By: A Kim
Most of the worship-praise stuff is a bit too dramatic for my tastes and some of the Christian artists seem to be permanently stuck in the 80’s. But most importantly, none of the singers looked like me. It has become somewhat stereotypical for an Asian, especially a Korean, to be labeled as a Christian (remember that one scene from Better Luck Tomorrow?), and yet, there really wasn’t a major role model I could identify myself with. A couple of years ago, while I was still an undergrad, I was attending an enormous campus church that was mostly Asian. Somehow or other, I heard of several Asian Christian artists from the East Coast. I was a bit skeptical when I first heard of them because of my previous experiences with Christian artists (synthesizers? Really?), but when I heard their songs, my disbelief was shaken.
While it’s inevitable that their songs will contain certain elements of spirituality, the average listener won’t feel overwhelmed and then feel as if they’re being preached at. What I find most appealing is that, despite their Christian backgrounds, their songs are not full of “church-speak.” The songs are as human and real as those who wrote and sing them.
Each of these testimonies has been written by the artists themselves. All four can be found on the Broken for Good Record label. Booking information and contact information can be found at www.brokenforgood.com or on their personal websites. For their biographies and discographies, please visit their individual sites.
I would like to thank Kara Kim, Neah Lee, Jinny Kim, Minnow Park and Koo Chung for their cooperation and for taking time out to contribute to Halfway. I wish you all the greatest success in your futures and God bless. 
A. Kim is the Halfway Senior Editor
Contributions for this article from Kara Kim, Neah Lee, Jinny Kim, Minnow Park and Koo Chung
September 30th, 2007 at 2:07 am
i love christian music. but i have never heard of asian christian singers yet though. i listen to hillsong, ron kenoly, point of grace and anointed.