Behind the Board: Yoon Il Sang

K-pop ballads get a boost from Yoon Il Sang, a long-established composer who has helped pen slow-burners for some of Korea's biggest names. He's added an extra skip to otherwise string-swelling numbers for soulful singer Kim Yeon Woo, while blessing midtempo numbers by vocalist Lee Eun Mi with Parisian flair via accordion. He's a master at spicing up ballads without losing the emotional core.

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