the band, the recent business we are getting to leave us a bitter sweet taste in the month. One plan in discussion is simply to get another guitarist but this is not that easy since we have an image and quite a level to keep or to upgrade. Or we were thinking of going on a 3 member band which will give me much more work and sounds quite tough but worth it i dont know, illl keep you posted.

   I hope ill get comments for that post (i know twin will do so i am more addressing that to any other reader ^^). Anyway is it the Tempest before the calm .... who knows....

Cheers

ps: quite a depressing moment for me now... kk

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Vendredi 21 septembre 2007

japon en direct

hello a tous:

je vais expressement ecrire en francais et en direct du japon pour mes parents puisqu'ils me l'ont demande (le seul probleme c'est que je ne suis pas sur de pouvoir encore respecter les regles grammaticales francaises damn it!!!).

Enfin bon vous me pardonnerez j'en suis sur ( et que personne ne me dise que je donne des cours de francais !!! oui je donne des cours de francais et alors ? c'est pour les find de mois)

Enfin voila je suis arrive au japon en vie, j'ai presque tout organiser de part moi meme ce qui est un enorme effort pour moi, et puis je dois en plus m'occupe d'une amie coreenne qui ne parle ni japonais ni anglais donc c'est la fete les gens !!

Enfin voila le truc c'est que a peine arrive ma collocataire n'a pas trop aime le style de l'hotel (hotel de jeunesse) ce qui ont essaye et je parle pour les filles savent que c'est pas l'ideal total et les mecs en general ne peuvent pas trop s'en plaindre ( alors que les filles oui surtout en terme d'intimite et tout et tout). Donc on a change nos plans des le deuxieme jour en s'installant pour le reste du sejour dans la chambre d'un ami coreen tres tres sympa et je pense que de la on va pouvoir s'amuser correctement.

Alors pour les photos je vais pas en mettre beaucoup mais je ferai mon possible pour le faire la c'est encore un peu difficile (et puis franchement les photos sont ni trop interessantes ni tres jolies donc on va s'en passer)

aller les jeunes gros bisous et pour les parents gros bisous aussi (on s'inquiete pas trop ok?)

bisssssssssssss

ze twin

ps:

pour ceux qui se demande a quoi ressemble ma collocataire et accompagnatrice de vayage voila une tite photo a ginza... elle est ex bar tender et je la connais depuis pres de 3 ans

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Samedi 15 septembre 2007

Live is a life style

Hey dear:

   it's been a little while since the last post.

   Well few things happened for sure, not so many though.

   To begin, good bye summer and welcome to the freaky fall season. Freaky cause we never really know what temperature it could be, or what is going to fall (rain or bad news ^^). Anyway, good bye summer goes with new semester and new classes (ouch!). I am still not found of classes and to be franck this is the last semester i take some for credits and it's really painful but i guess i have to do it so... stop the complain.

   Then what else, well concert, live and music yaya, the live i have dreamed about kk. I wanted it and i kind of got it.

   It's a bit more active now (more than ever actually), in 2 weeks doing concerts and rehearsals was a delight (especially in this emotionally hard time, facon de parler, je dis ca pour les parents!).

   If you wanna know more about our concert well => www.bobbygrovy.giveu.net (you know the way now)

   A special thanks to all the people who came to our concert and encourage us, liking what we do. Also thanks to the band Siberian Husky. We did their opening at the Club InSKY II and it was a great honor and pleasure to play with them. The after party was especially fun ^^.

   Alright, so ill come back with more info soon since next week ill go to japan with one korean friend (girl) and i will meet several other friends there. Hopefully ill come back alive to tell you about it ^^.

cheers,
CHarles

ps: Twin powaaaaaaaa

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Mardi 28 août 2007

Ssamzie sounds Festivl

Hello dear:

Ssamzie sound festival, one of the most famous and demanded festival of summer in korea (but not huge budget).

Well bobby grovy, our band did go very far in the competition but unfortunately we were not selected for the semi-final T.T

Good point to be remembered are that we have been part of the top 20 bands selected to perform on stage (twice) and we ar super glad to be part of this top (somehow). People liked it and i am really happy about it. The result of the competition just deprived us from an additional live but nothing is finised.

We already have 2 concerts schedules (in daejeon and in seoul) after being contacted by live club owners who liked ourmusic (very flattering isnt it ?). And we probably do some more in daejeon or seoul once we get back on our feet.

To save the honor i just pose few photographs here so that you could see what we looked like and what is the blond effect on the public.

Setting of the concert (only 1 minutes which is really short)

In action during the second song (infinite love)

My bassist (left) and guitarist (right)

My drumer, lucky us!

cheers

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Jeudi 23 août 2007

Change Change

Hi dear:

    Many thing happened during this year and i hope it will continue. Of course changes were more or less good (actually bad too) and brought to my live a certain different perspective.

    I am willing to try something new and for sure i will not die before trying all the suffs that seems interesting to do: so following the will of my band i sligtly changed my hair style to something more.... fancy. If you add the fact that i went to Jeju island and tanned a quite badly (with sunburn over 60% of my body: bravo charly) I now really look like a foreigner here in korea.

     Of course (and twin told me so) i would be more looking like a korean in theory cause they tend to die their hair too but before my black-haired style did confer to me the korean status and know people and recognize my foreigner-appartenance from the first glance: yes i am the chacal!

       So there few picture just for you:

This was during the dying process...

Me right after the wax freshly disposed by the stylist ^^

In the streets with my bassist who did curl his hair ....

Celebration!!

this is in case you dont believe that i am loosing my skin due to sunburn (at the first stage of the pealing ... but i could pullout larger pans of skin than that... a world record i think).

Alright.. other news... my band got selected to do the semi final of the ssamzie sound festival so it'ssssss great like i said unexpected and i am really really super happy that we could go so far. My twin were there to support me by msn thanks a lot to her (she did vote a lot i know). Alright the concert is tomorrow so we'd better rock this up cause there are great stuffs at the end!!!!

cheeeeeeerrrrrrsssssss
charles (call me Mars)