Pia (band)
| Pia | |
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| Origin | Busan, South Korea |
| Genres | Nu metal, alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Pony Canyon Goesoo Indegene (2002-2010) WinWon Entertainment (2011-present) |
| Website | http://www.bandpia.com |
| Members | |
| Yohan (vocal) Hullang (guitar) Ki-Bum (bass) SimZ (piano & fx) Hyeseung (drums) |
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Pia, which has a meaning of 'Universe and I' or 'You and I', is a nu metal band from South Korea. They began in Busan, in 1998 with the original band made up of Hullang (guitar), Kibum (Bass) and Yohan (vocals). They have had several changes on drums but have had SimZ on Piano/fx and Hyeseung on drums for some time.[1] After a period as a local live club band, they relocated to Seoul where they released their debut album named 'pia@Arrogant Empire' in March 2001. At the end of the year 2002, Pia joined 'Goesoo Indigene Label', the indie label of Seo Taiji and in the same year they played the ETP Festival in Seoul.[2]
After holding its own concerts in September 2003, Pia joined the Linkin Park Korea tour in October [3] and supported Limp Bizkit in their September 2003 concert in Seoul. In May 2004, Pia joined 'Seotaiji Live in Vladivostok' in Russia.[4] Then in 2004 Linkin Park invited Pia to play with them in their Hong-Kong and Singapore concerts.
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[edit] Tours and concerts
- 2003 - Korea with Linkin Park
- 2003 - Korea with Limp Bizkit
- July 2009 - Shonan otomatsuri festival
- December 2009 - Korea (Club Ssam, Seoul x2; Interplay, Busan; Club Heavy, Daegu)
- December 2009 - Japan (Shinjuku Loft, Tokyo; Shinjuku Live Space Marz, Tokyo; Nishikawaguchi Live House, Tokyo)
[edit] Band members
- Yohan (요한) : Vocal
- Hullang (헐랭) : Guitar
- Ki-Bum (기범) : Bass
- SimZ (심지) : F.X (effects - Turntables, Samples, Keyboard, etc.)
- Hyeseung (혜승) : Drum
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2001-03-22 Pia@Arrogantempire.xxx
- 2003-08-08 3rd Phase
- 2005-05-31 Become Clear
- 2007-06-14 Waterfalls
- 2011-09-06 Pentagram
[edit] EP
- 2008-07-17 Urban Explorer
[edit] Compilation/Other
[edit] References
- ^ "Interview with PIA". http://www.kome-world.com/uk/articles-6540-interview-with-pia.html.
- ^ "Pia Myspace Page". http://www.myspace.com/piaeffect. Retrieved 10 Jan 2010.
- ^ "Life goes on after Linkin Park". Korea Herald. 12 Nov 2003. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=108&oid=044&aid=0000038486.
- ^ "Seo Taiji out to spook fans tonight". Korea Herald. 10 Aug 2004. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=108&oid=044&aid=0000045618.
[edit] External links
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