Zeonpasa

Zeonpasa
Zeonpasangsa performing at The Sub Festival 2023
Zeonpasangsa performing at The Sub Festival 2023
Background information
Also known asZeonpasangsa
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2019-present
LabelsMirror Ball Records
Members
  • Kim Daein
  • Yoon Sunghoon
  • Kang Minseok
  • Im Won-hee (member of Zeonpasangsa)

Zeonpasa (Korean: 전파사) is a South Korean progressive rock band. The band currently consists of Kim Daein,Yoon Sunghoon and Kang Minseok.[1] Since their formation in 2019, the band has released a studio album Psyche of Eons (억겁의 싸이-키) (2021). The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.[2] They have also been working as a band called Zeonpasangsa (Korean: 전파상사), which was joined by South Korean actor Im Won-hee as a vocalist for the band from 2022.[3][4]

Career

Zeonpasa was formed in 2019, with Kim Daein being a member of Apollo 18 and Pakk, and Yoon Sunghoon and Kang Minseok being members of Modsdive.[1][3] They released their first full-length album Psyche of Eons (억겁의 싸이-키) in 2021.[5] Jeonjainhyeng of Music Y reviewed "Psyche of Eons gives the band a pleasure out of clise and satisfies both genre charm and curiosity for listeners", and the album was named the first place of Album of the Year in 2021.[6] The album was nominated for Best Rock Album, and the track The Lie (거짓말) nominated for Best Rock Songs at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.[2][7][8]

In 2022, actor Im Won-hee went to see the band's performance, and the band that suggested him a vocalist.[9] Zeonpasa released their single Shinbam (신바람) with him in September 2022, and later formed a project band Zeonpasangsa in the form of Im Won-hee participating as a vocalist in the band.[3] Zeonpasangsa's album Second Quarter Earnings Report (2/4분기 실적보고서) was released in 2023.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Second Quarter Earnings Report (2/4분기 실적보고서) (2023) (as Zeonpasangsa)

References

  1. ^ a b "억겁의 싸이-키". Genie Music (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ a b "전파사(Zeonpasa) [억겁의 싸이-키]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ a b c Park, Jeongseon (2022-09-09). "[D:인디그라운드(114)] 밴드 전파사와 임원희의 '신바람' 나는 만남". Dailian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ a b "[Single-Out #457-4] 전파상사 「아임 브루스맨」". Music Y (in Korean). 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ "전파사 <억겁의 싸이-키>". Brunch Story (in Korean). 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ Jeonja, Inhyeong (2021-12-31). "전파사 『억겁의 싸이-키』". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  7. ^ "전파사(Zeonpasa) '거짓말'". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. ^ Suacillo, Angela Patricia (2022-03-02). "Here are all the winners from the 19th Korean Music Awards". NME (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  9. ^ Cha, Hyerin (2022-11-13). "임원희, 밴드 보컬리스트 변신→ 생애 첫 콘서트 "표 5장 팔렸는데…" (미운우리새끼)". iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-09.