We’re back with a new Offstage and this time we’re taking a closer look at photographer Park Jiwoo. He has a wonderful Instagram with tons of stunning imagery. I love how he takes his portraits and usually displays quite a fragility to his subjects. I think he also runs a Profile photo studio but it’s very hard to confirm that. ...
We’re back with a new Offstage and this time we’re taking a closer look at August Frogs. Even if you have never heard of the name, you’ll have seen some of their products. August Frogs is a visual lab that creates music videos and photoshoot campaigns. The director is Kim Sehee (aka Korlio) and the firm has been around since ...
For this week’s Offstage we’re taking a closer look at e.one.Even if you don’t recognize the name e.one, you definitely have come across their work before. So let’s take a closer look. Duo E.one is a duo that consists of Choi Hyun Joon and Jung Ho Hyun. They have composed, written and arranged some of K-pop’s biggest hits. Choi Hyun ...
For this week’s Offstage we’re taking a closer look at the graphic design studio Sparks Edition. Even if you don’t know who they are, you might know some of their works. So keep on reading! Sparks Edition The graphic design studio consists of the duo Jang Joon-oh, A Ji-hye. They work together to create some beautiful designs. There’s a variety ...
For today’s Offstage, we’re taking a closer look at Daniel Kim who has worked on music for groups like MONSTA X, MCND, GOT7, Miss A, Taemin and many more. Daniel Kim is a lyricist and producer. His real name is Kim Won Hyuk and he started his music career in 2012 after he studied audio engineering in Tokyo. His first ...
This week’s Offstage is all about 821 Sound Studio. When you think about a song, you usually think about the singer and maybe the label it comes from. If you dig a bit deeper, you’ll take a look at the lyricist and composer. However, if we take an even closer look at the credits, you can see this: ‘Mastered by’. ...
We’re back with a new Offstage feature, this time we’re writing about another popular K-pop music video location: the Universal Arts Center. Those Red Seats Even if you’ve never been to Korea, you will definitely recognize this arts center from the countless music videos that were filmed there. The iconic plush red theatre seats are a dead giveaway in any ...
Today, let’s talk about the producing company MonoTree. If you haven’t heard of them yet, no stress. However, you have 100% listened to music created by them. You might just be surprised. MonoTree The producing company MonoTree started in 2014. MonoTree was founded by Hyun Hwang, G-high and JooHyoung Lee who were former producers at a different company called Sweetune. ...
If you’ve ever wondered who designs stuff like the lightsticks and fans, then you’re in luck because our next Offstage feature is all about the design company Rehugme Design Lab. Design Lab Rehugme is a design company that’s been responsible for a ton of merchandise in the Korean entertainment world. The earliest design I could find is the one for ...
ORDINARY PEOPLE, Inc., is one of the design houses in charge of the creation of the art cover for the album of many of our favourite singers and groups. For today’s OffStage, we want to share the amazing and stunning work this company has done for many artists. One of their first works was the album cover for the Indie ...