![]() We were all so shocked to know that such a legend would work with us. Yunjin: Well, I grew up in the States, so of course I knew. ![]() LE SSERAFIM, did you know about Nile’s work before? What was your reaction when you learned that he was featuring on "Unforgiven?" Nile Rodgers: Why? Because when I heard the song, I loved it. What made you choose LE SSERAFIM to be your first K-pop collaboration? Nile, you have collaborated with many legendary artists throughout the decades. caught up with Nile Rodgers and LE SSERAFIM's Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae for an exclusive conversation about Western and Eastern collaborations, what makes K-pop so exciting, and what they learned from each other. Whether they are the unforgiven villains of the title track, "a mess in distress" in "Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s wife," or demonstrate vulnerably on "FEARNOT (Between you, me and the lamppost)," LE SSERAFIM live by their truth. Throughout Unforgiven ’s 13 tracks, LE SSERAFIM are boldly themselves, regardless of what others think. Aiming to spread self-confident messages, LE SSERAFIM established themselves as unflinching, dare-devilish stars. LE SSERAFIM takes their name out of an anagram for "I’m fearless." In May 2022, the quintet became the first girl group launched by Source Music under HYBE - the same label of K-pop icons BTS and SEVENTEEN - with the fittingly-titled EP Fearless. Rodgers couldn’t have chosen a better act for his first K-pop feature. The track also samples Ennio Morricone ’s theme song from the 1966 spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and the music video, recorded in Thailand, sees them boldly take the town in cowgirl outfits - a celebration of all the "unforgiven girls" and "unforgiven boys" in the lyrics. Rodgers is featured on "Unforgiven," the title track from LE SSERAFIM's debut studio album. Now, he’s ready to make his debut into the K-pop realm alongside girl group LE SSERAFIM. In 1977, he co-founded the disco vanguard band Chic, which then spawned samples for the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," Queen 's "Another One Bites the Dust," and Daft Punk ’s "Around the World." He collaborated with Diana Ross, David Bowie, Beyoncé and many others, and produced era-defining albums such as Madonna ’s Like a Virgin and Duran Duran ’s Notorious. ![]() Rodgers’ work has soundtracked our lives more than we know. "For a musician like myself, it’s exciting to have that kind of challenge," he says over a Zoom from his studio, whose walls are covered in gold, platinum and diamond albums. The revered producer, guitarist, and four-time GRAMMY winner (as well as Lifetime Achievement Award recipient) spares no words on how invigorating the South Korean industry is. What Nile Rodgers loves the most about K-pop is that it is fearless. In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the GRAMMY-winning duo's "Get Lucky" and their 30-year career span, take a listen to these 9 funky essentials by Daft Punk. Contributing to dance music popularization in North America with their 2006-2007 tour, Daft Punk is credited with ushering EDM into the mainstream.Īlthough the duo disbanded in 2021, their influence is everlasting: colorfully blending house with every genre from techno to synth-pop, Daft Punk has proved their creativity knows no limits. The duo made few public media appearances, quite literally shrouding themselves in mystery through a sci-fi aesthetic accompanying their prolific, contemporary sound.įrom their 1997 debut studio album Homework to collaborations with The Weeknd decades later, the duo built their extensive discography on a fearless restyling of electronica. The duo took their name from a negative review of their former band Darlin', in which their music was criticized as "a daft punky thrash" - and so Daft Punk was born, living up to their name by merging creative absurdity with liveliness. In 1993, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo joined forces, not knowing they would become trailblazers of the decade's French house movement. Dance music wouldn't be the same without Daft Punk.
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