[YK_87]

I'm sure that this has probably been asked already but what are the decent indie bands in Korea and where can I find their music? I listen to Nell on a regular basis but other than them I really don't know much else about the indie scene in korea. Can someone help me out?

[RACETRAITOR]

Do you mean indie as in the musical genre, guys with messy hair and horn-rimmed glasses singing about their unique indie-rock outlook, or indie as in independent from major labels?

[yushui]

Well, I think you've come to the right sub-forum to start your search. It depends on what you're looking for in the "indie" scene. Electro? Rock? Folk? Or do you not prefer any genre? Anyway, I would just thread hop and look up the artists on youtube. If you want some interesting reviews about K-indie music, you could check out theturninggate.com and read his Korean Soundwave entries.

[alisam]

I've been going to some shows here in Seoul and have found some good indie bands.

You can find a song or two from these bands on youtube or myspace....

Pink Elephant
Seogyo Group Sound
Pony
Pavlov
소규모 아카시아 밴드
Oriental Lucy


I've got more bookmarked on my old computer. I'll post them when I put em up...

[YK_87]

What i'm mainly looking for is what you have described. Independent artists not part of major labels, folk, electro, rock. Technically music that's not part of mainstream korean pop music. Thanks for the suggestions.

[yushui]

Actually, what I meant was which genre you prefer. After looking up Perfume, I think you like electropop. For electropop, I recommend Humming Urban Stereo, Clazziquai, and Oldfish. I can't think of many off the top of my head, so I hope this helps. ( :

Edit
Okay, I think I sounded kinda stupid, but did you have Perfume listed before? I thought you did. XD

[helikoppter]

The best indie band in Korea, if you're to judge by pure talent and musicality, would probably be Omega 3. That their music is beyond awesome and that they're my very favorites in Korean music might make me a little biased though...

Also people into Nell tend to take a liking to Mot.

Actually, there are plenty of really, really good indie bands in Korea but finding their music isn't always that easy. Knowing what you're looking for makes it easier though (mrkwang is the place to buy it, but if you're more into downloading the bigger forums with download sections usually have some indie music, google might prove a very good friend, and then - of course - there's SoulSeek), so you might want to drop by Indieful ROK to pick up a few names. Click "samples" in the sidebar to find posts with links to places where the music can be sampled ^^

[FLY HIGHHH]

i love nell but i dont like Mot at all. lol. anyway, i would recommend my aunt mary, vanilla unity, nell (of course)..

[lets_rockie_it]

by far for me i only have nell
they are the only indie so far that has caught my attention
and i like marystory they have awesome songs too!!

[StarCrystal]

You can find more bands here: http://community.livejournal.com/korean_rock/

Also orienkorean @ youtube/imeem posts a lot of indie too.
http://www.youtube.com/orienkorean
http://orienkorean.imeem.com/

[ginger]

The Moonshiners and Galaxy Express are pretty popular indie punk/rock groups. I've seen a bunch of other shows, but I've forgotten the names of the bands.

-ginger

[aznSgirl]

Im going to have to say Rocket Diary

[bambooshoots]

http://www.dramabeans.com/media-stuff/ has a lot of drama OSTs (i know that's not what you're looking for, but just for future reference) and lots of downloads for different songs. A good portion of her songs are from kindie bands, so you can sort of sample them there.

I personally really like Spicy Soda, Peppertones, Misty Blue, As One, and Belle Epoque =]

[nyssnisa]

i dont really know what to suggest, but i had tons of Sogyumo Acacia Band in my playlists and gotta say, they are awesome...dont know if it helps though...

[Mardi09]

Kite is pretty good...
and maybe Hot Potato too....
cus those are the only ones I know
besides Rocket Diary(just listened to them today and fell in love) and Nell

[jenoh4jc]

hi
i was wondering if anyone knew a few bands that were jazzy?
like...music you would hear in a cafe
thanks a million

[hellosunshine1024]

oh geez,
yea its kinda hard to find really good korean indie bands.
i personaly like vanilla unity, rocket diary, and royal pirates(fading from dawn) they did like the best cover of wonder girl's nobody.
so yea.
:)

[strawberryme]

I can say Mary Story, Vanilla Unity, Band Pia and Rocket Diary :x

[PoppinBC]

You can find more bands here: http://community.livejournal.com/korean_rock/

Also orienkorean @ youtube/imeem posts a lot of indie too.
http://www.youtube.com/orienkorean
http://orienkorean.imeem.com/

This is some great advice... go to the youtube for orienkorean, tons of great indie songs posted, also some hip-hop (like Seoulstar collab from Superman Ivy) but it's only really good music, some techno, some folk, some metal, some rock, great spread. Mostly light indie rock, I ended up subscribing because the user posts all sorts of great artists and new artists.

Just browse through those videos, lots of good stuff there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isJSegCe4_w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isJSegCe4_w

Some of my favorites. 뜨거운 감자 is wonderful =)

[FLY HIGHHH]

hi
i was wondering if anyone knew a few bands that were jazzy?
like...music you would hear in a cafe
thanks a million

i would def. recommend THE GREEN TEA. sooo good.