A couple of weeks back, Philip Gowman suggested that some kind of directory, perhaps organized by genre, over MySpace pages of Korean musicians could prove useful. Having had similar thoughts since the very start (but never becoming satisfied with the format) I took an immediate liking to the idea and started to build a list.
But here’s the thing – I’m not that good with genres. And a list of this kind will probably never be complete. So when you come across a MySpace link not already here, you’re more than welcome to let me know. And if you find a band that clearly doesn’t belong under the label I’ve put on it (right now there’s even a bunch of bands at the bottom without one, for various reasons), or would like to suggest new/other genres that would be much appreciated.
While this format too is far from being optimal, I hope you will find that Ctrl+F is your friend when trying to find that specific MySpace page your looking for, and that the genre division proves helpful when you’re out to discover some new music. I’ll keep a link to this post in the sidebar at all times and when I update with some new remarkable discovery I’ll make sure to let you know somehow.
pop/rock
Biuret
Broken Valentine
Cherry Filter
Dewfall
DryFlower
EZ Hyoung
Friday Ins (프라이데이 인스)
Guyz (가이즈)
ironic HUE
Jaurim (자우림)
Jisun (지선)
Mate
My Aunt Mary
Nell
No Reply
OrangePlane
Peterpan Complex
Shuttle Loop
Rocket Diary
The Mu:n
VioleTone (바이올렛톤)
Vodka Rain (보드카레인)
Yoon Band (YB)
Zooropa Yellow (ZY)
electronica, synth, dance
Apls
Casker
Clazziquai
Crystal Rain (크리스탈레인)
Demicat
DJ Guru (D_Guru)
DJ Unjin
EE
Fortune Cookie
Haihm
Headtrip
House Rulez
Idiotape
Kafka
Kayip
Mad Soul Child
Mojave
mo:tet
Nakion
NoiTyPoon
Oldfish
Oriental Funk Stew
Postino
Rainbow 99
Sheean
StardonE
Telepathy
The Ratios
The Spookfish
Tomi Kita
W&Whale
wHOOL (훌)
YeoNo (여노)
Yoon Sang
indie pop
Autumn Vacation (가을방학)
Belle Epoque
Broccoli, you too? (브로콜리 너마저)
Dorothy
Elena
Flowing (흐른)
Julia Hart
Lucite Tokki (루싸이트 토끼)
Mighty Coala (마이티코알라)
naru
Nervous Shirt
Pigibit5
Playgirl (플레이걸)
Taru
Tearliner
Trampauline
Yeongene
Yozoh
Zitten
folk, singer/songwriter
adultchild
Big Baby Driver
Dringe Augh
Go-yo
Jin Sung Yoon (진성윤)
Lee Jang Hyuk
Mysterious Curtain (수상한 커튼)
Oh Ji Eun
Misty Blue
O So Young
Plastic People
Sagitta
Seokjune
Shinae Ahn (안신애)
Siwa (시와)
Sogyumo Acacia Band
Whiru
indie rock
Achime
빛과소음
Brix
Deafening Street (데프닝 스트리트)
Galaxy Express
Golden Pops
Guckkasten
Hanumpa (한음파)
Look & Listen
Mineri
Monkey Shine (몽키샤인)
No Control
Oyster Boys
Pavlov
Phonebooth
Pink Elephant
Seogyo Group Sound
The Moonshiners
The Plastic Day
The Pony
The Rocktigers
Wounded Fly
post-rock, shoegazer
Apollo 18
auhm
Bulssazo
Daydream
Frenzy
Glittering Blackness , Fall
Hollow Jan
Loro’s
Murmur’s Loom
Swimming Doll (스위밍돌)
Vidulgi OoyoO
punk/hardcore
10 Minutes Later
13Steps
49morphines
99ANGER (99앵거)
Ankle Attack
Attacking Forces
Burning Hepburn
Captain Bootbois
Chadburger
Clerks
Coin Classic
Combative Post
Crying Nuts
Dirty Small Town
Dr.Core911
Firestorm
Gayo Top 10 (가요톱10)
Gumx (껌엑스)
Icycider
Johnnyroyal
Juck Juck Grunge
Knockdown
Lazybone
LO
Mustard
National Pigeon Unity
NinesiN
Noeazy
Patients
Plastic Heart
Popstore
Propeller21
RUX (럭스)
Same Old Story
Shorty Cat
Sinklair
Skasucks
Suck Stuff
Sugar Donut
SUPER8BIT
Sweet Guerillaz
The APOP (더 에이팝)
The Geeks
The Patience
The Strikers
Things We Say
Vassline
Vicious Glare
Yagwangbyeol (야광별)
metal
Apparition (애퍼리션)
Axcutor (사형집행단/死刑執行團)
Baekdoosan
Dark Ambition
Diablo
Downhell
Funeral of August (퓨네랄 오브 어거스트)
Hellking
Her Eyes Bleed
Lost In Sea
Mad Fret
Maniax
Moonshine
NAHU
Oathean
Sad Legend
Time Concerto (타임 콘체르토)
To My Last Breath
experimental, noise
10
Bloom
byul.org
Dydsu
itta
Jowall
L’ange
LoOm
Matilda’s Rabbit
Rainbow Reflection
jazz/soul/r&b
Showcat
Soulights/Seoulites
Sugarbowl
Winterplay (윈터플레이)
Youn Sun Nah
Younee (Key’s Piano)
other
Acoustic World
Hun
I&I Djangdan
Incense
Infinity of Sound (IS)
Jang Sei Yong
Jung
Kimchi Effect
Orgeltanz
Ally (앨리)
Amature Amplifier
atombook
Bloody Cookie
Champions
Clinch
Filmstar
Hahn Vad/Yamagata Tweakster/Nunepiro
I Love JH
Midnight Stitch
Noisecat
One Trick Ponies
Red Tree (레드트리)
Shin Garam Band
Stop Crackdown
Story Seller
Sunkyeol
The Black Skirts
The Koxx
The Jaywalker
The Telezombies (텔레좀비)
Tobacco Juice
Vanilla Unity (바닐라 유니티)
We The Descendants
Windy City
Ynot?
Zentaffy
labels
Beatball Records
Dope Entertainment
Electric Muse
Foundation Records
GMC Records
Happy Robot Records
Jusin Productions
Pastel Music
Townhall Records
wow thank you for doing all this, greatly appreciated :)
I don’t suppose you have heard of a Korean band called ‘Gaia’? I saw them play in Seoul Plaza a couple of years back, and took some photos inc this one: http://www.shimmerimages.co.uk/Portfolio/Korea-Japan-2007/3923395_ByS4n#227754893_xEYpB
I love Gaia! If it’s the traditional Korean/metal-ish band, that is. Haven’t heard anything from them since that album a few years ago though. And unfortunately have yet to come across any MySpace page of theirs.
Yes, that’s them – I thought they were excellent too but have never been able to find out any details about them online. They played a big stage in Seoul Plaza to a fairly sparse (but enthusiastic) crowd!
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