Doing this the last couple years taught me that I’m really bad at making award predictions! Still, I think this is a fun exercise for anyone who pays even cursory attention to the Korean music scene, so I’m glad to be back. Without further ado: Album of the Year Strong field! After an anomalous year… Continue reading
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KMA2016: Anna’s Predictions
After a month of KMA focus here on Indieful ROK, it’s finally become time for my to share my own predictions. Lots of great albums and songs nominated this year, but then 2015 was also a really strong year for Korean music in general. Album of the Year Although my own Album of the Year… Continue reading
Gaon Charts January 2016
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
KMA2016: Jung’s Predictions
It’s KMA season again! I haven’t prepared myself very well this year, but I’m going to try my hand at this guessing thing regardless. The selection committee had a few surprise nominations up their sleeve as always (at least, they were surprising to me), but a couple of those were some of my own favorites… Continue reading
KMA2016: Nominees for 13th Korean Music Awards
The nominees for the 13th 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 2014 and November 30th 2015. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of… Continue reading
Modern Sky Helsinki 2015 Review
End of August 2015 I came home from the best music festival I’ve ever attended: Modern Sky Festival Helsinki. For the past decade I’d been suspecting that I’m too old to really enjoy a music festival anymore. My previous proper attempt was Grand Mint Festival in 2009 and since then I’d pretty much just gone… Continue reading
Sunwoo Jung-A @ Brussels, Belgium
Like it’s sister organization in London, the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Brussels will be arranging a Korean Music Festival this year. The event is KCC’s first music festival in Brussels and spans 3 weeks, from September 23rd to October 14th. Sunwoo Jung-A will have a show in central Brussels on the first Saturday of… Continue reading
Kuang Program, Neon Bunny, Sunwoo Jung-A @ Modern Sky Helsinki
For the first time ever, Chinese indie music festival Modern Sky is set to take place in Helsinki. Alongside bands from China and Scandinavia there will be 3 acts hailing from Korea: Kuang Program, Neon Bunny and Sunwoo Jung-A.
Continue readingModern Sky Helsinki 2015
For the first time ever, Chinese indie music festival Modern Sky is set to take place in Helsinki, Finland. Plenty of great artists from the Nordic countries as well as China and other parts of East Asia are scheduled to play at the Hietalahti shipyard from August 28-29. Coming over from Korea, Sunwoo Jung-A and… Continue reading
Summer in Europe 2015
Summers in Europe are getting better with every year–at least when it comes to Korean bands touring the continent. The IROK events listing has already been updated to reflect what remains, but here’s anyway a summary. Starting already mid-May Korean Cultural Centre UK hosted a K-Indie Rock Showcase in London where Dead Buttons and Patients–who… Continue reading