After the results from the Indieful ROK reader votes on best Korean indie album of the year were revealed, some of you expressed an interest in finding out which the nominated songs were. To be honest I had thought that voting for favorite songs would be the easier one, but the readers of Indieful ROK proved me wrong by not only listing more albums than songs, but on occasion not listing any songs at all! Anyway, the song titles were not published at that time, since no two valid votes contained the same song and I couldn’t make a top list, but the full list has now been posted below.
The Best Korean Indie Songs of 2009
3rd Line Butterfly – Heavy Night Fog
3rd Line Butterfly – Nine Days
Apollo 18 – Discusting
Apollo 18 – Iridescent Clouds
Broccoli, you too? – 봄이 오면
Bulnabang Star Sausage Club – 석봉아
Casker – 향
Crying Nut – 비둘기
Donawhale – Doremi
Donawhale – NaNa
Dr.Core 911 – The Escape
GoGo Star – Not disco, but disco
Guckkasten – 거울
Han Hee Jung – Acoustic Breath
Hi, Mr. Memory – Fat Boy
Indian Palm – 바람이 되어 (Fly High)
Jang Kiha & The Faces – 달이 차오른다 가자
Jang Kiha & The Faces – 멱살 한 번 잡히십시다
Jang Kiha & The Faces – 아무것도 없잖어
Late Spring – 이젠 너를
Loveholics – 아픔
Lucid Fall – Les Miserables
Lune – Absinthe
Lune – 희한 (I’m The Only Sinner In The World)
Mate – 그리워
Misty Blue – Baby P
No Reply – 끝나지 않은 노래
Phonebooth – Got A Chance
Playgirl – Happy Mania
Tearliner – Embrace All
The Moonshiners – Rose Mary’s Baby
Winterplay – Gypsy Girl
Yoo Hee Yeol & Kim Jong Wan – 내가 바라는 나
If you happen to come across a YouTube links to any of the songs above not already linked, feel free to let me know and I’ll add it to the Indieful ROK Best Songs of 2009 playlist, playing above.
A lot of really great songs here, but wow, a big variation.
Thank you for the list and links. I don’t recall voting for songs…? I think just narrowing down to ten albums was overwhelming enough. =)
@janet Yeah, I love the variation! Makes me confident to keep posting all things of interest to me rather than slim it down to some particular niche.
@placidian Your recollection is correct ^^ Nonetheless I really appreciate your effort – I’m very lucky to have such dedicated readers ^_^
hi, Anna! Woow, that IS a very nice list. So happy that some of my faves were there too.
Hi! Somebody can help me? I found a very good k-indie song but I don’t know the english name of it(with google translater something like put your hand in your pocket.. I don’t know) Please help me if you can :) Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM4waIsgb_k&feature=channel_video_title
@Lora: Hi! Anna wrote something a little here http://indiefulrok.blogspot.com/2011/06/past-releases-april.html She translated the singer as 공박사의 오르골 (or Dr. Kong’s Orgel/Gongbaksa’s Orgel) The song can be translated into ‘Hands in the Pocket’ :)
Thank you so much!! :3 <3