Every Single Day (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-rock, Post-rock |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Mini Communication Dapjang Mirrorball Music |
Members | Moon Sung-nam (singer, bassist) Jung Jae-oo (guitarist) Kim Hyo-young (drummer) |
Past members | Gang Moon-chul (drummer) Choi Seung-won (drummer) Yoo Hyo-jun (drummer) |
Website | EverySingleDay.kr |
Every Single Day (Korean: 에브리싱글데이), is a popular all male band from South Korea formed in 1997. The group debuted with three original members: Moon Sung-nam (singer and bassist), Jung Jae-oo (guitarist), and Gang Moon-chul (drummer).
History
1997: band formed
Every Single Day was formed in Busan in 1997 with singer and bassist Moon Sung-nam, guitarist Jung Jae-oo, and drummer Gang Moon-chul.[1]
1999: 1st album - Broken Street
In 1999 the band relocated to Seoul to release their first album entitled Broken Street.
2000–2005: 1st EP and 2nd album - Every Single Day
In 2000 Gang Moon-chul left the band and was replaced by drummer Choi Seung-won. In 2001 their first EP entitled Happy Birthday was released. In 2004 they released their self-titled, Every Single Day, album.
2006–2007: 3rd album - Tom's Diary
In 2007 they released their third album entitled Tom's Diary and shortly after Choi Seung-won left the band to be replaced by drummer Yoo Hyo-jun.
2008–2009: 4th album - The Bright Side
In 2008 the band released their fourth album entitled The Bright Side.
Every Single Day wrote and produced three songs with Korean and English versions to help promote this great association in their efforts. You can check out this group at www.withwta.org and become a toilet angel today.
2010: Pasta
In 2010, Every Single Day wrote and produced the music for the MBC drama Pasta in Korea. Their songs, including Lucky Day as the credit song, were featured throughout the show.
2011: Fifth album - Moment and My Princess
In 2011 Every Single Day wrote and produced the music for the MBC drama My Princess. The two part original sound track included their band's original songs Change and Falling among others.
They also released their fifth album entitled Moment.
2012: Golden Time and Cheongdam-dong Alice
In 2012, Every Single Day wrote and produced Hourglass for Golden Time, an MBC medical drama. It was used as the ending song of the drama throughout the show.
They also wrote the song Shower for Cheongdam-dong Alice, an SBS drama.
2013: I Can Hear Your Voice
In 2013, Every Single Day sang the songs Echo and Dolphin for the SBS drama I Can Hear Your Voice, a courtroom drama about a fresh female public defender and a young high school student who is able to read people's thoughts.
2014: Miss Korea, Gap Dong and Pinocchio
They sang three soundtracks and featured in another soundtrack for Miss Korea, which are New World, Street Of Angels, Take My Hands and Heartbreaker respectively.
They also wrote the song "Rush" for Gap Dong, a tvN drama in 2014.
Every Single Day sang the OST Part 3 soundtracks, released on December 4, for SBS drama Pinocchio, a story of a man who hides a special talent living under a fake name and a woman who cannot lie due to ‘Pinocchio Syndrome’.
2015: The Time We Were Not In Love
In 2015, Every Single Day produced the music for the hit drama The Time We Were Not in Love featuring actors Ha Ji-won and Lee Jin-wook about best friends since high school who always just miss romance.
2015: 6th Album -Nothing Of It
In December 2015, Every Single Day released their 6th full-length album titled Nothing Of It.
2017: Strong Girl Bong-soon, Go Back Couple, Because This is My First Life and Jugglers
In 2017, Every Single Day produced music for the dramas Strong Girl Bong-soon, Go Back Couple, Because This is My First Life, and Jugglers.
2018: Still 17
In 2018, Every Single Day produced music for the drama Still 17 featuring actors Yang Se-jong and Shin Hye-sun about a 30-year-old single man who works as a set designer who does not want to have a relationship with others due to a trauma he experienced 13 years ago and a 17-year-old girl who fell into a coma and wakes up thirteen years later to a 30-years-old girl.
2019: Special Labor Inspector and Why didn't you say that?
In May 2019, Every Single Day release an OST for the drama Special Labor Inspector featuring actors Kim Dong-wook, Park Se-young, Ryu Deok-hwan and Kim Kyung-nam about a civil servant who is appointed as a labor inspector in the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Also, in July 2019, he released a single "말이라도 하지 그랬어(Why didn't you say that?)".
Artistry
Musical style
Every Single day is an Indie-rock South Korean band.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1999: Broken Street
- 2004: Every Single Day
- 2007: Tom's Diary
- 2008: The Bright Side
- 2011: Moment
- 2013: Sky Bridge EP
- 2015: Nothing Of It
Influence and impact
In 2009 the band joined the efforts of the World Toilet Association (WTA), a group inaugurated in 2007 to help the 2.5 billion people throughout the world who currently suffer from the lack of toilets. They believe that the improvement of toilets is fundamental to the dignity and social development of all human beings.
References
- ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (18 February 2014). "Indie band goes big with soundtracks". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-19.