Karen O, the front-woman for the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is known for her wild and sometimes impolite antics onstage, but there’s another side to her that many people haven’t noticed, and it’s a softer and much more peaceful side than would have been expected.

For several years she’s also been recording lo-fi love songs that bring a smile to the face and tug at the heartstrings of people who hear them. She calls it Native Korean Rock, and she’s even joined some friends at Brooklyn’s Union Pool to sing some ballads with only a few guitar strums and plucks as background.

It’s a drastic departure for O, who’s usually more associated with ripped stockings, spewing beer, and generally acting like a whirlwind on stage. With her silent-film-star makeup, bright lipstick, and sailor suit Brooklyn had a hard time ignoring her through her 30-minute set, which most people seemed to think didn’t last nearly long enough.

Her band was in a ‘boat’ with a Korean flag flying against a backdrop of blue sky, and seagulls and waves played in the background, mixing with the few plucked strings and occasional strum of a guitar.

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