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About Tao (Xiaolongbao)
In 2023, Tao stunned Tokyo’s indie circuit by performing a live arrangement of 'Sakura Sake', originally a 2005 KAT-TUN hit, reimagined with shamisen tremolo, taiko-driven syncopation, and layered vocal harmonies inspired by Korean pansori narrative singing. Though raised in Busan and trained at Seoul National University’s Department of Traditional Music, Tao chose J-pop not as homage but as dialectical space: every chorus bends pitch like a gugak vocalist, every bridge samples field recordings from Kyoto’s Nishiki Market alleyways, and her debut EP 'Xiao Long Bao' (2024) uses dumpling-making rhythms as percussive motifs, steaming, folding, sealing, as structural anchors. Her lyrics pivot between Hangul and Kansai-ben, never translating directly, preserving semantic tension. This isn’t fusion as compromise; it’s friction made melodic, where the viscosity of fermented soy sauce meets the shimmer of autotuned ad-libs.
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- “How did making xiao long bao with your grandmother shape your vocal phrasing?”
- “What’s the story behind sampling Nishiki Market rain sounds in 'Dumpling Steam'?”
- “Why did you choose shamisen over koto for the 'Sakura Sake' rework?”
- “How do you write lyrics that resist direct translation between Korean and Kansai-ben?”