As I wrote a month ago, this year I’m back to keeping track of what happens on the various Gaon music charts with k-indie related releases. As the week-to-week changes are fairly repetitive I’ve taken to tweeting anything interesting on the weekly charts when I find something worth mentioning. Gaon generally updates with monthly charts… Continue reading
Starting in 2010, Mint Paper annually let members and music experts vote for the Mint Paper Awards. The results from Mint Paper Awards 2012 were announced at Countdown Fantasy 2012-2013: Rookie of The Year: The Solutions Concert of The Year: Kim Dong Ryul – 감사 Song of The Year: 10cm – “Fine Thank You and… Continue reading
This article written after an interview with Nina Lee was edited by Philip Gowman and first published on London Korean Links. Over the past few years, Happy Robot has become one of the finest indie labels in Korea. Several of their artists made it to the finals of AVIMA 2009 – Jang Sei Yong even won the instrumental category… Continue reading