Those that know their K-pop history may be familiar with Park Jiyoon since her idol days, but a few years ago she turned towards singer-songwriter path. It started with her seventh full-length album and continued on her eighth full-length album, where she’s been assisted by Asher Park and members from No Reply and Dear Cloud…. Continue reading
As most other Thursdays, Gaon presented a new set of charts today. This time there’s a whole bunch of new entries related to the indie scene. 16. Two Months – “The Romantic” (+15) 18. 10cm – “애상” (-2) 50. Park Jiyoon – “나무가 되는 꿈” (new) 97. Taru – “Summer Day” (new) 123. Verbal Jint… Continue reading
I’m completely overloaded with things to blog about for Korean Indie News right now so the Indieful ROK chart of the week will have to wait till the weekend, but until then here’s the latest Korean digital chart from Gaon. k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart – February 11, 201216. 10cm – 애상 [MV]31. Two Months… Continue reading
The only two k-indie related newcomers on the latest Korean digital chart from Gaon are both related to Yoon Jong Shin. Learn more about them on Korean Indie News, here and here respectively. k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart – February 4, 201211. 10cm – 애상 [MV]84. Yoon Jong Shin – 그리움 축제 (feat. Horan) [MV]126…. Continue reading
Three entries out and only two new indie related entries on Gaon’s total Korean digital chart was the result when the latest edition was presented today. Both of the new songs are related to Yoon Jong Shin, and Cho Jung Chi has been involved in both as well. 11. 10cm – 애상 (-6) 84. Yoon Jong Shin… Continue reading
Mostly falling for the k-indie names spotted on the latest Korean digital chart from Gaon, but at least there is that marvelous new song! k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart – January 28, 20125. 10cm – 애상 [MV]82. Kim Ji Soo & Taru – 더 좋아 [Bugs Interview]103. Verbal Jint – 좋아보여 (feat. The Black Skirts)… Continue reading
It’s a new week with the Korean Total Digital Chart from Gaon, but unfortunately the indie presence on the chart has dropped since last week. However we do see one very well deserving newcomer. And as could be expected with the late release of OK Punk!‘s 2NE1 cover, the song in question has done a… Continue reading
More climbing than falling for the k-indie names spotted on the latest Korean digital chart from Gaon. And a few newcomers to that. k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart – January 21, 20123. 10cm – 애상 [MV]60. Kim Ji Soo & Taru – 더 좋아 [Bugs Interview]61. Chang Kiha & The Faces – 풍문으로 들었소 [MV]91…. Continue reading
It may not look like much, but out of the k-indie acts on the latest Korean digital chart from Gaon half are newcomers. k-indie @ Gaon Digital Chart – January 14, 20124. 10cm – 애상 [MV]97. Chang Kiha & The Faces – 풍문으로 들었소 [MV]118. Verbal Jint – 좋아보여 (feat. The Black Skirts)121. Jaurim –… Continue reading
A couple of years ago Korea’s Ministry of Culture launched Gaon–an official set of charts registering music sales. Streaming, downloads, background music for online sites and mobile sales all contribute towards the total digital charts and with the big increase in popularity of Korean indie music it’s no longer a rare sight finding Korean indie… Continue reading