Songgolmae

Songgolmae
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Rock
Years active	1979–1991
Past members	Notably Bae Cheol-soo, Gu Chang-mo(1982-1985)
Website	songolmae.co.kr

Songgolmae (Korean: 송골매) was a South Korean hard rock band in the 1980s. The band is known for its songs "Accidental Encounter" ("어쩌다 마주친 그대") and "Let's gather!" ("모여라").[1]

History

The band was formed by Bae Cheol-soo in 1979.[2] From their second album, Bae hired Gu Chang-mo [ko] as the main vocal of the band, however he quit being a vocal after the band's 4th album.[3]

Electric shock incident

On March 22, 1983, the leader of the band Bae Cheol-soo infamously received an electric shock while trying to grab the microphone while playing live on a program by the Korean Broadcasting System[4]

Discography

• Songolmae 1st album(1979.09.13) 'Jigu records'[5]
• Songolmae 2nd album(1982)[6]
• Songgolmae 3rd album (the moment I saw you)(1983[7])
• Songgolmae 4th album(1984)[8]
• Songgolmae 5 (1985)[9]
• Songgolmae6(1986)[10]

Reception

Kyunghyang Shinmun cited the band's 2nd album as one of the top 100 Korean albums, praising that the album "completed 1980s Korean rock music".[11] During the band's high times, the band was the first Korean band to win awards in best teen music and best rock group.[12]

References

1. "'대화의 희열2' 배철수 "'송골매' 인기? 우리도 감당이 안될 정도"". 22 March 2019.
2. "배철수, 그는 누구? '송골매'는 어떤 그룹?". 23 March 2019.
3. "배철수, '전설의 그룹' 송골매의 추억을 되살리다".
4. "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리".
5. "송골매 1집 - 송골매".
6. "송골매 2집 - 송골매".
7. "송골매 3집 (처음 본 순간) - 송골매".
8. "송골매 4집 - 송골매".
9. "송골매 5 - 송골매".
10. "송골매 6 - 송골매".
11. "[대중음악 100대 명반]48위 송골매 '송골매2'". 14 February 2008.
12. "배철수 "돈 벌이 위해 구창모 혹사, 지금도 미안하다"". 8 November 2011.