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Yoon Mi Rae Tries Glittery MAC Makeup Looks In @Star1

Rapper and singer Yoon Mi Rae sparkled in her beauty-themed pictorial for the July issue of @Star1. The photoshoot was called "Le Disco" and it included shimmering eyeshadow looks, soft pink lips, sequined adorned dresses that glimmered underneath the spotlight and a stream of puffy hairstyles.

According to the magazine, the concept highlighted the new glitter color collection by MAC Cosmetics. During her accompanying interview, Yoon discussed motherhood, how she stays "glamorous," her musical activities and future career plans.

When asked to choose her favorite song from her extensive discography, Yoon answered, "It's too hard to decide. I want to go karaoke by myself and sing all of them. I want to forget the tone and beat and just go crazy. I should go soon."

The artist also stated that she's in a very positive and creative point in her life. She explained, "I am very happy right now. I'm beside the people I love and I'm doing the music I like."

In 2013, Yoon and her husband Tiger JK, along with rapper Bizzy, left their music label Jungle Entertainment and founded their own company, FEELGHOOD MUSIC. Since then, the trio have had complete creative control over their productions.

Tiger JK, who also participated in the interview, shared his thoughts on his wife's career. He joked, "I feel dissatisfied. If Mi Rae were at SM [SM Entertainment] or YG [YG Entertainment], she would have been amazing."

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[Interview] MFBTY's Album Process, Raising Jordan, and the Awe of Bizzy's International Fans

MFBTY: “There are bigger things in the world to worry about. We just want to enjoy it.”

Editors: In Uijeongbu lives a couple and their close friend who form MFBTY, whom just recently released an album, Wondaland. They introduced themselves like this: “We wish not only for every person in this world, but all bees, butterflies, insects to be happy. For all to blossom like flowers, be beautiful, healthy, be in harmony with each other and live well.”

They are people who are about living with LOVE & PEACE. They are Tiger JK, YoonMiRae, and Bizzy—lonely, hurting, in pain, holding on to what is left of their father, releasing music even though times are tough. As family and colleagues, they have made a synergetic bond and are recording their growth through music.

I understand you faced some hard times prior to setting up your company (Feel Ghood Music), has everything settled down?

TigerJK: We wanted to get off on the right foot. Our son is 8 years old now, but I also haven’t aged mentally further than 8 years old. No, truthfully my son’s mental age is a lot older than mine. (Laughter) Since I am laughing and playing with my son a lot, it has made me a brighter person and people can really see that when they meet me.

 So, about your song “Hello Happy….”

Tiger JK: Happy was our wish (to become happy). I’ve mentioned it before that I am a story teller and that we write lies based on truths, but when we recorded our solos, they sounded sad and dark as our heart and soul was put in to them. However, when we recorded together, the end result was silly, fun, and wacky. At first, we only planned for a single, and then we kept making more songs, and then an intro, and slowly we came up with 16 songs for a full album.

Was that because there were a lot of stories to be told?

Tiger JK: As well as having stories to be told, we spent our time only in Uijeongbu which made us feel isolated. But when artist like Jeon InKwon and Yoo Hee Yeol came to Uijeongbu, whom we knew as more of friendly faces rather than musicians, a lot of interesting things happened. Whenever someone came over and visited us, we were able to create music there and then, and it was a phenomenal experience. I have OCD and have a tendency to structure the album from start to finish, but this time around, it was really fun working on this album.

It seems you have broken some conventions.

Tiger JK: As well as Jordan and other artist that we worked with, we learnt important lessons from everybody. Jeon InKwon’s “Love and Peace” is a different version compared to the one listed on our album. The previous version had a lot of components and was more upbeat. Jeon InKwon said, “The chorus, adlib, rap, take it all out and leave the song bare and lonely, pure like a child. I like it the way it is. You have to trust me.” So I followed, and now the CD is rare item. (Laughter)

And while YooHeeYeol was reviewing the codes and laying out the instrumentals, he advised that “Just because it’s flashy, it doesn’t mean it’s good, let’s try it this way.” When we heard the new version, we said “wow!” Truth is, we did not study music professionally. But when he praised the lines Mi Rae made just by tapping on the piano keys using two fingers, it really made us happy. RapMonster’s energy was genuine and plentiful. He would say, “These days, this is trendy. From here, let’s take this out and the song will sound good.”

Son Seung Yun would quietly ask, “So can I do it like this?” While she was recording, it was like an explosion came out of her.

There are tracks that are soulful and have that feel good vibe to them. But there are other tracks, especially “Bang Diggy Bang Bang” and “Bucku Bucku” that are more upbeat and catchy. How were they created?

Tiger JK: In our opinion,Wondaland is a pop album. To us, Hip Hop is a way of life. It’s not all about shouting “yo yo yo!” but it’s about the philosophy and the culture that’s embedded within us, and this album is not hip-hop. To be honest, I don’t know what hip-hop is these days. That’s not taking shots at what’s hot right now, because we used to be like that when we were younger. We decided to make positive music that makes everyone feel good amongst all these diss, beef and battles that happen constantly. Coming back to the question, “Bucku Bucku” and “Bang Diggy Bang Bang” is pop, but the way it was made was more like a jazz improvisation: impromptu. With “Bucku Bucku,” when people heard it for the first time, they thought we were crazy because it literally just said “bucku bucku” at the start. “Bang Diggy Bang Bang” had 3-4 more choruses and hooks, but we took them out and left the fun bits in it, all thanks to MiRae.

How’s everyone’s schedule (both personal and professional) working as a trio?

YoonMiRae: I wasn’t able to stay in the studio as long as the others. When we are making music, we have too much fun and lose track of time. Before we know it, it’s 5am. So then I catch up on any sleep that I can, then wake Jordan up, and get him ready for school. And when he comes home, I have to check his homework too so it can get very overwhelming at times. I’m also not as young as I once was (laughter). So I listened to the music, and wrote what I felt like at the time, recorded my parts, and went home.

With Jordan going to school, and working with different people, you must’ve felt your circle widening up. How did that feel?

YoonMiRae: To be honest, it was difficult at times. Apart from friends that I know from school, I don’t have many friends from the entertainment industry. I still don’t know what to do when I meet new people. So when Jeon In Kwon and Yoo Hee Yeol Sunbaenim visited us, I arrived at the studio later on purpose. I felt a bit awkward and didn’t know what to say to them and how to request and ask for things. So I thought about all of that thoroughly at home, then arrived at the studio. Turns out, I thought about it way too much. By conversing with them, laughing and discussing music and being comfortable enough to talk about everyday things, I realized I just thought too much about all of this.

Tiger JK: MiRae constantly thinks about Jordan. She records until the sun comes up, goes home, and prepares breakfast so that Jordan can wake up and go to school on time. Her motherhood is so strong, it’s difficult to explain. I guess all mothers can relate to her. MiRae is our son’s mom as well as a girl with an innocent heart. With the past that we had, she faced some criticism when she graced some of the fashion magazines with the photo shoots she did. To others, it seems like MiRae is saying that she is the best MC. So in my eyes, it felt like she is battling an image that is not her at all.

You haven’t appeared on MNET Unpretty Rapstar, but your name keeps getting mentioned.

YoonMiRae: Yes, but I don’t think the contestants even expected my name to pop up as much as it did.

JK: Mirae supports all female rappers and singers.

Because she is the most prominent female MC in Korea, I guess they expected her to have some kind of a role for them.

Yoon Mi Rae: When I rap, I do say things like “I’m the best,” but I really don’t think that is the case. If I really thought I was the best, I would be doing this as a hobby and not producing music as a job. I still have so much to learn and still in the process of learning, so I did not feel like I was in such a position to teach others how to rap verse.

This album feels like the three of you are communicating with your rapping and singing. Did your definition of rap change?

Bizzy: There is a separate project that I’m doing with JK. It’s got 40 bars each, but in this album, we made the tracks the main characters, not us. We learned to control our output and let our raps be marinade to our tracks.

Tiger JK: As well as controlling the amount of rap, we toned it down when we had a guest rapper. Previously, we thought to ourselves ‘I’m going to make my 16 bars outshine everyone else!’ (laughter), but now we learned to give, share, and control ourselves. When I mispronounce something or skipped a beat, I would usually record the track again. However, this time around we thought about the emotional content and how it fits around the track. MiRae told me to let it flow naturally and I did.

Did you ever feel like you were steering away from the current trend or what’s hot on the music scene?

Tiger JK: To be honest, we know that it will sell well if we do a track with a generic “money making” structure, with some ballad lines and a bit of rap. But due to my stubbornness, we did the mix down on our whole album four times, blowing our budget. Luckily, May is concert season so we can get some gigs (laughter). Back to the point, I believe there is a necessity for variety and we plan to continue what we are doing. When we came on the scene as Drunken Tiger, we’ve heard negative feedback from everyone for a year straight saying that we won’t be able to make it. Those hard times though made us stronger, and we’ve obtained peace of mind.

What do you want to release to the world now?

Tiger JK: I would love to be a barista/bookshop ahjussi. Previously, I only spoke about my hard times. Even though they are all true, I don’t want people to think of me as a disgruntled man, I want them to go, ‘Oh wow, that’s JK!’ Before my father passed away, there were some medical malpractices that I had witnessed, which made me disappointed. However, with all the bad things that are happening around the world, I wanted to provide people happiness.

YoonMiRae: At first, I made music because I loved it and most of all, I did it for me. However, later it was unclear whether I was doing it for the record label or whether I was doing it for the money. I am just thankful for all the fans that trust me and have followed me over the years. These days, I really like watching fan reactions videos to our music after I take Jordan to school. I want to continue making music to make my fans happy.

Bizzy: When we were shooting the music video for our previous album, “The Cure,” one of the staff members came to me and said, ‘I went through some really hard times and this song helped me a lot. Thank you.’ At that time, I didn’t sleep for days, but hearing that made me even more determined. JK hyung always provides me with good lessons, but when he speaks to me about music, I hold on to every word. I want to listen to JK and MiRae’s voice longterm, and I want to continue making good music because when times got tough and I wanted to give up. it was music that helped me get back up.

Tiger JK: I just want everybody to know Bizzy, so that when this handsome kind Bizzy gets more popular, I can just sit back and laugh.

So nowadays I hear you have a lot of international fans, Bizzy.

Bizzy: I’m also shocked. I asked playfully ‘let’s get married,” and I get serious offers still!

Tiger JK: Kpop has it’s underground fandom, not like a normal fandom like EXO. Twitter is where MFBTY first came about. On the other hand, marriage is something different and serious. When Bizzy leaves Uijeongbu, there is nothing that I can do. (laughter)

Source: Ize Magazine

Translated by DTINTL

MFBTY for ELLE Korea's April Issue

Concept Photos for 'Wondaland'

Full List of #MFBTYAlbum Features

The line up for MFBTY’s album is now complete.

Feel Ghood Music announced today, March 11th, the full line up for MFBTY’s album. Previously, it was revealed JeonInKwon, BTS’ Rap Monster, Beast’s YongJunhyung, Dok2, and Son Seung Yun would feature on the album. Today, they revealed Windy City’s lead singer, Kim Ban Jang, EE, and new artist, Dino-J, will also participate, bringing together a power house team of artists. MFBTY’s mission as a project group is not to create a specific genre of music, but to create music that just feels good, at home or at a large performance. This combination of different styles will undoubtedly create a memorable album.

YunJoung Lee, from the former punk rock band Pipi Band, joined with husband, Lee HyunJoon to form EE, sometimes referred to as EETOTALART.  They combine electronic sound with artistic performances, thus their stage name. They were the first Korean artists to participate in the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, 2011. The duo represented Korea for Amnesty International’s “Peace” project that promoted human rights. More recently, the duo has been a grand success on the world music scene, receiving an invitation to the South by Southwest 2015 (SXSW), the largest music festival in the world.

Kim BanJang is a vocalist and percussionist of the band Windy City, which debuted as a member of band, Assoto Union. In 2013 , Windy City participated in the Sierra Nevada World Music, and massive music conference and festival, South by Southwest (SXSW) .

In addition to these artists, the album will feature artist and rookie Feel Ghood Music producer, Dino- J.

MFBTY debuted with a mini album, “Sweet Dream,” in 2013. They released an album under the Drunken Tiger name in 2013 called, “The Cure,” and then rebranded themselves under YoonMiRae’s name, releasing single, “Angel.” The upcoming March album marks the first official full length MFBTY album under their own name.

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Yoon Mi Rae Dominates In Marie Claire Korea's March (Fashion!) Issue

Yoon Mi Rae adorned the pages of the March edition of Marie Claire showing sexiness and unmistakable charm.

MFBTY (a project group consisting of Tiger JK, Yoon Mi Rae & Bizzy) has announced that their upcoming album will be released on March 19th, 2015.

During this photoshoot, Yoon Mi Rae showed off her new blonde hair and conveyed her global image as a powerful rapstar and soulful vocalist. The photos are taken in an casual peaceful setting to contrast and compliment the two sides of Yoon MiRae.

Yoon Mi Rae donned a white tone jump suit, evoking a powerful presence. Conversely, her black & gold outfit conveys her confident side while highlighting her enchanting facial expressions.

Yoon Mi Rae wasn’t afraid of showing off her own style either. Her silk outfit matched with knits and slacks reminds fans she too is a boss at Feel Ghood Music.

Yoon Mi Rae last look consisted of a see through shirt that was simplistic but classic.

With these looks by Yoon Mi Rae, along with the news that BTS’ Rap Monster is participating, expectations are getting even higher for MFBTY’s first official album launch.

This will be their first full album since they formed the group 18 months ago. On this album, Korean legendary rocker, Jeon In Kwon, will also feature as well as other (yet to be announced) well known artists within the Korean music industry.

MFBTY’s debut single, “Sweet Dream,” started their engine, along with the release of their mini album The Cure. Their songs have swept the various charts, taking the number 1 spot on numerous occasions. Yoon Mi Rae’s recently released the single, “Angel,” which took the crown on many music charts, proving their worth on the music scene.

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Tasha & TigerJK for SURE magazine

They look like a couple, but they are happily married. They are Tiger JK & Yoon Mi Rae.

Their lovely couple photoshoot by fashion magazine, "Sure" was released today on 22nd.

Sure affiliate stated that Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae, whom have been together for 9 years, showed lovely chemistry and their undying love for each other during the entire photoshoot session with their free spirit and passion.

Tiger JK & Yoon Mi Rae said that, “We feel as though we are still going out on dates. Even though we are married, we have never pushed any responsibilities or actions to one another. Our strong relationship remains the same”.

Yoon Mi Rae said the following: "Love is simple. People tend to overly complicate it. But it really is simple. We love as we live.”

Tiger JK added, "As soon as you put conditions on it, it isn't love no more."

Yoon Mi Rae continued, "Even if I didn’t meet Tiger JK, I would still be doing music but I would not be anywhere near as happy doing it." This showed Yoon Mi Rae’s undying love to her husband.

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Translated by: JSK (DrunkenTigerINTL)

New concept photos for 'Angel'

Concept Photos for Angel

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Tiger JK still feels butterflies around Yoon Mi Rae

Hip hop couple Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae were featured on the cover of 'Housewife Daily' and sat down for an interview with the magazine.

The couple opened up about their 7-year marriage, revealing that they still have sparks between them. Tiger JK said, "For me, from the moment I met her until now, I feel sparks and will until the end. No matter how much of a sexy woman passes by, I don't get excited. Yoon Mi Rae should be grateful." 

Yoon Mi Rae replied, "I'm very thankful. Haha. However, I get swayed all the time. It's not fun if we're both the same. Love needs to have waves."

Tiger JK also revealed that they've taken up boxing as a family activity. He explained, "I'm trying to live from now on. Since a month ago, the whole family started boxing, and I feel like I've been reborn. To be honest, I was never able to cry. I never had the time or place to cry. Then I started boxing, and I feel relieved by sweating everyday and drenching my clothes in sweat. I think I'm washing away pain with sweat instead of tears."

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Korea’s Favorite Hip-Hop Couple Yoon Mirae and Tiger JK Pose Like Pros For Latest HIGH CUT Pictorial

Korea’s most famous hip hop couple Tiger JK and his fellow singer wife Yoon Mirae recently posed for the fashion magazine HIGH CUT, and evidently, the two look fabulous together. In hommage of the 1990s pubs, the couple posed with various sporty, denim, and vintage-looking clothing. For this pictorial, the two wore Skechers shoes.

The pictures were released on September 18 and can also be seen on latest issue of HIGH CUT. Also, videos of the pictorial shooting can be viewed from September 23, which is the release day of the smartphone app “Digital HIGH CUT.” The app can be downloaded from App Store and Google Play.

For this year, Yoon Mirae released the song “I Love You” for the popular drama “It’s Okay, That’s Love.”

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