The Koxx

The Koxx
Origin South Korea
Genres Electro, Garage Rock
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Labels Happy Robot Records
Website www.thekoxx.com
Members Lee Hyunsong
Lee Sooryun
Park Sunbin
Shaun
Past members Shin Saron

The Koxx (Hangul: 칵스) [1] is a Korean indie rock band formed in 2009. They are also involved in the production of k-pop songs.[2]

History

In 2008, The Koxx got together and played a show for an end of the year party with friends. Afterwards they formed a band starting in 2009 and debuted on the reality show Hello Rookie.[3] They released their first EP, Enter on June 15, 2010. On June 15, 2011, The Koxx released their first full length album Access OK. At the end of the year The Koxx held their first solo concert, Success OK [4] and went on a tour in Japan, playing at clubs in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.[5]

The Koxx won the "Discovery of the Year" Award on February 22, 2012 during the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards.[6] Beginning in 2012, the band began appearing on KBS's reality show Top Band 2.[4] On June 26, 2012 they released their second EP, Bon Voyage. The Koxx began hiatus in 2013 when many of the members began their military service.[7]

In 2015, The Koxx announced they would performing at Fuji Rock Festival and that they were working to release a new album that same year.[8]

Members

Past members

Discography

Full Albums
EPs
Digital Single
Collaborations

Production

References

  1. ↑ "The Koxx Official Site" (in Korean). http://www.thekoxx.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Who would have guessed? The KOXX banks on idols". http://www.hellokpop.com. Aug 20, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ "Hung Over With The Koxx". http://www.mtviggy.com. Jan 26, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. 1 2 "K-pop Indie Gem: Enter The Koxx". http://seoulbeats.com. May 26, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ "The KOXX Takes On Japan". http://mwave.interest.me. Nov 24, 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "Winners Announced for "1st Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards"". http://www.soompi.com. Feb 22, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ↑ "The Koxx TO GO ON A 3-YEAR HIATUS". http://fuckyeahthekoxx.tumblr.com. Oct 5, 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ↑ "The Koxx To Perform At Fuji Rock Festival". http://news.yahoo.com. May 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-04. External link in |publisher= (help)

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