August came to an end during last week and today is Thursday–that means that the Gaon charts for August are now published. Much like July, this has been a good month for hyukoh. Gaon Korean Album Chart If one was to study Gaon’s album chart for August, it seems the month was not a particularly… Continue reading
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Gaon Charts July 2015
After a 4 month hiatus, summarized in Gaon’s 2015 half-year charts, I figured it was time to start having a look at the various k-indie albums and songs that placed themselves on any of Gaon’s music charts during the month of July. Clearly it was the month for hyukoh following appearances on popular variety show… 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