Last week we introduced a new series of articles profiling successful K-pop composers in the run up to our new podcast episode, ‘What Makes A K-pop Hit?’. In our first interview with Swedish composer Erik Lewander, we noted that many successful K-pop composers come from Scandinavia. Today…
Having a Korean composer write all your songs has become so passé in K-pop.
In the last few years, entertainment companies have increasingly turned to talent from outside of Korea to make hits for their artists. As in all things K-pop, SM Entertainment led the way with this…
There is more to Korean music than K-pop and hip-hop. Not that there is anything wrong with those genres but if you don’t expand your knowledge, you are truly missing out on some great talent. One such talent is the amazing group, Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio. The…
If you type grunge bands into google and you will be overcome with images of bands such as Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam and of course Nirvana, to name a few. But if you type Korean grunge into a search engine it is slightly more difficult to come across…
It was almost exactly two years ago that we first interviewed From the Airport just after they had released their second single. In the time since, they signed with their label Fluxus Music, home to Clazziquai Project and Urban Zakapa, and released their first EP Chemical Love a year later…
For those of us around to watch, 2012 seemed like a crazy year for idol debuts with at least two new groups every week. One of those groups was SKARF, a group featuring both Korean and Singaporean members. Although they have attracted its fair share of fans, the group has…
So many magical groups outside of the realm of K-Pop have begun their life in the spotlight with a little help from the show Top Band. This latest band that we had the pleasure of interviewing is no different. HarryBigButton are one for the heavy rock lovers out there…
