Hollow Jan

Hollow Jan
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Post-rock post-hardcore screamo
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Dope Entertainment
Members	Lim Hwantaek Lee Seungmin Lee Kwangjae Jung Dong Jin Park Sang Chul

Hollow Jan (Korean: 할로우 잰) is a South Korean rock band. Since their formation in 2003, the band has released 2 studio albums: Rough Draft in Progress (2006) and Day Off (2014).[1][2] Their album Rough Draft in Progress won Best Rock Album at the 2008 Korean Music Awards.[3]

Career

Hollow Jan was formed in October 2003.[1] They released the EP Hyacinthus Orientalis of Purple in 2005.[4] The band expressed themselves as a "two-job (a newly coined Korean term in 2000s that refers to people who have multiple careers)" band because all the members are also working in office jobs.[1][5]

In 2006, they released their first studio album Rough Draft in Progress.[6] The album won the Best Rock Album at the 2008 Korean Music Awards.[3] They were included in the lineup for the 2009 Pentaport Rock Festival and the 2012 Jisan Valley Rock Festival.[7][8]

They released their second album Day Off in 2014.[2][9] The member of the selection committee for the Korean Music Awards Lim Heeyoon nominated the album for best rock album, describing it as "An album like an auditory detail depicting a tumult on the verge of extinction."[10] In 2015, they appeared and performed on The EBS space with Urban Zakapa.[11]

In 2023, they released an EP Confusion (다떠위다).[12]

Discography

Albums

• Rough Draft in Progress (2006)
• Day Off (2014)

Extended plays

• Hyacinthus Orientalis of Purple (2005)
• Confusion (다떠위다) (2023)

References

1. Ahn, Inyong (2008-03-19). "누군가 승진해도 '투잡'은 계속되리". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
2. Kwon, Seokjeong (2014-07-02). "2014 상반기 요주의 30음반, 우리를 사로잡은 음반들". 10 Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
3. "할로우잰(Hollow Jan) [Rough Draft In Progress]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
4. Na, Wonyoung (2016-11-17). "[우리의 포스트록을 찾아서] 06. 할로우 잰". Weiv (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
5. Im, Heeyoon (2008-03-06). "한국대중음악상 흔든 '직장인 밴드' 할로우잰". Herold Pop (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
6. Kim, Minkyoo (2008-08-16). "국내 록에 새로운 물결이 인다". Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
7. Hong, Donghee (2009-05-11). "인천 펜타포트 락 페스티벌 1차 라인업 공개". Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
8. Park, Hyeonjoo (2012-05-03). "넬, 버스커버스커,지산 밸리 록 페스티벌 2012' 3차 라인업 공개". Aju News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
9. Seo, Jeongmmingab (2014-03-15). "음악을 통해 증언하고 공감하는 것, 이것이 음악이다". Media Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
10. "할로우잰 [Day Off]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
11. Jeong, Sangrae (2015-08-03). "EBS '스페이스 공감', 스타일 다른 어반자카파 할로우잰의 무대". Money S (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
12. "[Single-Out #464-4] 할로우잰 「Nabijam」". Music Y (in Korean). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-13.