This year it seems my autumn disappeared before it even begun. And now Christmas is here and as good as over, too. Being a Swede, celebrations in my family took place on Christmas Eve with a focus primarily on eating. I’ve also been playing a good deal of Cross Boss and The Settlers of Catan… Continue reading
Continuing to catch up, following the monthly Gaon charts from September here’s what on the charts for October from the realm of Korean indie music. Gaon Korean Album Chart The Korean album chart for October offered 3 Korean indie releases. Monni‘s 10th anniversary best album sold nearly 1000 copies in just 5 days. Synth pop… Continue reading
2015 saw the 9th edition of rookie musician competition Hello Rookie take place. Monthly winners were crowned for May through September with the grand final taking place November 14th. It was broadcast on EBS December 11th, with VOD now available both in regular and HD quality. Additional clips from the final, embedded below, have been… Continue reading
The monthly Gaon charts for November were published last week, but as I still haven’t gotten around to posting on the Korean indie entries on the various Gaon charts for September in spite of having all the tables prepared it’s time to catch up. Just like July and August September was looking good for hyukoh… Continue reading
We’ve reached December and with only a couple of weeks to go before the year is over, it’s time for the last Music Alliance Pact post of 2015. Unfortunately there is no Korean entry this month as I’ve been otherwise occupied, but there’s plenty of great music on offer from other parts of the world…. Continue reading
The third season of KBS2 band survival show Top Band will reach a conclusion this Saturday, but as life has gotten busy Indieful ROK’s Top Band 3 commentary series has fallen behind. Last time we looked at how the bands coached by Yoon Il Sang competed amongst each other. Today myself, Kevin, and Xtian of… Continue reading
End of November the Asia-Pacific Journal published a peer-reviewed article by Victoria University of Wellington professor Stephen Epstein on Korean indie music: Us and Them: Korean Indie Rock in a K-Pop World. More specifically, it complements the 2014 documentary of the same name co-produced by Stephen Epstein and Timothy Tangherlini. The article does a great… Continue reading
Activity around this blog may not be on top, but there’s always time for the Music Alliance Pact. We’re halfway through November meaning a new selection of great music from all over the world is waiting to reach your ears. The South Korean artist of the month is Gus Benevolent, who just put out a… Continue reading
The third season of KBS2 band survival show Top Band continues and so does Indieful ROK’s Top Band 3 commentary series. How the bands got their coaches was covered in the previous commentary. Today myself, Kevin, and Xtian of Korean Indie have a look at the 4th episode, broadcast October 24th, focusing on the bands… Continue reading
The third season of KBS2 band survival show Top Band started in the beginning of the month. Following the first couple of episodes the Top Band 3 commentary series started here on Indieful ROK with the first real post covering the live audition that took place in the first couple of episodes. Now it’s time… Continue reading