History Music / ViktorTsoi

!Tropes
* AsianGirlWhiteGuy: GenderFlipped. Tsoi's father was Korean and his mother was Russian, and Tsoi himself married a Russian woman.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Known for wearing all-black outfits during Kinomania.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: {{Discussed|Trope}} In ''Sledi za soboy'' (''Watch Yourself''), a song about [[DeathTropes all the numerous ways]] death can strike [[ParanoiaFuel without warning or reason]]. Became HarsherInHindsight after Tsoi's own death in a car crash.

* MrFanservice
* ProtestSong: ''Peremen'' (''Changes'').
* ShoutOut:
** The song ''Gruppa krovi'' (''Blood Type''), one of Tsoi's most iconic and well-known works, is heard on the radio in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.
** ''Vosmiklassnitsa'' (''Eighth-grade Girl'') is heard in ''Film/{{Stilyagi}}'' during the sex scene between Mel and Polly.
** ''Zvezda po imeni Solntse'' (''Star Called Sun'') was covered by the American indie band ''Brazzaville'', with all new lyrics in English.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: ''Zvezda po imeni Solnce'' is a rather melancholic piece about the circle of life and decay, while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De8IAEIBAtE adapted]] version by American band ''Brazzaville'' is a ballad about missing a mother after her death.

* WarIsHell: Many of his songs. For example, ''V nashikh glazakh'' (''In Our Eyes'') features soldiers' misfortunes and ''Gruppa krovi'' is about unwillingness to engage in the conflict.
* WordSaladLyrics: Most of Kino's songs' lyrics are fairly meaningful... with the exception of ''Alyuminevye ogurtsy'' (''Aluminum Cucumbers''). Tsoi himself said explicitly that its lyrics were meant to create certain ''associations'' without actually making any sense.

* BrilliantButLazy: Was expelled from school for poor performance.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He always wore black.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: {{Discussed|Trope}} In "Sledi za Soboy", a song about [[DeathTropes all the numerous ways]] death can strike [[ParanoiaFuel without warning or reason]]. Became HarsherInHindsight after Tsoi's own death in a car crash.
* ElvisLives: "Tsoi lives" is a common saying among Russian rock fans: what Music/ElvisPresley was to America, Tsoi was to Russia).
* MinimalisticCoverArt: The Black Album.

* ProtestSong
* ShoutOut: Besides containing many references to Soviet life, his music was based on Music/DuranDuran.
** His song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM_C4VXSh0s "Gruppa krovi" ("Blood type")]] from ''Film/TheNeedle'' is heard on the radio in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.
** "Vosmiklassnitsa" is heard in ''Film/{{Stilyagi}}'' during the sex scene between Mel and Polly.
* StalkerWithACrush: In ''Eto Ne Lyubov'' the protagonist relentlessly stalks the girl he loves with her never noticing him.
* TextlessAlbumCover: The Black Album.
* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M2FNxhtrq8 "Zvezda Po Imeni Solnce"]] is a rather melancholic piece about the circle of life and decay, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De8IAEIBAtE adapted]] version by Brazzaville is a ballad about missing a mother after her death.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: Tsoi's SignatureStyle, with [[ProtestSong especially strong emphasis]] on "and the truth".
* TranslatedCoverVersion: "Gruppa Krovi" was covered (in Korean) by South Korea's Yoon Do Hyun Band, who considered Tsoi Korean enough to include him on a tribute to Korean rock. Tsoi himself also recorded the song in English.
* WarIsHell: Too many of his songs. For example, "In Our Eyes" features soldiers' misfortunes and "Blood Type" is about unwillingness to engage in the conflict. Howewer, "Aluminium Cucumbers" are quite a merry absurdist song about a bomber pilot who drops bombs (the titular aluminium cucumbers) to Afghan troops.
* WordSaladLyrics: Most of Kino's songs' lyrics are fairly meaningful... with the exception of "Aluminium Cucumbers". Tsoi himself said explicitly that its lyrics were meant to create certain ''associations'' without actually making any sense.

* ''Eto ne lyubov'' (''This is not love'') (1985)

* ''Gruppa krovi'' (''Blood type'') (1988)
* ''Posledny geroy'' (''Last hero'') (1989)
* ''Zvezda po imeni Solntse'' (''Star called Sun'') (1989)

His biggest concert was in 1990, when he sang to 62,000 fans in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Sadly, he died in August 1990 in a car crash in Latvia, just as he had finished recording an album. He was remembered as the pioneer of Russian rock music, and a wall on Moscow's Arbat Street is [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Tsoy-wall-arbat.jpg covered with graffiti dedicated to him]]. His fans' motto is "Цой жив!" ("Tsoi lives!").

* ''46'' (1984)
* ''The Manager of Kamchatka'' (1984)
* ''This Is Not Love'' (1985)
* ''Night'' (1986)
* ''Blood Type'' (1988)
* ''The Last Hero'' (1989)
* ''A Star Called the Sun'' (1989)
* ''Black Album'' (1990)

* ''End of Vacations'' (1986)

* WarIsHell: Too many of his songs. For example, "In Our Eyes" features soldiers' misfortunes and "Blood Group" is about unwillingness to engage in the conflict. Howewer, "Aluminium Cucumbers" are quite a merry absurdist song about a bomber pilot who drops bombs (the titular aluminium cucumbers) to Afghan troops.

* BrilliantButLazy: Was removed from school for poor performance.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: {{Discussed|Trope}} in "Sledi za Soboy", a song about [[DeathTropes all the numerous ways]] death can strike [[ParanoiaFuel without warning or reason]]. Became HarsherInHindsight after Tsoi's own death in a car crash.

* StalkerWithACrush: In ''Eto Ne Lyubov'' the protagonist relentlessly stalks the girl he loves with her never noticing him. * TextlessAlbumCover: The Black Album.

* WarIsHell: too much of his songs. For example, "In Our Eyes" features soldiers' misfortunes and "Blood Group" is about unwillingness to engage in the conflict. Howewer, "Aluminium Cucumbers" are quite a merry absurdist song about a bomber pilot who drops bombs (the titular aluminium cucumbers) to Aphgani troops.

* ArtistExistenceFailure

* StalkerWithACrush: In ''Eto Ne Lyubov'' the protagonist relentlessly stalks the girl he loves with her never noticing him.

* TextlessAlbumCover: The Black Album.

[[caption-width-right:300:Цой, Виктор Робертович. Кино. Цой жив!]]

He married Marianna in 1985, and later that year their son Sasha was born. In 1986, as MikhailGorbachev was beginning to liberalize the Soviet Union, Tsoi and Kino were allowed to perform in concerts. He released a song called "[We await/demand] changes!" This activist sentiment was carried over into 1987, when his album ''Blood Type'' unleashed "Kinomania," and Tsoi and Kino went on tours for the next three years.

* DarkIsGood: He always wore black.
* ElvisLives: "Tsoi lives" is a common saying among Russian rock fans: what ElvisPresley was to America, Tsoi was to Russia).

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (1962 to 1990) was a Soviet singer and actor of Korean and Russian ancestry. He grew up in Leningrad, and became interested in music in his teens. He wanted to sing rock songs about life on the streets of Leningrad, but was frustrated that the Soviet government favored the happy pop singers of Moscow.

He married Marianna in 1985, and later that year their son Sasha was born. In 1986, as MikhailGorbachev was beginning to liberalize the Soviet Union, Tsoi and Kino were allowed to perform in concerts. He released a song called "(We demand) change!" This activist sentiment was carried over into 1987, when his album ''Blood Type'' unleashed "Kinomania," and Tsoi and Kino went on tours for the next three years.

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (1962 to 1990) was a Soviet singer and actor of Korean, Kazakh, and Russian ancestry. He grew up in Leningrad, and became interested in music in his teens. He wanted to sing rock songs about life on the streets of Leningrad, but was frustrated that the Soviet government favored the happy pop singers of Moscow.

* ShoutOut: Besides containing many references to Soviet life, his music was based on DuranDuran.
** His song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM_C4VXSh0s "Gruppa krovi" ("Blood type")]] from ''TheNeedle'' is heard on the radio in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.

* TranslatedCoverVersion: "Gruppa Krovi" was covered (in Korean) by South Korea's YoonDoHyunBand, who considered Tsoi Korean enough to include him on a tribute to Korean rock. Tsoi himself also recorded the song in English.

** "Vosmiklassnitsa" is heard in ''{{Stilyagi}}'' during the sex scene between Mel and Polly.

* ''TheNeedle'' (1988) as Moro.

* SignatureSong: "Gruppa krovi" and "Peremen."

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (1962 to 1990) was a Soviet singer and actor of Korean, Kazakh, and Russian ancestry. He grew up in Leningrad, and became interested in music in his teens. He wanted to sing rock songs about life on the streets of Leningrad, but was frustrated that the Soviet government favored the happy pop singers of Moscow. He then led the band Kino and became a leading member of the underground rock scene of Leningrad, where he made his stage debut singing "Elektrichka," a song about a man who does not want to go where his train is taking him. This metaphor for the frustration Soviet youth had with their lives propelled Tsoi, and Kino, to fame. His music was immediately banned from live performances, but he and his fans didn't mind, and he gave secret concerts.

He married Marianna in 1985, and later that year their son Sasha was born. In 1986, as MikhailGorbachev was beginning to liberalize the Soviet Union, Tsoi and Kino were allowed to perform in concerts. He released a song called "(We demand) change!" This activist sentiment was carried over into 1987, when his album ''Blood Type'' unleashed "Kinomania," and Tsoi and Kino went on tours for the next three years. His biggest concert was in 1990, when he sang to 62,000 fans in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Sadly, he died in August 1990 in a car crash in Latvia, just as he had finished recording an album. He was remembered as the pioneer of Russian rock music, and a wall on Moscow's Arbat Street is [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Tsoy-wall-arbat.jpg covered with graffiti dedicated to him]]. His fans' motto is "Цой жив!" ("Tsoi lives!").

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** His song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM_C4VXSh0s "Gruppa krovi" ("Blood type")]] from ''TheNeedle'' is heard on the radio in ''GrandTheftAutoIV''.

* IdenticalStranger: To BruceLee.
* MessyHair

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: His [[http://www.boshetunmay.com/distort/kino/othertalents/drawings/01/04.html deranged]]-[[http://www.boshetunmay.com/distort/kino/othertalents/drawings/01/14.html looking]] [[http://www.boshetunmay.com/distort/kino/othertalents/drawings/01/38.html drawings]].

* EstrogenBrigadeBait