The nominees for the 16th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The nominated albums and songs have been selected from albums and songs released between December 1st 2017 and November 30th 20178 The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
The various charts from Gaon covering the month of February were published last week. Following up from the status in January, here’s a summary of how the various k-indie related albums and songs fared this time around. Gaon Korean Album Chart Although February offered several interesting releases, only a couple of Korean indie albums sold… Continue reading
The nominees for the 12th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of music critics and industry experts, making it a Korean version of the Grammy’s. This year the ceremony will take place on… Continue reading
As far as blogging goes, I haven’t exactly been productive since returning from my latest Korea trip. Many excuses could be made, but I’m gonna go ahead and blame the cat. Not that I actually own a cat, but during October I was cat sitting for a couple of friends. The cat was super cute… Continue reading
It’s been a while since I last go to writing one of these randomness posts. I had a special topic in mind, but great tragedy struck in the world of K-pop and I couldn’t find a way to write around it. Since then I’ve spent a couple of weeks in Korea with some of my… Continue reading
As I mentioned the dance as one of the reasons why I like the music video for we are here‘s “Hopeless (희망은 없다)” in my Randomness post a couple of days ago, I figured I should take some time to list the choreographed Korean indie videos that I find to be the most memorable. … 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
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
Courtesy of music webzine 100BEAT, Daum’s Music Bar has presented a summary of 2011 listing some of the best singles and albums the year had to offer. The lists have been posted part by part throughout January, with the TOP 10 albums revealed this week: 1. Chang Kiha & The Faces – 장기하와 얼굴들 2…. 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