Korea’s national music chart Gaon published the charts for the first month of 2016 this Monday–a few days later than usual as the lunar new year took place the week prior. Here’s a look at how the local indie music managed during the month. Gaon Korean Album Chart While December was a rather good month… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → 요조
Gaon Charts October 2015
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
Yozoh and Every Single Day on New Cheongdamdong Alice OST
Following the release of Cheongdamdong Alice OST Vol. 1 earlier this week, as the SBS weekend drama continues so does the release of related digital singles. Yesterday January 11th Cheongdamdong Alice OST Part 6 was released in preparation for the broadcast of episode 11 today. Every Single Day already contributed a song to the soundtrack… Continue reading
K-Indie on Gaon’s Digital Chart, 2012.06.17~2012.06.23
Barely had Busker Busker begun their exit from Gaon’s digital chart before they released their first album ‘closing’ mini album made an even bigger impact than the album before it. It debuted at the very top of Gaon’s album chart and the songs offered good competition to many other new releases on the digital track… Continue reading
K-Indie on Gaon’s Digital Chart, 2012.06.10~2012.06.16
The new charts from Gaon are out. We find that Busker Busker moved down just one spot with their first full-length, now sitting at position 10. Gate Flowers’ first album has now fallen down to position 73 whereas the soundtrack of Shut Up! Flower Boy Band has climbed to position 79. New on the album… Continue reading
K-Indie on Gaon’s Digital Chart, 2012.06.03~2012.06.09
Last Thursday came the Gaon charts for the week prior and after seeing the number of indie related titles on the chart decreasing over the last few weeks it has once again been filled by all the titles from a new album — this time Epitone Project‘s second full-length album which also debuted on the… Continue reading
Music Video for Yozoh’s My Husband Got A Family Song
Last week Yozoh had a single released for KBS drama My Husband Got a Family (넝쿨째 굴러온 당신) introducing the song “빈 하늘 바라보며” for which Yozoh had written the lyrics. Today came a music video with scenes from the drama for the song. Today, June 11th, is also Yozoh’s birthday. MagicStrawberry Sound where she… Continue reading
Yozoh Sings for My Husband Got a Family
KBS weekend drama My Husband Got a Family (넝쿨째 굴러온 당신) has been on air since February and has received the highest viewer ratings for its time slot throughout. With fifty episodes total, thirty have aired so far and two parts of the soundtrack have been released on digital singles. On June 7th it’s time… Continue reading
Octave Soul Release More K-Indie and K-Pop Punk Covers
Shibuya-based label Octave Soul has been working hard to bring out more Korean indie music releases in Japan. Most are re-releases, but every now and then there is also the special release for the Japanese market. On May 16th comes the next special project, K-Pop Punk Covers, with Tokyo’s Maximum Outputs Level having taken on… Continue reading
K-Indie on Gaon’s Digital Chart, 2012.04.22~2012.04.28
On the latest edition of Gaon’s charts we find Busker Busker‘s first album move up three slots to position 5 since the week before. The songs from the album on the other hand have all moved done the Korean total digital chart and out of their Superstar K3 songs only one remain in the top… Continue reading