Korean rock

Korean rock is rock music originating from South Korea.^[1]

History

Korean rock started in the late 1950s with Shin Jung-hyun and his band. While this was happening, Shin Jung-hyun was able to develop a distinctly Korean style of rock and roll. Finally in 1962, Shin Jung-hyun formed his first rock band in Korea, Add 4.^[2] During the 1970s, music was heavily censored by the government. Shin Jung-hyun was imprisoned on drug charges. Han Dae-soo moved to New York in self-exile after two of his albums were banned by the government. The imprisonment of Shin slowed the production of Korean rock, but other artists, most notably Sanulrim emerged during the late '70s, before dance music came to dominate Korean popular music in the '80s.

In the 1980s, popular musical tastes had moved away from rock music. The scene was dominated by heavy metal music, in particular Boohwal, Baekdoosan, and Sinawe, collectively known as the Big 3.^[3]

Rock music was revived in the early '90s with democratization following the presidency of Roh Tae-woo. As information flowed more freely into the country, Korean youths were exposed to decades of popular foreign music in a short span of time, and some began to form bands.^[4] Two of the earliest bands were Crying Nut and No Brain, which introduced the country to a variety of new genres in a localized blend called "Chosun Punk," spearheaded by indie label Drug Records which also managed Club Drug. With increased globalization and access to the Internet, the music scene diversified and incorporated more styles of music. The late '90s saw increasing diversity in musical influences, as younger bands like Rux emerged and The Geeks introduced Korea to straight edge hardcore punk. Ska-punk was another strong early influence, producing bands including Lazybone and Beach Valley. In 2006, Skasucks formed and led the ska-punk movement in Korea.

Korean rock festivals

Artists

Solo

Bands

References

^ http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=zing115&logNo=100029704678&redirect=Dlog&widgetTypeCall=true
^ http://www.reportworld.co.kr/report/data/view.html?no=209308&agentid=naver
^ "Discovering Korean Metal: A Rocky Road". Seoul Beats. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ Dunbar, Jon (22 February 2013). "Stephen Epstein: Korea's indie rock scholar". Korea.net. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[1] ttp://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=zing115&logNo=100029704678&redirect=Dlog&widgetTypeCall=true

[2] ttp://www.reportworld.co.kr/report/data/view.html?no=209308&agentid=naver

[3] "Discovering Korean Metal: A Rocky Road". Seoul Beats. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[4] Dunbar, Jon (22 February 2013). "Stephen Epstein: Korea's indie rock scholar". Korea.net. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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