[pris716]

yay korea!!!luhv taemin!!!!wonder boys<3

[Miewvy1332]

Thanks for re-posting it!

[mylove_isyou]

Wowww

Thanks you

[kromy]

Here's A.Tract thread

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=309566

[ladolcevita.]

Heyyy guys, I need your help! I've been getting into a few Korean indie bands and I'm beginning to love it.
Umm I'm not into techno, electric or rock, I would like something similar to Taru, Jisun and No Reply.
Something easy to listen to with great instrumentals and vocals + where to download previous and current
albums/singles/OST participations/etc. Thanks in advance.

[chromatic]

Recommending Vodka Rain (보드카 레인), don't see their name anywhere around. ^^

From their first album: Wonder Years
첫사랑의 결혼을 듣는 나이
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uinyv8m7Os

Second album: Flavour
지와타네호 [Live]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdmDfFMrF2I

For those who like My Aunt Mary, you should check out Vodka Rain.

[romanntic]

does anyone know Yellow Puffer? I can't seem to find anything about them, just the fact that they've disbanded two years ago. I was browsing around their daum cafe and I think they've started performing again - doing lives here and there.

[Lally]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this here but I've found a pretty awesome site that has loads of hard-to-find korean music available for downloading.

here

[unordinarymom]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this here but I've found a pretty awesome site that has loads of hard-to-find korean music available for downloading.

here

i can't open it, it says i need to be invited to open the blog...



i wanna ask something, does Mongo an indie/underground band? or they're in the major label? i like their songs in Triple OST.. i wanna know more about them...

[kholdstare]

robot_victim, on 02 February 2008 - 05:02 AM, said:

IndieRok, I'm glad you know the type of society korea is when you say their TV shows are "manufactured producer (entertainment company) driven" and that their music scene has "relatively little history." But more key then these two points is their blatant opposition to (and obvious distaste for!) rock music. My whole point of questioning and explaining is that rock music in this particular country is discouraged, and when I check out what they do have to offer, the quality of the bands are reflected in this bottled-up attitude. I don't think a lot of them are talented, (or know how to play the guitar at all!), let alone experimental enough. And a lot of them are just copies of other bands. What's worse is their preferred sound of soft pop, so that they think punk or metal are the only other alternative. Well, there's a lot more to rock than that - alternative, hard, industrial, nu-metal, progressive, retro (and I don't mean oldies folk music retro-retro, I mean the new type of retro that's been churning since The Strokes), reggae, country... god there are so many.

Do you really think other countries are that shallow about rock? Just to name a few big commercial names: Ireland has U2, The Cranberries; Canada had Bryan Adams, Alanis Morisette, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne, Arcade Fire; Wales has Bullet For My Valentine, (and Lostprophets); Germany had Rammstein; Colombia had Shakira and Juanes; Australia had Silverchair and Jet (and if you want to go even further back in time, there's ACDC). (I'm just talking about people who have crossed over here to the US, and there are a lot more I'm pretty sure.) So it's not only the English and Swedish! The Japanese have also had their Jrock bands fighting with their Jpop acts forever in the Oricon charts. And it is pure common sense to have rock bands competing with pop acts for commercial success in the music charts. You can't have an entire country being run by Justin Timberlakes, Christina Aguileras, Fergies, Miley Cyruses, and Kanye Wests alone. People are always seeking different flavors, and rock is actually one of the more popular (and longlasting careerwise!) genres in music history.

As for underground versus mainstream, this is where it all boils down to the attitude of the individual. From as far back as I can remember, all the rock bands I ever got into were interested in success, because they wanted to be heard. You don't ever want to stay indie forever (indie is actually an unfavorable label/term), you wanted to become major and to be number 1 in the chart. Because duh! You wanted to sell your records. (This is actually common sense!) [Hint: Even better in a country like Korea, I would imagine, with all the missing competition (or hidden ones), why not bend the rules and create something totally different and become famous for it? There's even more incentive in a country that's so ignorant - educate the people. Show them there's some "new" kind of music you can try and actually enjoy.]

But the problem here is the country and its intolerance. And no 2-year military service can even prevent a good band from developing. Being a rock band, creating good rock music, is all up to an individual's interest, (and persistence!) in making music, as well as talent. Traits I still find lacking in many of Korea's youth or even current "indie" bands. The catch-22 is they're only a reflection of their country's own biased agenda towards rock music.

And before I answer your mainstream pop vs. non-mainstream pop argument, can you please explain to me what you mean by "ironic pop"?

i second everthing you said. i don't get why korean people seems to ignore completely other style of music besides rap and pop. its such an idol-centered society, they need someone to look up to. i mean, if a fat chick or a guy/girl that doesnt follow the korean standard for beauty sang the exact same song as, for example, some Girl's Generation hit, people wouldnt give a mini cooper.
but, i have a feeling that the k-pop industry bubble will explode some time soon. there's so much corruption and dirty job behind all those skinny girls and androginous boy bands that is almost inefable. i think there's gonna be a point that the system itself wont be able to hold itself. just take a look at the wave of suicides of actors and singers these recent years in korea!

[NW1701]

Hey, everyone. I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm starting up a forum for Korean underground/indie music. Right now it's named "Korean Underground Music Movement" or "KUMM" but I'm really looking for a new name. Any suggestions?

And if you're interested in joining, please click the link in my signature. =) It's just starting up, so there aren't any download links or artist profiles yet, but that's why the forum needs members!

[wondermoogle]

^

Oh man, a K-indie forum has been way overdue. Props on starting one, there definitely needs to be a more united fanbase where all of us can gather. Although I do agree "KUMM" is kind of an awkward name, homonym-wise haha. Maybe the Korean Indie Room? There's a pretty well-known Japanese indie forum that used to go by a similar name (now it's just "the japanese music room"). Idk, I'm not too great with names haha.

Anyway I'm sending you a pm, hope you don't mind!

[CChen82]

Ugh, not a single person has mentioned "Glittering Blackness, Fall" or "Vidulgi OoyoO."

Also, I would like to find "500won project," Invisible Fish" and a few others, but that is impossible here in China, and they don't appear on any p2p like Soulseek.  Any help?

[jisol]

-----edit
haha i was looking for the korean underground forum
looks like we merged

[7lotus]

the more I pay attention and listen to the different k-indie artists out there, the more I'm drawn to the rich flavors and unique qualities that each artist/group has.
I just have to say this...K-indie is soooooo much more interesting than the generic kpop stuff.

[7lotus]

just found a bunch of my favorite k-indie artists on twitter! we should compile a list!!

O So Young http://twitter.com/oso0
Han Hee Jeong http://twitter.com/dawnyboom
Shim Kyu Sun http://twitter.com/ROXIEEEEEEEE
Nine of Dear Cloud http://twitter.com/dearcloud_nine
Jung Ah of Dear Cloud http://twitter.com/dearcloud_junga
Yong rin of Dear Cloud http://twitter.com/dearcloud_rin
Kwang-suk of Dear Cloud http://twitter.com/dearcloud_xhrms
Lee Juno of Casker http://twitter.com/juno_casker
Lee Yoong Jin of Caskter http://twitter.com/yoong_casker
JaeMok of Fanny Fink http://twitter.com/_fannyfink_
Yozoh http://twitter.com/yozoh_sings
Epitone Project http://twitter.com/epitoneproject
Kim Minhong of Sogyumo Acacia Band http://twitter.com/sogyumoda
Song Eunjie of Sogyumo Acacia Band http://twitter.com/sogyumoya
Aeon of Mot http://twitter.com/eaeon
Ro of Zitten http://twitter.com/ZittenRo
Yong-Wook of Zitten http://twitter.com/ZittenUk
Youn Sung Hoon of Donawhale http://twitter.com/_donawhale
Soy of Raspberry Field http://twitter.com/soy_alice
Ahn Seung Joon of Vodka Rain http://twitter.com/vodkarain
Lucid Fall http://twitter.com/lucid_fall_jo

Pastel Music http://twitter.com/pastelmusiclife
Mirrorball Music http://twitter.com/mirrorballmusic
Fluxus Music http://twitter.com/FLUXUSMUSIC

[indieROK]

Whoa, what happened to the K-Underground sub-forum. Why?

Weird move.

[NW1701]

Oh, whoa. No Korean Underground subforum.

This is no bueno.

[7lotus]

since there is no thread for pastel music, I'll just share this here

<Merry Lonely Christmas and Happy New Year>
Various Artists
release date: 12/09/2010
incl. Taru, Han Hee Jeong, Shim Kyu Sun...

[romanntic]

^ oh, I had no idea it was already out. thanks for posting.