Origin Seoul, South Korea Record label HIGHGRND Genres Indie pop, Indie rock | Years active 2014 – present Albums Lucky You!, 22, 20 | |
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Labels DRDRamc
(2014–present)
HIGHGRND
(2015–present) Associated acts Tablo, Jeong Hyeong-don Members Oh Hyuk, Lee In-woo, Im Dong-gun, Lim Hyun-jae Awards Golden Disc Award Best Rock Award, Seoul Music Awards Performance Award Similar ZionT, Gaeko, Hwang Kwanghee, Dok2, CODE KUNST Profiles | ||
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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.
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- mv hyukoh comes and goes
- mv hyukoh wi ing wi ing
- 2014present Beginnings and rise to fame
- Members
- Controversy
- Solo projects
- Television
- Songs
- References
Due to both parents being university professors, band frontman Oh Hyuk was raised in various cities across China (Jilin, Shenyang, and Beijing) from 5 months old until age 18. After finishing high school, Oh Hyuk moved to Korea on his own to pursue music full-time away from his parents' strong opposition. Hyukoh's music is predominantly in English, with some Korean, and some soon-to-be released songs in Chinese.
mv hyukoh wi ing wi ing
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.
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. 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.
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 Grind"), a subsidiary of Korean media conglomerate YG Entertainment.
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. They are also included in the line up to perform at Summer Sonic Festival in Japan in August 2016.
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.
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". 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.
"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.
Solo projects
Oh Hyuk
Television
Songs
Comes and Goes22 · 2015
GondryLucky You! · 2015
BawlingLucky You! · 2015