The year in Korean indie in 2015 could be summed up in one word: fun. So many of the feelings I had while listening to this list of music, from sadness, joy, anger, and love, these artists and th...
https://www.koreanindie.com/2016/01/06/best-2015-xtians-picks/
After Gil‘s drunk driving incident in 2014, Leessang has been MIA, leaving plenty of time and space for its rapper half, Gary, to step out on his own. Gary began the path with Mr. Gae, an EP th...
Crossover is not a new genre in the Korean indie scene. The Barbarettes are doing superb stuff with girl group music, Vivis is bringing back late 90s/early aughts electronica, and Danpyunsun and ...
Extravagant songs are the flame to my moth. Diane Warren ballads of the 90’s? Check. Kim Bum Soo? Check. The thundering rock of Unchained? Check. If a song is big and melodramatic, chances are ...
Here’s a little secret of mine: despite my love of full length albums and their long visions, most of my casual listening are singles, playlists or songs on shuffle. When it’s on the backgrou...
A die-hard fan of Romantic Punch since It’s Yummy, I celebrate each new release with fist pumping. Out of all the rock bands I’ve listened to since falling down the Korean music rabbit hole, ...
https://www.koreanindie.com/2015/08/17/romantic-punch-fight-club/
Taking inspiration from pop history is a common thing for artists to do. The Barbarettes harken back to The Andrew Sisters, doo-wop, barbershop quartets and acapella pop from the beginning half o...
In an article for The Korea Times in late 2013, Shin Bo Kyung, aka Boni, stated dismay in the current R&B landscape in her country. In a money-chasing and fame-hungry industry, Boni argued that �...
Juck Juck Grunzie is a prime example of South Korean psychedelia Written by Xtian for Korean Indie .
Change in music happens often, but depending on who you talk to, it can be welcome or not. When Taylor Swift released 1989, some liked it while others decried the loss of the wide-eyed country si...
https://www.koreanindie.com/2015/06/03/mayson-soul-photographer/