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Hyukoh
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2014 – present
Members
  • Oh Hyuk
  • Im Dong-gun
  • Lim Hyun-jae
  • Lee In-woo

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hyukoh (Korean: 혁오) is a South Korean indie band signed to DRDRamc and HIGHGRND. Officially formed in May 2014, the band consists of Oh Hyuk, Im Dong-gun, Lim Hyun-jae, and Lee In-woo, all born in the year 1993.[1]

Due to both parents being university professors, band frontman Oh Hyuk was raised in various cities across northern China (Jilin, Shenyang, and Beijing) from 5 months old to 18 years old. After finishing high school in 2012, Oh Hyuk moved to South Korea on his own to pursue music full-time away from his parents' strong opposition. Oh Hyuk is trilingual, speaking Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and English; and his diverse cultural influences are directly reflected in hyukoh's music.

Musical career

2014–present: Beginnings and rise to fame

Hyukoh released their debut EP 20 on September 18, 2014. They experienced moderate success in the underground music scene, often selling out small-scale venues.[2]

In 2015, the band became widely known in South Korea after participating in the Summer Music Festival on the popular Korean variety program Infinite Challenge.[3] The band received positive responses from critics and the public, charting in the top ten of the Billboard World Albums Chart two months after the release of their second mini-album 22. Their sudden success is often credited to their appearance on the show in addition to the band's musical talent.[4]

On July 21, 2015, Korean-Canadian rapper and record producer Tablo revealed Hyukoh as the first act to sign with his independent label HIGHGRND (read "High Ground"), a subsidiary of Korean media conglomerate YG Entertainment.[5]

In November, band leader Oh Hyuk appeared on the original soundtrack of hit Korean drama Reply 1988, with a remake of Lee Moon-se's "A Little Girl".

On April 30 and May 2, 2016, the band performed at Strawberry music festival in Shanghai and Beijing, representing Korean indie bands.[6] They are also included in the line up to perform at Summer Sonic Festival in Japan in August 2016.[7]

Without his band, Oh Hyuk, once again appeared on the Korean variety program Infinite Challenge on December 31, 2016 for Hip Hop & History Special episode. He performed "Your Night" together with Hwang Kwanghee and Gaeko as featured artist. The song topped all Korean charts after its release.[8] Oh Hyuk marked another achievement at topping the Korean digital music charts on April 7 2017, when he with IU, a popular Korean female soloist, released "Can't Love You Anymore". The song is written and composed by both IU and him. It is featured in IU's album "Palette".

The band released their first full length album "23" on April 24 2017. The title track "Tomboy" placed second on melon digital chart and first on Genie, Bugs, and Olleh digital charts not long after its release. The album even placed sixth on Billboard's world's album chart on May 2017.

Members

  • Oh Hyuk (오혁) (1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31) – vocals, guitar, songwriter[4]
  • Lim Hyun-jae (임현제) (1993-07-31) July 31, 1993 (age 31) – lead guitar[4]
  • Im Dong-gun (임동건) (1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 (age 31) – bass[4]
  • Lee In-woo (이인우) (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 31) – drums[4]

Controversy

Following their rise to fame, Hyukoh has faced multiple accusations of plagiarism. In 2015, internet users suggested that their song "Lonely" was derived from "1517" by German-Norwegian band The Whitest Boy Alive, while "Panda Bear" was compared to Yumi Zouma's "Dodi".[9] On July 24, HIGHGRND released a statement addressing these rumors, stating Hyukoh had received compliments on "Lonely" from The Whitest Boy Alive frontman Erlend Øye after performing the track as an opener for him while he visited Korea. The label also clarified that "Panda Bear" was released months before Yumi Zouma's "Dodi", making the suspected plagiarism impossible.[10]

"Panda Bear" faced accusations again as a copy of American indie band Beach Fossils's "Golden Age". These suspicions were furthered by a now-deleted tweet from Beach Fossils suggesting Hyukoh had mixed "Golden Age" to create "Panda Bear." Hyukoh leader Oh Hyuk later posted a screenshot of this Tweet to his Instagram account aggressively refuting the claims.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[12] 		JPN
[13] 		US World
[14]
23
Track listing
  1. Burning Youth
  2. Tokyo Inn
  3. Leather Jacket (가죽자켓)
  4. Tomboy
  5. 2002WorldCup
  6. Jesus Lived In A Motel
  7. Wanli (Wanli万里)
  8. Die Alone
  9. Reserved Seat (지정석)
  10. Simon
  11. Paul
  12. Surf Boy
 5 106 6

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[12] 		JPN
[13] 		US World
[14]
20
Track listing
  1. Lonely
  2. Feels Like Roller-Coaster Ride
  3. Ohio
  4. Wi Ing Wi Ing (위잉위잉)
  5. Our Place
  6. I Have No Hometown
 — 130 —
22
Track listing
  1. Settled Down
  2. Comes and Goes (와리가리)
  3. Keunsae (큰새)
  4. Mer
  5. Hooka
  6. Gondry (공드리)
 9 112 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[19]
"Wi Ing Wi Ing" (위잉위잉) 2014 1 20
"Panda Bear" 2015 95 Non-album single
"Comes and Goes (와리가리)" 1 22
"Tomboy" 2017 2 23
Leather Jacket" (가죽자켓) 16

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[19]
"Ohio" 2014 29 20
"Lonely" 91
"I Have No Hometown" —
"Feels Like Roller Coaster Ride" —
"Our Place" —
"Bamboo" 2015 — Non-album single
"Hooka" 10 22
"Big Bird (큰새)" 37
"Gondry (공드리)" 41
"Settled Down" 83
"Mer" 86
"Die Alone" 2017 36 23
"Tokyo Inn" 41
"Paul" 61
"Burning Youth" 64
"2002WorldCup" 65
"Jesus Lived In A Motel Room" 68
"Wanli" (Wanli万里) 79
"Surf Boy" 80
"Reserved Seat" (지정석) 84
"Simon" 86

Music videos

Year Title
2014 "Wi Ing Wi Ing"
2015 "Panda Bear"
"Comes and Goes"
"Hooka"
"Gondry"
2017 "Leather Jacket"
"Tomboy"
"Wanli"

Solo projects

Oh Hyuk

Year Title Notes
2015 "Bushwick" As featured artist with Mayson the Soul
"Bawling" As featured artist, produced by Primary
"Gondry (공드리)" As featured artist with Lim Kim, produced by Primary
"Rubber (러버)" As featured artist, produced by Primary
"Parachute" As featured artist with Dok2, produced by Code Kunst
"A Little Girl (소녀)" Reply 1988 OST
2017
"Your Night" As featured artist with Kwanghee and Gaeko
"Can't Love You Anymore" As co-writer, co-composer, and featured artist with IU

Filmography

Television

Concerts and international music festivals

Concerts

  • 2015 Hyukoh year end concert "22" in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2016 Hyukoh year end concert "22" in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2017 Hyukoh concert "23" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2017 Hyukoh concert "23" in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2017 Hyukoh concert "23" in Hongkong

International music festivals

  • 2015 Seoul Jazz Festival in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2015 Ansan M Valley Rock Festival in Ansan, South Korea
  • 2016 Strawberry Music Festival in Shanghai and Beijing, China
  • 2016 Seoul Jazz festival in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2016 Jisan Valley Rock Festival in Jisan, South Korea
  • 2016 Summer Sonic Music Festival in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan
  • 2016 Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival in Hongkong
  • 2017 World DJ Festival, Seoul (Oh Hyuk)
  • 2017 Urbanscapes Music and Creative Arts Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient/Nominated work Result
2015
7th MelOn Music Awards
 Top 10 Artists Hyukoh Won
Artist of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year
22
 Nominated
Song of the Year "Comes and Goes" Nominated
17th Mnet Asian Music Awards
 Best Band Performance Hyukoh Nominated
UnionPay Song of the Year "Comes and Goes" Nominated
Naver Yearly Ranking
 Most Downloaded Song "Wi ing Wi ing" Won
2016
25th Seoul Music Awards
 Performance Culture Award
Hyukoh
 Won
30th Golden Disc Awards
 Best Rock Band Award Won
5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
 Discovery of the Year (Indie) Won
Popular Singer of the Year[25] Nominated
13th Korean Music Awards
 Song of the Year "Comes and Goes" Nominated
Artist of the Year
Hyukoh
Nominated
Newcomer of the Year Won
Best Modern Rock Album 22 Nominated
Best Modern Rock Song "Comes and Goes" Won
Netizen's Artist of the Year Hyukoh Nominated

Music programs

M Countdown

Year Date Song
2017 May 11 "Tomboy"

References

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