Seoul Electric Band
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2003-2012, 2014-present |
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Seoul Electric Band (Korean: 서울전자음악단; RR: Seoul jeonja eumakdan) is a South Korean rock band. The band currently consists of Shin Yoon Chul, Kang Daehee, Kim Elisa and Honnip.[1] Since their formation in 2003, the band has released four studio albums 볼륨을 높여라 (Turn Up the Volume) (2004), Life Is Strange (2009) and 꿈이라면 좋을까 (Hope It's a Dream) (2014).[2]
Career
[edit]Seoul Electronic Band was formed in 2003 by Shin Yoon Chul, who is the son of iconic Korean guitarist Shin Joong-hyun.[3] At the time of formation, the band consisted of Shin, his younger brother Shin Seok Chul, and bassist Kim Jungwook. The Band's Name Seoul Electric Band was influenced by the Pyongyang Electronic Band (평양전자음악단) in Pyongyang.[2] The band released their first album, 볼륨을 높여라 (Turn Up the Volume) in 2004.
They left Seoul to record their second album and spent two years living and recording in Gwangju, Gyeonggi.[3] In 2009, they released their second album Life is Strange, and they won the 2010 Korean Music Awards for Rock Album of the Year, Musician of the Year, and Album of the Year.[4][5]
They announced their disbandment in 2012, but regrouped two years later.[6] In 2014, they released their third album, 꿈이라면 좋을까 (Hope It's a Dream).[2] In 2019, the band members were reorganised into Shin Yoon Chul, Kang Daehee, Kim Elisa and Honnip.[1] In 2023, they released the single Ghost Writer and won Best Rock Music at the Korean Music Awards 2024.[7] In 2025 they released the single 비가 되어 내려 (It Rains).[8]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 볼륨을 높여라 (Turn Up the Volume) (2004)
- Life Is Strange (2009)
- 꿈이라면 좋을까 (Hope It's a Dream) (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, Jaehoon (2024-09-29). "'일신우일신' 서울전자음악단, 악사(樂士)는 늘 새로워야 한다". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b c Lee, Jaehoon. "서울전자음악단: 멀리, 기다린 누군가 걸어오는 꿈". EBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b Lee, Eunjeong (2009-03-18). "서울전자음악단 "평생해도 음악은 낯설죠"". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Heo, Jinmoo (2024-08-13). "서울전자음악단의 '최애 앨범' 2집 탐구". Kyunghyang News (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Lee, Kyeongjoon. "서울전자음악단(Seoul Electric Band)". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Lee, Eunjeong (2014-11-21). "서울전자음악단, 새 멤버로 2년여 만에 활동 재개". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Bae, Soontak. "서울 전자 음악단 'Ghost Writers'". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "비가 되어 내려". Poclanos (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
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