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… Continue reading
Hello Rookie Final 2015
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… Continue reading
Gaon Charts September 2015
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… Continue reading
Music Alliance Pact – December 2015
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… Continue reading
Top Band 3: Rose Motel’s Group Contest
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… Continue reading
Stephen Epstein’s Us and Them
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… Continue reading
Music Alliance Pact – November 2015
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… Continue reading
Top Band 3: Yoon Il Sang’s Group Contest
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… Continue reading
Top Band 3: Coach Selections
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… Continue reading
Top Band 3: Live Auditions
On October 3rd the third season of KBS2 band survival show Top Band kicked off. Much like with Top Band 2 I’ll have a commentary series running to make watching… Continue reading