Listening to the squealing retro synth sound of Baek Ji Young's 'Reminded Of You,' one can't help but be reminded of the 1980s, in the best possible way.

For all the nods to 1980s east coast urban fashion in music videos from artists like 4Minute or G-Dragon, the musical sounds of that decade are oddly absent in K-pop.

Instead, K-pop producers seem to favor a sound that only looks far back as the boy band-heavy sound of 1990s in American pop or simply chases the dance craze of the current moment (reggaeton, dub step).

This is a mistake.

When it comes to pop music, you'd be hard-pressed to find an era more fun than the 1980s.

This is the decade that brought the world INXS, Crowded House, Tears For Fears-- bands that didn't just write catchy songs.

They wrote great songs.

Although in their quest to separate themselves from the guitar-laden power rock of the 1980s, some producers pushed studio perfection to nauseating heights, it also brought us a new generation of production wizards.

And no one epitomized this type of 1980s sonic exploration more than Prince.

Master of guitar pyrotechnics, studio technique, songwriting craft, the midwestern mystery man could do it all.

Baek Ji Young's "Reminded Of You," harnesses the power of some of Prince's sonic achievements to great effect, particularly the classic synth sound he used in his classic hit "1999."

The melody also has a bit of a throwback feel-- a nod to 1980s songstresses like Annie Lennox or Pat Benatar.

The song was reportedly a wedding gift to Baek, who married actor Jung Suk Won on Sunday, from producer Brave Brothers.

Brothers has produced hits for K-pop acts Son Dam Bi, Big Bang, Brown Eyed Girls, After School, U-KISS and Sistar.

In returning to the dance music of the 1980's he has wandered into fertile ground.

The result is a dance floor mover that sounds fresh even though it's a throwback.

Maybe it's just that "Reminded of You" sounds like it was made by a human being instead of a computer program.

With "Reminded of You," debuting this week at number 12 on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100, Brothers has given Baek the best gift a K-pop artist could ask for-a chart-topping single that is surprisingly funky.

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