[MV] Azalea by Rolling Quartz (Eng/Esp Sub) 진달래꽃 by 롤링쿼츠 #KRock #GirlBand

This amazing song is based on a poem by one of Korea's major poets, Kim Sowol. It was written more than 100 years ago. As anything written during the Japanese Occupation of Korea, it was a love song, but most importantly, it was a political song, disguised to ward off the Japanese Imperial Army Intelligence. The meaning of the poem is dual. It refers to the lover who walks away, with heartbreaking tenderness. The lover that Kim Sowol lost, because of impossible circumstances, which led her to despise him, and him never getting over it. But it can also refer to the Occupier, the Invader. The poet also says that he won't shed a tear and throw Azaleas from the mountain, when the Invader will depart, as they march away. And when Korea will be free again, after all those brutal years of the Occupation, he won't shed a tear. Maya took this poem 88 years later, and made it into a very important Rock song. She used the poem as the chorus and added a dialogue with the poet across space and time. The song also has a dual meaning, as the poem. It speaks to the lover, but also to those Despots and Generals, and their autocratic Party, who were ruling Korea with an iron fist, for endless decades. South Korea became a Democracy as late as 1997. This song was released in 2007 and it features scenes from student uprisings and bloody Army intervention against the protesters. It celebrates the birth of a Democracy after a bloody century. Obviously, RQ go for the simple beauty of this song and it's worth as a tender and touching love song. But it still is one of the most important, politically and emotionally charged, pieces of art on the Korean language and history, used by different generations, during their struggle for Freedom.

Both Maya & Kim So-wol would've had nothing other than positive responses to this outstanding reinterpretation of their respective works. 👍

Just want to welcome Azalea into the immortality that is my Top 5 metal ballads of all-time.

My daughter and I love watching your performances! She really loves Iree and wants to be like her.

Imagine the energy in the venue when they perform this live.

Well ladies, you got a HUGE compliment today. I was watching reaction videos to this and my mom (she's 86 and lives with me now) asked what I was doing. I told her I know it's not her kind of music, but to please try it and see what she thinks - she only listens to classical music. I put this on for her and not only did she watch the whole thing, I explained what it was about to her and that really impressed her, but she also complimented all of you on the quality of your individual skill at your instruments "they're very good", and she was really impressed by the vocals, especially at 2:29. She said "I see why you like them so much." Coming from my mom, this was shocking, but it's also testament to just how great this is and what a great job you're doing.

Discovered this song when Rolling Quartz performed at Toronto Korean Festival last summer and still have it on repeat. 🌸👑💎

This song is so good. This is a legit rock band. All the members #1 through #5 are really talented musicians. My bias is the drummer and her rock/metal style. Some of her drum fills sound like she is playing double bass drums. Sounds so clean

I will never get over Jayoung's voice. It is incredible

♥♥♥♥♥ 마야 부터 시작해서 이노래 엄청 좋아했었는데... 이 버젼이 더 좋은거 같음... 외국에선 인정 받고 있는데 한국 음악팬들은 진짜 좋은게 뭔지 모르나봐요.... 힘들어도 계속 음악해주시고 언제나 응원할께요~~

한국에서 팬들이 따사한 봄날의 진달래꽃, 벚꽃, 철쭉처럼 피어나길 바랍니다.

Diadem how lucky are we to be existing at the same time as the 5 greatest rock stars of all time? Rolling Quartz is sO TALENTED!!!!!! 👑💎

Azalea is a very beautiful flower, but this band has the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen!

OMG you're literally getting better and better in every comeback! People need to know about Rolling Quartz!!! 🙌

This song is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLEE OMGGGGGGGG THE GUITAR SOLOOOOOOO, THR DRUMS, THE SICKK BASSSSSSS, THE INCREDIBLE VOCALSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Couldn't help but notice the influence of the 70's and 90's American rock on the guitar riffs, Queensryche's Empire in the opening riff and Lynyrd Skynrd's Simple Man a little later on the guitar and bass. Being a music producer of dance and hi hop I applaud the stones to mix those two bands styles! They had me as a fan right then! I'll be expecting great things from these ladies, Bravo!!!

This is just beautiful, no matter what language it's in. Rolling Quartz's music should be played on all rock stations around the world. When I listen to RQ, I just feel like they should be one of the biggest bands in the world.

Man this song is crimnaly underrated. As always Rolling Quartz never fails to deliver. Keep up the good work.

Another great MV by Rolling Quartz, this girls only knows how to deliver perfection, Azalea is my favorite song from the album and the video just made it even better

지금껏 나온 롤링 쿼츠의 뮤직 비디오들 중에서 탑. 앨범 버전보다도 훨씬 좋습니다 이 뮤비 버전이. 아이리양 아름양은 이번에 많이 절제됐다 느꼈고, 자영/영은/현정 세 멤버가 특히 돋보이는데~ 이번엔 현정양 임팩트가 허~~~ 무표정한 시크함이 매력 폭발하네요. 진짜 인생은 Rock & Roll입니다, 아름다운 현정님~