Busker Busker
| Busker Busker | |
|---|---|
 Busker Busker in February 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cheonan, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Chungchun Music, CJ E&M Music and Live |
| Website |
BuskerBusker |
| Members |
Jang Beom-June Kim Hyung-Tae Brad Moore |
Busker Busker (Hangul: 버스커 버스커) is a South Korean indie band, most famous for their runner-up performance in the Korean music audition television program Superstar K3 of Mnet. From November 14, 2011 to December 10, 2011, Busker Busker suspended all public activities.[1] However, they have since resumed their activities by participating in the Superstar K3 Top 11 Tour Concert and are, as of Jun 24, 2012, done recording their first and second studio album apart from the other Top 11 contestants.
Their members consist of guitarist and vocalist Jang Beom-June (Hangul: 장범준), bassist Kim Hyung-Tae (Hangul: 김형태) and drummer Brad Moore (full name: Bradley Ray Moore). After their six months contract with CJ E&M came to an end, they joined Chungchun Music in 2013.[2][3]
Career
Before Superstar K3
The group Busker Busker was founded by the band's guitarist and lead singer, Beom-June. His vision was to create a busking art group that focused on street performances and sought to bring an artistic cultural presence to the streets of Korea. His vision included all art mediums, not just music, and he sought to create festivals that would showcase the budding talents of local artists. Members of Busker Busker included university students, mostly from the Cheonan campus of Sangmyung University. Prior to Brad joining the band, the band's name was Pinky Pinky and was only a subset of the total Busker Busker group. The band's drummer had to leave the band in order to keep his compulsory commitment to join the Korean Army. At that time, Beom-Jun and Hyung-Tae were both university students at Sangmyung University where Brad also worked as an instructor of English. They met and the three became the new bandmates, renaming the band Busker Busker. However, the band was still a loose formation, as many members of the Busker Busker group would rotate in and out of band performances. The Busker Busker group set up multiple performances in the summer of 2011 in a local Cheonan park, which is where the Busker Busker band's fame began to escalate. At the same time, Beom-June, Hyung-Tae, and Brad were participating in Superstar K3 auditions, as a trio, because they were the only members of the band that were able to participate in the process. After their auditions aired on TV, the band solidified as a trio.
Participation in Superstar K3
Busker Busker auditioned for the 3rd season of the Korean audition show: Superstar K. They were eliminated after performing the song Juliette with another auditioning group, Togeworl. However, despite only making it to the Top 48 of tryout contestants, it happened that one band originally in the Top 10 dropped out.[4] As a result, Busker Busker, along with another band (Haze), were given a second chance to appear on the TV show and signed on to be a part of the show's new Top 11. Busker Busker's first song on the show, Tokyo Girl, was extremely popular and the band survived the first elimination round. After repeating their previous success, the band managed to avoid elimination. Eventually, only the last three groups remained which included Busker Busker, Ulala Session, and Togeworl. Going into the second-to-last show, the three groups were asked to honor a promise they had made earlier on the show, that if they were to end up in the Top 3 of Superstar K3, they would strip dance. Which they performed in Hongdae in front of a group of onlookers.[5] After the live performances of the second-to-last show, and the live voting was completed, it was determined that Busker Busker and Ulala Session were to be the final two groups remaining. The last episode of the season was the final competition between the two remaining groups, with Ulala Session taking the top place.[4]
Post-Superstar K3
After the completion of Superstar K3, the group had been highly elusive and took time off from public activities to determine their music direction,[1] in part due to the difficulty the band had communicating and practicing.[6] In addition, while the band was scheduled to take part in a Superstar K3 Top 11 Concert Tour, Moore returned home for the Christmas holidays. As a result, the band temporarily found a new drummer for the concert while Moore travelled to America. After Moore returned on January 12, the band resumed practices in order to prepare and record their first album as a separate entity from the Superstar K3 TV show.[7]
Busker Busker 1st Album and Wrap Up Album (2012)
On March 29, 2012, Busker Busker released their first album, which was simply titled Busker Busker 1st Album. The album quickly became a national sensation, with every song on the album debuting high on various charts. The album sold over 50,000 copies during its first three weeks. On June 21, Busker Busker released their Finale Album, which contained music not included in their 1st album. Some of the songs on this wrap up album were recorded during the preparation of the Busker Busker 1st Album, but they were left out as they didn’t coincide with the album's theme of “spring.†The new album is again composed and written entirely by Busker Busker's Jang Beom Jun. All 5 tracks took over the top five spot on Korean major online music charts, proving themselves unstoppable once more.[8] After their “Youth Bus†encore concerts on June 22 and 23, they have ceased promotional activities for their 1st album.[9] At the end of the year their album sold over 136,000 copies.[10]
In 2013, the title song of their first album, "Cherry Blossom Ending" was called to the carol of spring as in 2013 the song rose back to No. 1 a year after its release.[11]
In 2016, "Cherry Blossom Ending" was still popular on spring season. It has been on the top 10 chart in spring for 5 years.[12]
Busker Busker 2nd Album
Following the great success of their first album, Busker Busker released a second album on September 25, 2013. All nine of the songs in the new album ranked high on iChart, and various music charts such as Bugs Chart, Melon Chart, Mnet Chart, etc.[13] The title track is "Love, At First" and it has achieved an all-kill according to instiz's iChart.
Albums
Song List
Superstar K3 Compilation Album
- ë™ê²½ì†Œë…€ (김광진)/Tokyo Girl (Kim, Kwangjin) 3:32
- Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin) 3:18
- ì •ë¥˜ìž¥ (패닉)/Bus Stop (Panic) 3:27
- 어쩌다 마주친 그대 (송골매)/I Bumped into You (Songolme) 3:20
- 막걸리나 (ìœ¤ì¢…ì‹ )/Makkeolina (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:06
- 그댄 달ë¼ìš” (ìœ¤ì¢…ì‹ )/You're different (Yoon, Jongshin) 3:46
- I Believe (ì´ìˆ˜ì˜)/I Believe (Lee, Suyoung) 3:18
- 서울사람들/Seoul People 3:26
- 너ì—게 주는 ì„ ë¬¼ (Superstar K3 TOP11)/A Gift For You (Superstar K3 TOP11) 4:24
- 줄리엣 (샤ì´ë‹ˆ)/Juliette (Shinee) 3:29
Busker Busker 1st Album
- 봄바람/Spring Wind (Opening Track, instrumental)
- 첫사랑/First Love
- 여수 밤바다/Yeosu Night Sea
- 벚꽃 엔딩/Cherry Blossom Ending (Title Track)
- ì´ìƒí˜•/Ideal Type (With MV)
- 외로움ì¦í장치 (브래드 드럼 í•œíŒ ì‰¬ê¸°)/Loneliness Amplifier (Brad takes a break)
- 골목길/The Alley (interlude)
- 골목길 ì–´ê·€ì—ì„œ/Entrance Of The Alley
- ì „í™œ 거네/Calling You
- 꽃송ì´ê°€/The Flower
- 향수/Perfume
Busker Busker 1st Wrap Up Album
- 그댈 마주하는건 힘들어 (그마힘)/It's Hard To Face You
- 네온사ì¸/Neon Sign
- 소나기 (주르르루)/Showers
- ì •ë§ë¡œ 사랑한다면/If You Really Love Me (Title Track)
- ê¸°ë‹¤ë ¤ì£¼ì„¸ìš”/Please Wait
Busker Busker 2nd Album
- ê°€ì„ë°¤/Autumn Night
- ìž˜í• ê±¸/Too Much Regret
- ì‚¬ëž‘ì€ íƒ€ì´ë°/Love Is Timing
- 처ìŒì—” 사랑ì´ëž€ê²Œ/Love, At First (Title Track)
- ì‹œì›í•œ ì—¬ìž/Cool Girl
- 그대 ìž…ìˆ ì´/Your Lips (With Chae Ji Yeon of Putput)
- 줄리엣/Juliet
- 아름다운 나ì´/Beautiful Age
- ë°¤/Night
Jang Beom June 1 Album
- ì–´ë ¤ìš´ ì—¬ìž/Difficult Woman
- 사랑ì´ëž€ ë§ì´ 어울리는 사람/Someone like a word "love"
- 주í™ë¹›ê±°ë¦¬/Nacarat Street
- ì‹ í’ì— 2번 출구 블루스/Blues of 2nd way out of Sin-Poong Station
- 무서운 ì§ì‚¬ëž‘/Scary Crush
- 낙엽 엔딩/Ending of fallen leaves
- ë‚´ 마ìŒì´ 그대가 ë˜ì–´/my heart going on you
- ì‚¬ëž‘ì— ì–´ë–¤ ë§ë¡œë„/Whatever word of love
Jang Beom June 2 Album
Disc 1:
- ì‚¬ëž‘ì— ë¹ ì¡Œì£ (ë‹¹ì‹ ë§Œì´)/Fallen in Love (Only With You)
- 그녀가 ì›ƒì—ˆì£ /She Smiles
- ë– ë‚˜ì•¼ë§Œí•´/I Should Leave You
- ë¹—ì†ìœ¼ë¡œ/To the Rain (Title Track)
- 봄비/Spring Rain
- 그녀가 ê³ì— 없다면 (결혼 í–‰ì§„ê³¡ì„ í™œìš©í•œ ì‹ ê³¡)/Without You by My Side (A New Song Called Wedding March)
Disc 2:
- ì‚¬ëž‘ì— ë¹ ì ¸ìš” (금세 ì‚¬ëž‘ì— ë¹ ì§€ëŠ”)/Falling in Love (Immediately) (Title Track)
- ì• íƒœìš°ëŠ” ì—¬ìž/Teasing Girl
- í™ëŒ€ì™€ 건대 사ì´/To Hongdae
- ìžìž¥ê°€ë¥¼ 활용한 ì‹ ê³¡/A New Song Called Lullaby
- 키스/Kiss
- 귀여운 ì—¬ìž/Cute Girl
- 울랄ë¼/Ulala
- ë‹´ë°°/Cigarette
- ë°¤ì„ ì§€ì›Œê°€ë„¤/I'm Erasing the Night
O.S.T.
| Year | TV Drama | Song Title | Member Participated | Album Title | |
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| 2016 | Signal | Reminiscence | Jang Beom June | Signal (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt 1 - Single |
Awards
| Year | Awards |
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Music Programs
Below lists Busker Busker's number-one wins on South Korea's televised music programs
M! Countdown
| Year | Date | Song |
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| 2012 | April 12 | "Cherry Blossom Ending" |
| 2013 | October 3 | "Love, At First" |
| October 10 |
Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 4 | "Love, At First" |
| October 11 |
Music Core
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 5 | "Love, At First" |
| October 12 |
Inkigayo
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 6 | "Love, At First" |
Show Champion
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | October 9 | "Love, At First" |
References
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- 1 2 "Busker Busker suspends all public activities". Newswave. November 15, 2011. Retrieved Dec 5, 2011.
- ↑ ìž…ë ¥: 2013ë…„ 03ì›” 11ì¼ 15:23:16. "허니지, 버스커버스커와 한솥밥 먹는다 - 스í¬ì¸ 경향 - 生生 스í¬ì¸ ". Sports.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ "Busker Busker's Brad Moore on Superstar K3 and Korea's K-Pop Machine". Pacific Standard. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- 1 2 "Sing the miracle!". The Korea Herald. November 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "Will Busker Busker Keep Their Promise to Strip Dance?". Soompi. October 31, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "‘Busker Busker’ drummer Brad reveals his girlfriend". TVReport via Nate. November 19, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "Busker Busker’s Brad is Back". in2KPop. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ↑ "Busker Busker Takes Over Top Five of Music Charts". Enewsworld. June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Busker Busker to Briefly Cease All Promotional Activities". soompi.com. June 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Busker Busker on Gaon's end year charts". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Busker Busker Top K-Pop Chart With Year-Old Single". Billboard. April 2, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ Jung, Jeewon (2016-03-30). "'벛꽃엔딩', 5년째 ìŒì›ì°¨íŠ¸ TOP 10 입성/'Cherry Blosson Ending' is on top 10 chart for five years".
- ↑ "Busker Busker's Second Album Continue Being Strong On Music Charts". Korean Updates. September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Rookie Of The Month (October) Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ↑ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (October) "Tokyo Girl" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ↑ Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song Of The Month (April) "Cherry Blossom Ending" Cyworld. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- 1 2 2012 MAMA Winners Mnet Asian Music Awards. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- 1 2 2012 Melon Music Awards Winners Melon. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ 2013 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards winner Gaon. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- 1 2 3 3í˜¸ì„ Â·ë²„ìŠ¤ì»¤, '韓대중ìŒì•…ìƒ' 3관왕..ì‹¸ì´ 2관왕(종합) Naver. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ Star, Korea (2011-04-20). "‘2013 Melon Music Awards’ announces the top 10 music stars of the year". Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Huh Gak |
14th Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best New Male Artist 2012 |
Succeeded by Roy Kim |
| Preceded by CN Blue |
14th Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Band Performance 2012-2013 |
Succeeded by CN Blue |
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