We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this time we wanted to take a look at some rock icons: Boohwal. The band was formed in 1985 by songwriter and guitarist Kim Tae-won. Originally the band was called ‘The End’. However after the departure of their vocalist Kim Jong Seo, they switched it up. Boohwal stands for the ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist, this time we’re putting the focus on one of my personal favorite groups Cotoba. Debut Cotoba consists of four members. There’s Dafne who’s in charge of guitar and is also the producer. There’s DyoN Joo who does the vocals and the second guitar. The bass is played by euPHemia and the ...
John OFA Rhee is a Korean singer-songwriter. He started his career in the talent show ‘Superstar K’ where he ended in the top eight. You can immediately see his immense talent with his soulful voice and his guitar playing. He co-founded the artist crew, Kunstbloom where he collaborated with artists like as PRIMARY, Sam Ock, Stella Jang, and Kim Min-seok ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this time we’re taking a closer look at the alt rock band Shin In Ryu. Debut Shin In Ryu debuted in 2018 consisting of Shin Onyu, Moon Junghwan, Lee Ye-chan and Ha Hyeong-eon. The group came out with their first single ‘Your Word’. The year after they released the single ...
Seventeen has been rocking the stage for years, but this year it really seems like they’ve blown up even more with audiences worldwide. The boy group under Pledis Entertainment debuted in 2015 with the mini-album ‘17 Carat’ and the title track ‘Adore U’. It was the longest charting album by a K-pop group of that year according to Billboard. It’s ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this time we’re going all in on ballads with Maktub. Maktub is a Korean singer-songwriter who has been active in the industry since 2011, which is pretty impressive. On his Melon profile he has 200 composing credits and 137 songwriting credits. If you’re in need of very impressive vocals, definitely ...
We’re back with our new Ode To The Artist and this time I thought it was the perfect time to write about Kevin Oh. He released his new album ‘Pieces of _’ and it is a wonderful collection of music. Let’s take a closer look! Debut Kevin Oh participated and won the survival show ‘Superstar K7’. Take a look at ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this time we’re going out of the pop scene and into the electronic scene with the artist RAINBOW99. According to his Bandcamp introduction he is a musician, guitarist, composer, record producer, sound and noise designer, and a famous guitarist. He creates wonderful ambient music and is well known in that ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this time we wanted to focus on the lovely Hwa Sa and her extraordinary solo work. Debut We all know that Hwa Sa debuted with MAMAMOO first in 2014. However today I wanted to focus on her solo works because she definitely has the charisma and prowess to fill a ...
We’re back with a new Ode To The Artist and this week we’re writing about JAMIE. This singer has an incredible voice and has been in the industry since she was 14. Let’s take a closer look! Debut JAMIE, also formerly known as Jimin Park, was the winner of the first ever ‘K-pop Star’ in 2011 when she was just ...