In the 80s , also two female singers , Kim Soo-hee and Sim Soo-bong enlived the sinking popularity of Trot music . The two began their music career in the US Army club : Kim sang as a vocalist of a band ' Black Cats ' and Sim worked as a drummer of a band ' Nonstop ' . They are both singers and songwriters . Sim Soo-bong debuted in ' College Song Festival ' in 1978 with " The Man Back Then " ( ) . It was very rare for a singer to participate in the college festival with a Trot song . Although she got no prize , the song became a big hit next year . Like the success of " Come Back To Busan Harbor " , so also the hit peaking of " The Man Back Then " probably has to do with the political incident back then . The song as well as its singer drew special attention to themselves because Sim was present at the assassination of President Park in 1979 . But she herself suffered from the psychic trauma . Her next hit song was " Men are Ships , Women are Harbors " ( ) . Otherwise she brought little hit songs
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