Messgram

Messgram

The band at Redbull Live on the Road 2014
Background information
Origin Hongdae Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hard rock, Pop, Modern rock
Years active 2011–present
Labels none
Associated acts Move your eyes, T.V. Animals
Website messgram.com
Members Jiyoung(vocal)
Jahnny Shin(vocal)
Soojin Lee(drum)
Seth Kang(bass)
Yushik Shin(guitar)
Past members YK(vocal)

Messgram (메스그램) is a Korean hard rock band based in Hongdae, Seoul. Formed in the winter of 2011, the group was founded by Soojin Lee, who is a drummer in the band, with a goal of creating high quality music in Korean indie music scene. They released their first EP, This Is A Mess But It's Us, on April 8 2014.

History

Formation and first EP (2011-present)

The project of making ultimate sound was first started by Soojin Lee. After the disbandment of his former band, Move Your Eyes, he was seeking for members to create a new band. Yushik Shin, who was a former member of T.V. Animals, was having a period of rest after the disbandment of his band. Soojin and Yushik gathered and began carrying forward the project. Soojin convinced Jahnny Shin, a former member of Move Your Eyes, to join the project and Yushik convinced Seth Kang, a former member of T.V. Animals, to join. Along with YK joining the project, they formed a band named Messgram in the winter of 2011. They explained that the mess in the band name means a disordered condition and the gram means a unit that gathers the mess, in other words, people with a different style and taste gathered and formed a band, a unity that organizes a mess that each individual has created. [1] After the three years of preparation, the band released their debut EP, This Is A Mess But It's Us, on April 8 2014.[2][3] In early November 2014, they drew public's attention by making a remake of Seo Taiji's single Soyeokdong.[4][5]

Musical style

Messgram's music have adapted to a wide variation of musical types such as early 90's emo, post-grunge, metal, trance-core, and the newest post-hardcore forging into a new genre.[6]

Band members

Past members

Discography

EPs

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Changwoon (9 October 2014). Musistance Artist Interview. Interview with Haeri Kim. Segyo-dong,Seoul. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Kim, Sewoon (10 May 2014). ""하드코어 감성 사운드 밴드 메스그램, This is a mess, But it's us"" [hardcore emotional sound band Messgram 'This Is A Mess But It's Us']. People's Sound (in Korean) (Jongro-gu, Seoul). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Hong, Sukyeoung (16 June 2014). "감성 헤비니스 밴드 ‘MESSGRAM’ 공식 데뷔" [Band Messgram official Debut]. ENewsToday (in Korean) (Secho-gu, Seoul). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ ""밴드 메스그램, 서태지 '소격동'을 리메이크한 겁없는 밴드"" [Fearless Band Messgram has made a remake of Seotaiji's Sogyeokdong]. Asian Economy (in Korean) (Joong-gu, Seoul). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Jung, Jinyoung (19 November 2014). ""밴드 메스그램, 서태지 ‘소격동’ 리메이크 영상 눈길"" [Band Messgram, Seotaiji's Soyeokdong Remake Video Attracts People]. Heraldcorp (in Korean) (Joong-gu, Seoul). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "About Messgram ONLINE". Messgram.com. Messgramofficial. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.