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Songs you think would match "Last Dance"...

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... it will be hard tho.

For the ones that haven't seen the original drama (taiwanese), there's this iconic song of the drama called "Last Dance" by Wu Bai.

It would be fun if we share songs that would fit the style!

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lastdance

the closest one would be "a love like sad paintings (슬픈 그림 같은 사랑)" by lee sang-woo (1988)
or the old songs from the Reply series...
it should be overplayed 10000x for it to top last dance (chances are almost zero lol)

as you can see by my display name i'm very against last dance competitors dnjskxnasxjkz

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SMIJCA

I can’t believe your post doesn’t have more replies. This is SUCH a great question!

The only song I’ve found that would have that same feel as Wu Bai’s “Last Dance,” is “Rebirth” by Yoon Jong Shin.

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Chibi

Last Dance by Wu Bai is a blues-rock I spose?  That genre wasn't (and still isn't) popular in S. Korea, so finding something similar will be a needle in the haystack. Last Dance is also extra special, since the lyrics speak of many concepts/ big ideas of the story (i.e. separation, longing, dreaming, wanting to see your special one,  etc.) I cannot help but wonder if the song was the inspiration for writing the story in the first place, since it was a WIP for about a decade and half (yes, perfected over 15 years or so!)
I wouldn't be surprised the writer was actually inspired by Last Dance, like Tapestry (2020) was inspired by Ito- Miyuki Nakajima & First Love Hatsukoi (2022) by Utada Hikaru's titular songs! :D

25-21 is set in similar time-period (i.e. Late 90's- early 2000's) so the OSTs and sound-design used there could give us a good idea what piece of music might be used in place of Last Dance. Or, the second best bet is to create a fictional song & pretend it was released around 1996? ? Meanwhile, I'll continue to listen to 90's Rockstars from Korea and see if something catches my attention! 

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David Sun

If the song is played from cassette tape like the original, it should be the first song of either A or B side of cassette, because cassette player can not pick a song randomly.

PS: "Last Dance" is the first song of B side in the album, The End Of Love.

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Chibi
 David Sun:
it should be the first song of either A or B side of cassette, because cassette player can not pick a song randomly.

Valid point! Me thinks they'll compose an original track, and record it over a blank cassette? A make-believe song from the 90's.
They could even write Korean Lyrics against the same tune, to pay homage?
Also, who says it has to be a Korean artist? Snowdrop had One-way Ticket, Youth of May had Annie's Song... :') Though, the only problem is the artist has to perform a concert in Korea, so a foreign artist is not likely!

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David Sun
 Chibi:

Valid point! Me thinks they'll compose an original track, and record it over a blank cassette? A make-believe song from the 90's.
They could even write Korean Lyrics against the same tune, to pay homage?
Also, who says it has to be a Korean artist? Snowdrop had One-way Ticket, Youth of May had Annie's Song... :') Though, the only problem is the artist has to perform a concert in Korea, so a foreign artist is not likely!

Great idea, if the foreign artist could be, Leslie Cheung would be the best one.

He is very popular in Korea and the song, "A Thousand Dreams of You", ever top the trending in Korea.

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Sinasina

I don't know of any Korean song that could be used to the same effect as Wu Bai's Last Dance. The Lee Sang-Woo song recommended above is an okay pick, but I would be bored of it after hearing it 3 times. 

My stupid recommendation is to just give up trying to go for the same feel & just use Turbo's Black Cat,  its various remixes & later KJK performances of that song to keep it as fresh & funny as possible. (plus there is the insane dance potential)

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Chibi
 Sinasina:
Turbo's Black Cat,

Hahahahahahahah! xD That song is such a bop!

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t i a r a

Omg. Tough question. Considering the year, i tried some ballad rock because i thought it was common in korea in late 90s-early 00s. I did a quick browse and couldn't find any song that matched the vibe. Most of the songs i tried listening are too mellow xD

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Chibi
 t i a r a:
Considering the year, i tried some ballad rock because i thought it was common in korea in late 90s-early 00s. I did a quick browse and couldn't find any song that matched the vibe. Most of the songs i tried listening are too mellow xD

Bingo! And that's because 90's Korea was listening to mellow Ballads. Even their 'Rock' was either Punk or Alternative, whereas Wu Bai's music is Blues Rock. You can't get those RnB, slightly jazzy, slightly folks-y vibes from the Korean music scene back then... ?

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Sinasina
 Chibi:

Bingo! And that's because 90's Korea was listening to mellow Ballads. Even their 'Rock' was either Punk or Alternative, whereas Wu Bai's music is Blues Rock. You can't get those RnB, slightly jazzy, slightly folks-y vibes from the Korean music scene back then... ?

To be fair, mellow ballads are a hundred times better than what they are listening to now. Kpop  today has barely any value as a genre of music, it's all about pretty people dancing. (with few famous exceptions)

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t i a r a
 Chibi:

Bingo! And that's because 90's Korea was listening to mellow Ballads. Even their 'Rock' was either Punk or Alternative, whereas Wu Bai's music is Blues Rock. You can't get those RnB, slightly jazzy, slightly folks-y vibes from the Korean music scene back then... ?

Does it have to be song from the 90's? I believe it's possible that Korean 80's music has a song that match Someday or One Day's story, even it's not from blues rock genre. Ballad rock is quite a reach :'D

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Chibi
 t i a r a:
Does it have to be song from the 90's?

Absolutely not!! It just has to satisfy two criteria.... 1. The song has to be the first song released on either the A or B side of the cassette (as mentioned by David Sun above)... and 2. The artist still has to be musically relevant enough to have live performances in 2022, across Korea (if not internationally).
If it's hard to find someone from the 90's satisfying criteria 2, it's gonna be harder looking for it during the 80's!!!

Blues rock is relevant even today I believe... Ballads, not so much? Although they are making a comeback, and the revival movement has an ardent fan-base among the Koreans!

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DramaReign

Woah this would be such a challenge! 

I think if we try tick all the boxes in terms of technicalities such as : genre, time period, lyrics, artist relevance, connection to the theme and story of the drama etc. We may end up finding one by miracle, but it won't probably feel as organic...though it would have been nice since the audience, especially those who are knowledgeable about the Korean music industry could relate to that song more I guess.

So I think, as Chibi already mentioned, a new song instead, would be better in this scenario, especially since like, come on the standard of korean OSTs are so high, I'm sure they can make just the perfect one for our beloved 'Someday Or One Day! XD It would also add their style and touch to the remake to make it more 'authentic' to this place maybe. 

A Korean version of the original song sounds like a good idea too actually, especially since that song is literally the soul of the drama! Having a new 'melody' (either existing or new) would make it a bit hard to adapt, but oh well the whole cast is new too right heheh 

Anyways, whatever direction they decide to take, I just hope it results in a pleasant one :)

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