The first album from guitar pop band Julia Hart came out in 2001. Since then the band has changed members several times and from end of last year leader Bobby Chung, guitarist Song Moogon and bassist Jeong Jusik have been joined by drummer U Byung Duck (9 and the Numbers, Starry-Eyed) and guitarist Kim Naeun… Continue reading
During spring this year Jambinai recorded a song for independent short film The Music of Jo Hyeja–a Korean adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft‘s The Music of Erich Zann –where Jambinai’s haegum player Kim Bomi can also be heard playing in other parts of the score. It will have its world premiere at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival to be held in Los Angeles this weekend,… Continue reading
Indie movie The Heaven is Only Open to the Single ! (설마 그럴리가 없어) opens on June 21st, but the soundtrack was released already on June 12th. The soundtrack was made be Sister’s Barbershop guitarist Lee Neung Ryong who is also playing the male lead against actress Choi Yoon So. Directed by David Cho the… Continue reading
Jiyoung Lee of Oh My Melodies and I Love JH not only does music but also does a bit of filming and acting. Last year she made a 1:38 minutes long short film called Egg In Pig’s Ear, in which she plays a girl treating her vegetarian friends to ramen. The short film will screen… Continue reading
The 2012 Korean Cinema Blogathon started today, but even though Korean Indie is all about music we won’t let that stop us from participating in something as fun as a blogathon! We’ve got a whole week in front of us, taking on Korean cinema from a few different angles. Romantic melodrama Drifting Away (꼭 껴안고… Continue reading
Rockumentary Turn It Up To 11 has been getting a bit of attention following the premiere on DramaFever. KOCCA, the Korea Creative Contents Agency, posted on it the other day: Documentary on Korean Indie Rock Bands on DramaFever. And the press release for the event was picked up by SFGate: DramaFever.com Premieres “TURN IT UP… Continue reading
You may have heard of upcoming Hollywood movie Apollo 18. Sadly it has nothing to do with the band of the same name, but in spite of that you may still (if you’re in Korea that is) be able to watch a bit of Apollo 18 in the movie theatre very soon. Kim Dong Won,… Continue reading
Jeong Sanghoon‘s Asphalt Music is now available for sampling via last.fm. I got my copy of the CD earlier this week and fell in love immediately on first listen. A lot of it sounds like the soundtrack for some painstakingly beautiful movie, and there’s also a lot of The Invisible Fish feeling on the album… Continue reading
You may recall previous posts mentioning indie film Pleasant People here on Indieful ROK, as it stars Jiyoung Lee of I Love JH and Oh My Melodies fame. Not unlike the short film with the same name, if you can recall it, the plot is centered around singer/songwriter Jiyoung as she strives to get one… Continue reading