March 20, 2012
It’s a new week but still the Bugs indie chart is more about the old songs than about the new. Happy to see one of my own favorites from last week making it to spot 4. Also somewhat interesting to see rookies Hi To Him fare better than Annyeongbada (aka Bye Bye Sea) in spite of me thinking Annyeongbada was one of the biggest names right now. Since the album is already a few weeks old and 악마 did make it into Gaon’s digital top 200, perhaps it was just labeled something different from indie by Bugs those first couple of weeks.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – March 17, 2012
1. Hi To Him – 봄 [@ Bbang]
2. Annyeongbada – 악마 [MV]
3. Taru – 봄이왔다 [MV]
4. Hanumpa – 재촉 [MV]
5. Linus’ Blanket – Picnic [@ Sketchbook]
6. 10cm – 안아줘요 [MV]
7. Oksang Dalbit – 빨주노초파남보
8. Autumn Vacation – 속아도 꿈결 [@ EBS 공감]
9. Taru – Summer Day
10. Nell – Stay [MV]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
33. Copymachine – 헬로 키위새
53. SwingChair – 바람이 분다 (feat. World HO) [MV]
60. Hi To Him – 고백 [live]
72. Annyeongbada – 야광별 [sketch video]
74. Annyeongbada – 어젯밤 [@ V-Hall]
75. Hi To Him – I’m So Sorry
90. eAeon – 나의 기념일 [@ CJ azit]
See the full top 100 list here.
Indieful ROK
March 11, 2012
It’s been a couple of weeks where computers and life in general and Korean Indie in particular has gotten in the way of my blogging here, but I don’t intend to let this blog die just yet–I still have hope to one day be able actually write down and post those more personal posts I had planned and keep writing in my mind. Until then, here are the indie music charts from Bugs from the last couple of weeks:
Bugs Indie TOP10 – March 3, 2012
1. Taru – 봄이왔다 [MV]
2. Taru – Summer Day
3. Kiss Me Joy – Kiss
4. Lucite Tokki – 봄봄봄 [MV]
5. 10cm – 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [@ Sketchbook]
6. OK Punk – Not The End [MV]
7. Yozoh – Love (with Sogyumo Acacia Band) [TV live]
8. 10cm – 안아줘요 [MV]
9. 10cm – 그게 아니고 [@ Sketchbook]
10. Casker – New World [MV]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
53. Unside – 37
58. Misty Blue – Spring Fever
65. Lee Sun Jung Band – 인디야 [MV]
77. 9 and the Numbers – 칼리지 부기
See the full top 100 list here.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – February 25, 2012
1. Taru – 봄이왔다 [MV]
2. Taru – Summer Day
3. 10cm – 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [@ Sketchbook]
4. OK Punk – Not The End [MV]
5. Yozoh – Love (with Sogyumo Acacia Band) [TV live]
6. Ynot? – 선인장 (live) [live album recording @ Club Ta]
7. 10cm – 죽겠네 (Album ver.) [@ Cafe Veloso]
8. Casker – New World [MV]
9. Taru – Blah Blah
10. Taru – 기침
The new additions to the TOP100 list were the following:
15. Kiss Me Joy – Kiss
49. Transfixion – Happy Saturday
57. Sister’s Barbershop – 지루한 일요일 (inst.)
83. Noisecat – I Say Hello [MV]
See the full top 100 list here.
Indieful ROK
February 22, 2012
Not that many newcomers this week. I’m guessing the recent popularity of Bye Bye Sea, or Annyeongbada as they seem to go by now, can be attributed to a couple of their songs appearing in High Kick 2.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – February 18, 2012
1. Taru – Summer Day
2. Casker – New World [MV]
3. 10cm – 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [@ Sketchbook]
4. OK Punk – Not The End [MV]
5. OK Punk – Ugly [@ M Countdown]
6. Ynot? – 선인장 (live) [live album recording @ Club Ta]
7. Donawhale – 우주보다 좋아해 (I Love You More Than Universe)
8. Yozoh – Love (with Sogyumo Acacia Band) [TV live]
9. Lucid Fall – 보이나요? [@ Sketchbook]
10. eAeon – Bulletproof [MV]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
35. Bye Bye Sea – Beautiful Dance
41. Park So Yun – 가로수 길
44. OK Punk – I’m OK
53. Maypop – Love Is (러브 이즈) [@ Blackstone]
See the full top 100 list here.
Indieful ROK
January 29, 2012
And we’re back with the results of Indieful ROK’s “I Am a Singer” Indie Daydream Reader’s Choice Poll!
On “I Am a Singer”, the audience of five hundred normally votes for their three favorite performances of the night. On Indieful ROK, our humble audience of seven voted for their three favorite indie artists they wanted to see take the “I Am a Singer” stage.
Due to the low voter turnout, the results ended up with many ties in the rankings, but there was a clear first place winner among the bunch, although only by one vote.
For our final commentary, Anna has joined me in looking at the results.
The Results
Without further ado, here are the results of your Reader’s Choice Poll for “I Am a Singer” Indie Daydream:
1st Place
Huckleberry Finn
rd: I was actually a little surprised that Huckleberry Finn took a decisive lead. While Lee Soyoung’s husky voice might not work on the show if Juckwoo is still there, but Lee has an intense ferocity that I feel would work well on the show. I am a little concerned that the group might fall into a stylistic rut, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped Kim Kyungho or Yoon Minsoo.
Anna: Although I didn’t vote for them myself, I’m very pleased to see Huckleberry Finn in this position. Lee Soyoung could show Juckwoo what to really do with a husky voice.
2nd Place
3rd Line Butterfly
rd: Wow! The other husky voiced once-singer of Huckleberry Finn is the second choice! I think this suggests that the IROK audience is really looking forwards to a powerful female vocalist on the show. Personally, I think 3rd Line Butterfly’s broader range of sound will enable them to handle the challenge of covers well, although I’ve yet to hear any covers from the band. Furthermore, they have a wilder musical identity, so they might be able to impress the audience with it.
Anna: While I personally would prefer to see Nahm Sang Ah alone, 3rd Line Butterfly is another good call. The latest EP was quite varied in style, so I think like rd that their range would prove a strength.
3rd Place
Cherry Filter & MOT (Tie)
rd: Our first tie of the evening has two very different bands. I think Cherry Filter will be able to fill a similar role that Kim Kyungho is filling on the show right now since their music does tend towards metal, but from their cover album and their more pop-oriented songs, I think they’ll have more breadth than Kim and it would be interesting to see if that’s the case. As for MOT, they might face the same difficulty of sounding too much the same every round. Now, I personally love their sound, but their style is so quiet and introspective that it might not win over the audience, which seems to prefer high drama and bombast.
Anna: Ah yes, the Kim Kyungho comparison is actually quite fitting for Cherry Filter even though I’ve always related them more to Jaurim myself. They should be able to offer a lot more variety than any of the artists currently on the show. And for Mot, I absolutely love them and their covers and would be very, very happy to see them on the show, but they do the very best when sticking to their core sound. Still, it’d be very interesting to see how they’d bre received by the audience.
5th Place
Yi Sung Yol (이승열)
rd: Yi Sung Yol is the only soloist to get more than one vote, but his rich voice and singing style should do well on the show. His sound is also a bit more mainstream so it will be more accessible to the audience, but distinct enough that it will be a unique addition to the show.
Anna: Besides Cherry Filter I’d think Yi Sung Yol would be the most realistic alternative out of those suggested. I haven’t quite managed to get into his solo stuff, but I did enjoy U&Me Blue a great deal before. I’ll keep hoping he’ll not only get on the show, but also stay there for the reasons already mentioned by rd.
6th Place
Nell, Han Heejung (한희정), Thomas Cook, & Kim Sarang (김사랑) (Tie)
rd: Every single artist on the poll got at least one vote, resulting in a four way tie for sixth place. No one gets eliminated! (Or perhaps they all do??) I’m actually most surprised that Nell didn’t secure first place since they were perhaps the most popular of the suggestions and the panelists’ picks, but sometimes the voting audience doesn’t feel the same and Nell might have just had a weaker night.
Conclusion
And that concludes Indieful ROK’s “I Am a Singer” Indie Daydream. We thank Widhi and The Korean for providing us their picks and everyone who participated in suggesting and voting for artists for our Reader’s Choice Poll.
At IROK, we will continue the lookout for indie activity on “I Am a Singer” and might bring back the series if someone from the scene appears to represent on the show. We definitely hope that perhaps one of the above voted upon bands or solo artists might be one to make it on the show.
Series Index:
Indieful ROK
October 12, 2011
More Top Band on the Bugs chart yet another week. Still hoping I can get those recaps up soon.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – October 8, 2011
1. Delispice – 무지개는 없었다
2. Peterpan Complex – 자꾸만 눈이 마주쳐 [MV]
3. 10cm – 안아줘요 [live]
4. J Power – We Are The Champions [Top Band]
5. AshGray – 이별의 그늘 [Tribute90]
6. Dick Punks – 좋다 좋아 [@ Club FF]
7. Mighty Coala – 서울 [@ Club Bbang]
8. Delispice – 슬픔이여 안녕 [MV]
9. 10cm – 기타로 오토바이를 타자
10. Toxic – Shock [Top Band]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
17. Hyunjhin Baik – 여기까지 [recandplay.net]
24. 2Stay – 불티 [Top Band]
36. Latte Latte – Conga [Top Band]
45. YaYa – 푸념 전쟁 [@ Club FF]
53. Broccoli, you too? – 두근두근 [Music Travel Lalala]
56. The Finnn – 첼로 [MV]
59. Song Hee Ran – 스마일
64. Couple-D – 커플
83. The Finnn – 이 겨울 끝은 눈보라
90. The Finnn – 마음속의 블루
91. Bulldog Mansion – Soul Drive
See the full top 100 list here.
Singer Song Hee Ran is one in a row of “Hongdae Goddesses”. Following her single debut end of last year, new single A Song For You – Day And Night was released on October 7.
Acoustic pop duo Couple-D released a first self-titled album on October 7. A’naive, who plays djembe and contributes with the rap, released his own solo single in March this year whereas Daae, who plays the guitar and sings, released her first solo single in October last year.
Indieful ROK
May 18, 2011
Not much has changed in the top of Bugs’ indie chart since last week.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – May 14, 2011
1. 10cm – 아메리카노 [recandplay.net]
2. 10cm – 죽겠네 (Album ver.) [Sketchbook]
3. Dalmoon – 없는게 메리트 [On Stage]
4. 10cm – 그게 아니고 [M root]
5. 10cm – 사랑은 은하수 다방에서 [Music Travel Lalala]
6. 10cm – 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 [MV]
7. 10cm – 죽겠네 [@ Anthracite]
8. 10cm – 새벽 4시 [@ Cafe Veloso]
9. 10cm – Good Night [@ Anthracite]
10. Dalmoon – 보호해줘 [@ Cafe Veloso]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
24. Huckleberry Finn – Girl Stop
52. Reach the Moon – 양 끝을 가리켜 [live]
99. Huckleberry Finn – 쫒기는 너 [@ Club Ssam]
See the full top 100 list here.
Huckleberry Finn have been talking about a fifth full length album for quite some time already, and now tickets are out for the album release show taking place in early July. I have yet to find a release date for the actual album, but May 13 a two track digital single called Girl Stop was released. A music video appears to be in the making.
Acoustic female duo Reach the Moon debuted with a one-track digital single called 양 끝을 가리켜 on May 12. The girls are playing piano and guitar and it seems their label, Retro Music, is trying to partially market them as a female No Reply.
Indieful ROK
January 26, 2011
The new year hasn’t come that far just yet, so I figured I’d catch up on the the Bugs indie charts posting before getting to the most current one. Starting with the chart from the first week of 2011.
Bugs Indie TOP10 – January 8, 2011
1. Yozoh – 우리는 선처럼 가만히 누워 (feat. Lee Sang Soon) [MV]
2. Broccoli, you too? – 사랑한다는 말로도 위로가 되지 않는 [@ Sketchbook]
3. Sweet Salt – 그게 사랑 [live version MV]
4. Autumn Vacation – 가끔 미치도록 네가 안고 싶어질 때가 있어 [@ KBS Changgo]
5. Broccoli, you too? – 졸업 [@ On Stage]
6. Yozoh – 연애는 어떻게 하는 거였더라 [live]
7. 10cm – 아메리카노 [recandplay.net]
8. Sweet Salt – 오후에야 [@ Club Auteur]
9. 10cm – 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 [recandplay.net]
10. Yozoh – 조금만 더 가까이
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
44. T-Sound – 더블 플레이
45. Nora – Quizas (vocal by AshGray.H.K.)
64. JamTex – 마세라티
65. Canaria Salon – 러브바이 (LoveBy) [MV]
89. Sweet Salt – 고장난 시간 [live]
95. J Rabbit – 요즘 너 말야 [studio live]
98. Sweet Salt – 나 아직도 꿈꾸네 [live]
See the full top 100 list here.
On December 6 cutesy singer/songwriter Yozoh released a new EP. The five track strong release is called 우리는 선처럼 가만히 누워 and the EP main track held the first spot of Bugs’ indie music chart for as many weeks. 조금만 더 가까이, from the movie starring Yozoh with the same name, is included in both an original and a cinema version.
On January 5, five member strong rock band T-Sound released an EP called T-Sound vol.2. As the name implies it followed a previous eponymous debut, dated March 2010.
Electronic pop project Nora debuted on January 7 with a single called Quizas. It holds two songs both with vocals and in instrumental versions, the title track featuring the vocalist of rock band AshGray and 소실점 where Lune sings.
Jam-Tex debuted with single 폭풍같은 연애가 진짜 연애의 시작이다 on January 6. Although I haven’t been able to dig up any info on the duo it seems the three track release could be classified as indie rock and the songs upon it appear to be very concerned with the subject of love.
Canaria Salon, that debuted with digital single Blue Sky late September, returned with a six track release called LoveBy on December 31. It includes both the first single and 알잖아 from the November single with the same name.
Lovely girl duo J Rabbit has a pretty big presence on YouTube thanks friendz.net. They put out their first digital single, Take One, on November 27 and it holds two acoustic pop songs. In addition to the song that entered the chart during the first week of 2011 there is also a song called 내일을 묻는다 .
Indieful ROK
April 26, 2010
Today allkpop offered a couple of posts of particular interest.
First up, Vanilla Lucy taking on 에구구구, the main track off Yozoh‘s Traveler album: Vanilla Lucy teases cover of Yozoh’s “Ehgoogoogoo”
allkpop also found the tracklist for rapper Outsider‘s upcoming album: Outsider releases impressive tracklist for 3rd album.
Among the many tracks one can find Go Go Sing featuring Whale and 롤러코스터 featuring PIA‘s Yohan. The album title is 주인공 and it’ll be out on October 14.
Indieful ROK
November 3, 2009
Indieful ROK favorites have been doing well on Bugs lately!
Bugs Indie TOP10 – October 14, 2010
1. Han Hee Jeong – 잔혹한 여행 [teaser]
2. Autumn Vacation – 속아도 꿈결
3. Han Hee Jeong – 어느 가을
4. Autumn Vacation – 가끔 미치도록 네가 안고 싶어질 때가 있어
5. Han Hee Jeong – 입맞춤, 입술의 춤
6. Autumn Vacation – 샛노랑과 새빨강 사이 [@ Veloso]
7. Mystery Curtain – 4월 [audio]
8. Vanilla Unity – Hey! Monster [MV]
9. Runner’s High – 나의 노래
10. Casker – 네게 간다 (Piano ver.)
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
44. Han Hee Jeong – Acoustic Breath [@ SoundHolic]
56. Hlin – 그대를 그린다 [audio]
59. Mystery Curtain – 잠
62. Mystery Curatin – 안녕
See the full top 100 list here.
Electronica duo will make a return with fifth full lenght album Tender on October 20, but already one track from the album is sold online. The 14 track strong tracklist includes a hidden track and a Fanny Fink remix of Your Song, the main track off last year’s Your Songs EP. Of further interest is a song called 나의 하루 나의 밤 featuring My Aunt Mary vocalist Thomas Cook and 놓아줘, where former Roller Coaster vocalist Joe Won Sun participates.
Following a digital single, 연가시, last year and first EP 33060 released end of April this year, modern rock band Hlin returned with a second EP called Remanent on October 7. Highly recommended music for any Nell fan!
Indieful ROK
Bugs Indie TOP10 – October 7, 2010
1. Vanilla Unity – Hey! Monster [MV]
2. Runner’s High – 나의 노래
3. Han Hee Jeong – 잔혹한 여행 [teaser]
4. GoGo Star – Not Disco But Disco [old version MV]
5. Sugar Donut – Friday Party
6. 10cm – 아메리카노 [recandplay.net]
7. Super Kidd – 술 한잔해 [MV]
8. Han Hee Jeong – 어느 가을
9. Han Hee Jeong – 입맞춤, 입술의 춤
10. 10cm – 오늘밤은 어둠이 무서워요 [recandplay.net]
The new additions to the TOP100 list are the following:
48. Cobalt Blue – 가슴으로
72. Canaria Salon – Blue Sky [MV]
80. Runner’s High – 설렘 그리고 서투른
89. Miko Band – 사랑한다 사랑하지 않는다
See the full top 100 list here.
Funk rock band Runner’s High released first mini album 도피 on September 30. Counting 3 tracks in total, it includes 난 좋아 that was previously featured on the 2005 compilation album Way Out Vol.1.
Ballad rock band Cobalt Blue returned with a self-titled digital single on October 6. It follows the 2009 debut album and participation on the Hongdae Indie Band’s World Cup: Be The Reds, Go Devils compilation.
With a background in jazz, Canary Salon is supposed to represent the new age of Korean pop. So far only one song has been released though, as the first digital single, Blue Sky, came out on September 29.
Having previously worked on various soundtracks, including a song featured on the OST for 2008 MBC drama Spotlight (스포트라이트), indie rock act Miko Band released first own mini album, Misty Kotita, on September 27.
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