1/N released their latest album ‘HARD TO SAY IT’S OVER’ in December and I absolutely fell in love with it. We reviewed it here. That’s why I thought it’d be nice to shoot my shot and see if they were up for an interview. Luckily they were! The members Choi Hoon, So Soonwoo, Kim Yehyun, Shin Sung-kyu and Kim Myungsu were ...
The boys from 1/N are back with their third EP ‘HARD TO SAY IT’S OVER’. In the album description they wrote that this album is for all the people who have sleepless nights, thorns in their hearts and are thinking too much about lovers who got away. Let’s dive in! HARD TO SAY IT’S OVER We start off with ‘Intro’. ...
Today’s feature for our Indie Pick is Bye Bye Sea and even if you haven’t heard anything by them before, yes, you have. While I was on my little discovery I listened to this one track that gave me PTSD-style flashbacks to variety shows and a vague memory of all the K-pop meme compilations I watched. Bye Bye Sea is ...
The band MONNI just released their single ‘Romantic Breeze’. This is a pre-release for their fifth full album coming later. ‘Romantic Breeze’ is such a good song. It has everything! Fantastic vocals, trumpet, fantastic bass and drums you could only dream of. Not to mention that fantastic electric guitar in the background. I might just have to do a deep ...
The indie rock band SURL is back with a new single album ‘Don’t Say No’. There are two new songs and one very surprising collab. ‘Don’t Say No’ is the first new single featuring none other than Jay Park. I never thought I would need this combo, but boy, was I wrong. This is amazing! I love the ebb and ...
We’re back with a new Indie Pick, this time featuring one of my all-time favorite rock bands Se So Neon. The group consists out of three members, Hwang So-yoon, U-su and Hyunjin and they officially debuted in 2017. Se So Neon is signed with Magic Strawberry Sound and honestly they have been releasing amazing quality music since their beginning days. ...
The band If you’re into K-rock, or you’ve watched ‘Reply 1988’, you’re probably familiar with the legendary Korean band Deulgukhwa (Wild Chrysanthemum). Dubbed “the Beatles of Korea”, the band released their first album “March” in 1985. Their unique vocals and rebellious lyrics resonated with Korean youth who were suffering under the authoritative regime of the 80s. Some of their songs ...
The indie band THE SOLUTIONS is back with a brand new EP ‘LOAD’ and we are excited because every release they’ve put out has been fun! Let’s dive in! LOAD We start off the EP with ‘Loading’ which is a beautiful intro track. The vocals are uplifting and I love the layering of the multiple vocals. The lyrics ‘I promise ...
It’s a little hard to believe we’re already on Part 10 of our list of Korean Indie/Rock Bands. I’ve been having so much fun discovering new music I want to share with everyone. There’s so many amazing bands out there that I feel like I’m just scratching the tip of the iceberg. Let’s dive into the ocean of Korean indie/rock! ...
The rookie idol band 2Z (TuZi) is back with their second EP ‘Nostrum’. This very talented group debuted just last January under Morph Management and we are already hyped up to see so much talent in one single band. Nostrum This EP starts off with the title track ‘Doctor’, the first thing I could think of is how perfect this ...