Song of the Day: Guyz - Good Night

I found a new live recording of a Guyz performance! :D This punk/alternative band is really one of my absolute favorites. Hope this means they're coming up with some new material!

K-RoK Song of the Day: No Brain - Radio Radio

No Brain is BACK!!!!! And with a new video. The new album released yesterday, I have yet to get my hands on a copy of it, but what I have managed to hear streaming online it sounds awesome. Here's the newest video from them: Radio Radio





No Brain "Radio Radio" from Kimhwan on Vimeo.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Norazo - Superman

Comedy-rock-pop duo Norazo came out with Superman awhile ago, but this video just popped up of them doing a super LED street performance version of this song and I had to post it because it's just so fun!

Enjoy!



If you need help with the lyrics you can watch the video below for subtitles to the song:




I like to call them the "Weird Al" of Korea, because they're known for their clever and humorous lyrics as well as their outstanding vocals and stage presence.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Novasonic - Miss Terry

K-RoK Song of the Day: Dick Punks - Cheerleaders

Four member "punk" band Dick Punks debuted last year with their first album simply titled 1st EP.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Glen Check - Disco Elevator

New band Glen Check just released their first EP - Disco Elevator. It's a short, 5 (or 6 depending on where you get it from) song EP, but it's enough to get a taste of what the band is about.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Broken Valentine - The Sea in My Worn Drawer

Broken Valentine is one of my go-to bands when I need something hard, yet up beat. I had a bad day the other day and threw their mini on to get me through the rest of the day at work.

Wonder-Girl Wednesdays: Island City

I finally picked someone that didn't start with an "S" that was an odd trend I noticed! And actually, next weeks band is an "S" too, but I had to break the chain!

K-RoK Song of the Day: Vidulgi OoYoO - Goodnight Shining

K-RoK Song of the Day: TeTe - Romantico

TeTe (Yim Tae-Hyuck) of Telepathy steps out on his own with his first solo venture Romantico. A quieter more organic sounding album than Telepathy's electronic rock, I enjoy the the simplicity of it.
And yes, I may or may not have a crush on him. :P

K-RoK Song of the Day: Ban He-Sang - Dolls For Sale

While perusing recent releases I found this little gem.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Art of Parties - Die Out

Kim Bada's newest creation Art of Parties, has released their latest EP Seitrap to Tra.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Kang San-Eh - Pollack

Some days I pick artists that I could go on and on about - but that breaks my brief profile rule I'll try to keep this one as short as possible:

K-RoK Song of the Day: Walrus - To Be

Walrus released their first music video, so I though I should share it with everyone. I know a lot of hard core rock fans are dismissing them because they're fronted by a pretty boy actor, but I really like their sound and I hope to hear more and even better things from them.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Yellow Monsters - Benjamin (Acoustic)

The guys of Yellow Monsters are back again, this time with a digital single of their song Benjamin. Including the original album version and a lovely new acoustic version, it's a nice, softer side of the Yellow Monsters.

Wonder-Girl Wednesdays: Spicy Soda

I'm starting a new thing, Wednesdays I'm going to start exclusively posting songs from bands that feature awesome women.

K-RoK Song of the Day: Diablo - Dust (feat. Yoon Do-Hyun)

I know many of my followers tend not to like thrash metal, but I enjoy it on occasion. But, I hope to encourage people to find many kinds of Korean rock, that's the whole point of this blog.

Diablo formed in 1993. They worked in the underground scene for quite awhile, not even putting out their first studio album Desirous until 2000.  Their second studio album, Undefined was released last year.  The single Dust featuring Yoon Do-Hyun (of YB) was what caught my attention to the band. I hope they come out with more music because I enjoyed the album. Of course, it was fun to see the crazy thrash side of Do-Hyun as well. And no, I have no idea what's up w/ the chick in the band.  :/
Baek Jong-Hwan - Vocals
Chu Myeong-Gyo - Drums
Kim Su-Han - Guitar
Kim Hyeong-Joong - Bass

K-RoK Song of the Day: Boni - Come On Over (Cover)

I'm obsessed with this artist lately, and no, she's not K-Rock, but she defininetly doesn't get enough love from the general K-Pop public. She's R&B and I adore her. She debuted last year with two mini albums - 1990, and the Korean Music Award nominated album Nu One. I hope that she wins in all three categories she's nominated because man, does she deserve it. Check the jump for the video!

K-RoK Song of the Day: Galaxy Express - Really Want You

From their Korean Music Award nominated album Wild Days is the song that got another nomination altogether Really Want You.  


Galaxy Express have been around since 2007, but they've been making waves and creating quite a name for themselves in the Korean rock scene. They have a Northern America tour starting in March of this year as well. Of course, they aren't coming anywhere near ME, but that's another story.

Lee Joo-Hyeon - Bass and vocals
Yoon Hong-Gu - Drums
Park Jong-Hyeon - Guitar and vocals

K-RoK Song of the Day: Walrus - Mosaic

Kim Jae-Wook, of Coffee Prince and Marry Me, Mary fame has a new title: rocker. They've been quietly doing the club scene since their college days in 2003 but the band Walrus finally just made their official debut with the self-titled mini-album Walrus. Three tracks are just enough to whet the appetite of this K-RoKer. I think I need more than just a few songs. I hope they make a strong debut and we get to hear more from them soon!
1: To Be
2: Mosaic
3: 서울마녀 (Seoul Witch)

Here's a short live clip of them:



And a nice full-length sample of the song I like best: Mosaic

W-M by K-RoKer