Robodo Taekwon V: The Funky Ass Robot

Robodo Taekwon V Main Theme (korean)


Robodo Taekwon V Main Theme (funky)


Robodo Taekwon V Shaft-like Theme

This was a priceless find from my dig at Edae in Seoul. It's the kind of thing MF Doom would have a field day with and what rare record diggers have wet dreams about. It's a recording of an episode of Robodo Taekwon V (known as Robot Taekwon in the Western World). From what I can piece together from the net and from some Korean friends, Robodo Taekwon was a bad ass robot made because the world was being terrorized by giant monsters. In between chillen with his homies and kickin' some monster ass he gets down to some funky beats.

The cartoon had it's run between the 60's and 70's and later spun off into full length films, a comic book series, toys, and all that other good stuff that comes with animation. This record was pressed in 1974 and I think is of one of the later episodes. It features some funky ass theme music that sounds a lot like something out of a Shaft movie. It's also pretty fun because it has some quality cover art. I'm not an expert on Korean animation-but I have a feeling that this one is a classic. The guy priced the record at 80,000 won at frist. But because I was buying a crap load of other expensive stuff (thank you T.J. Watson Foundation) he brought it down to about 30,000 won (about 30 bucks). It wasn't until I threw it on at home that I realized it was a steal. The record was in quality shape and it was just fun to listen to. And besides -who doesn't love a world-saving robot? Enjoy.