The nominees for the 17th 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 2019 and November 30th 2019 The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
In less than a day the winners of the 14th Korean Music Awards will be announced. Although I usually love this time of the year–dedicating most of February to listening to and blogging about the nominees and the winners–this year I had to prioritize differently. Even so I’m very excited for the awards and have… Continue reading
The nominees for the 14th 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 2015 and November 30th 2016. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
Korea’s national music chart Gaon published the charts for June last week. Lots of notable Korean indie music releases came out during the month. Here’s a look at how it managed during the month. Gaon Korean Album Chart June saw the release of several anticipated albums. Kiha & The Faces‘ 4th full-length album was released… Continue reading
I fell in love with the music of Jambinai six years ago. When I fall in love with new music I’m usually very excited for whatever comes next only to become somewhat more disappointed with every new release until I end up listening to material more out of a sense of duty than anything else…. Continue reading
The 6th annual Seoul Record Fair will take place during the weekend of June 18-19 at Seoul Innovation Park. Much like previous years, limited edition vinyl pressed especially for the event will be available. New for this year is the addition of limited edition cassette tapes. Vinyls The limited edition vinyl will often sell out… Continue reading
This article listing Anna’s favorite releases of 2010 was edited by Philip Gowman and first posted on London Korean Links Another year is coming to an end, and in what has become an unfortunate trend I’ve found that I’ve listened to much less music than the year before. However judging from the limited number… Continue reading
In March I went on a business trip. While I remembered well from previous occasions how little free time that means–and so prepared blog posts in advance–I had forgotten all about how much extra work is required after returning home. I finally feel like I could balance my time better again, so the plan is… Continue reading
The summer of 2016 will once again bring Jambinai. This time the tour will take the band through UK, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Russia.
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The 15th of March has just passed. If this had been like any other of the past 90 months, this date would’ve meant that it was time for a new edition of the Music Alliance Pact. Though as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. The first edition of the Music… Continue reading