Hyukoh

Hyukoh
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2014 – present
Labels Artist Management Company DRDR
(2014–present)
HIGHGRND
(2015–present)
Associated acts Tablo, Jeong Hyeong-don
Members
  • Oh Hyuk
  • Im Dong-gun
  • Lim Hyun-jae
  • Lee In-woo

Hyukoh (Korean: 혁오) is a South Korean indie band signed to 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 his parents being university professors, band frontman Oh Hyuk grew up in various cities across China (Jilin, Shenyang, and Beijing) before returning to Korea when he was 18 years old to study at Hongik University, where he started to pursue music full-time away from his parents' opposition. Hyukoh's music is predominantly in English, with some Korean, although Oh Hyuk has written songs in Chinese as well.

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]

Members

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".[8] 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.[9]

"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.[10]

Discography

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]		 JPN
[12]		 US World
[13]
20 — 130 —
22 9 112 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Charted songs

Year Title Peak positions Sales[16] Album
KOR
[17]
2014 "Wi Ing Wi Ing (위잉위잉)" 1
  • KOR: 1,493,141+[18]
 20
"Ohio" 29
"Lonely" 91
2015 "Panda Bear" 95 Panda Bear
"Comes and Goes (와리가리)" 1
  • KOR: 1,357,375+[22]
 22
"Hooka" 10
"Gondry (공드리)" 41
"Big Bird (큰새)" 37
"Settled Down" 83
"Mer" 86

Music videos

Year Title
2014 "Wi Ing Wi Ing (위잉위잉)"
2015 "Panda Bear"
"Comes and Goes (와리가리)"
"Hooka"
"Gondry (공드리)"

Solo projects

Oh Hyuk

Year Title Notes
2015 "A Little Girl (소녀)" Reply 1988 OST
"Parachute" As featured artist with Dok2, produced by Code Kunst
"Rubber (러버)" As featured artist, produced by Primary
"Gondry (공드리)" As featured artist with Lim Kim, produced by Primary
"Bawling" As featured artist, produced by Primary
"Bushwick" As featured artist with Mayson the Soul

Filmography

Television

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[28] 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

References

  1. ↑ "밴드 '혁오' 무한도전 출격, 아이유도 극찬한 뮤지션(동영상)". The Huffington Post Korea. HuffingtonPostKorea, Ltd. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Indie band 'Hyukoh' breaks into mainstream". The Korea Times - Culture. The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Park, Hyeon=min. "[뮤직톡톡] '무한도전'이 뒤흔든 음원차트…이건 예고편". OSEN. OSEN. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indie rock band Hyukoh sees newfound success". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Media Network (JoongAng Ilbo). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Jo, Jae-yong. "타블로, SNS서 혁오 영입 환영 "첫 아티스트"". XSportsNews. XSportsMedia. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Strawberry Festival Beijing 2016 headliners revealed". Timeout Beijing - Music. Timeout beijing. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hyukoh". Summer Sonic - Artist. Summer Sonic. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Gwak, Hyeon-soo. "혁오 측 "표절논란? 처음 듣는 이야기…확인해 보겠다"". Sports Donga. Sports Donga. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "혁오, 표절 논란에 공식 입장 발표 "시기적으로 불가능"". MBN News. MBN. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "비치 파슬스 "웃자고 말한 거에요"...표절의혹 밴드 혁오 "평생음악을 하는 게 꿈인데!"". Sports World. SportsWorldi.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "2016 Oricon Albums Chart - 20 + 22". Oricon. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  13. ↑
  14. 1 2 "2016 Oricon Albums Chart - November Week 2". Oricon. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Album Chart (June 2015)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Digital Singles Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  18. ↑ Cumulative sales of "위잉위잉":
  19. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Ohio":
  20. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Lonely":
  21. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Panda Bear":
  22. ↑ Cumulative sales of "와리가리":
  23. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Hooka":
  24. ↑ Cumulative sales of "공드리":
  25. ↑ Cumulative sales of "큰새":
  26. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Settled Down":
  27. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Mer":
  28. ↑ "5th Gaon Chart K-pop Awards, Popular Singer of the Year Nominees". 5th Gaon Chart K-pop Awards. Kpop Construction. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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