K-Indie Rock Band HYUKOH
Hyukoh (혁오) is a South Korean indie band. The band was formed in May 2014 and consists of leader, singer, and guitarist Oh Hyuk, bassist Im Dong-geon, guitarist Lim Hyun-jae, and drummer Lee In-woo. Hyukoh has been recognized for their attention to the band’s visual aesthetic, ranging from their music videos to wardrobe choices. The band gained mainstream popularity after taking part in MBC’s Infinity Challenge in 2015. After receiving positive responses from both the critics and the public, Hyukoh held their first solo concert in 2015 which led to another concert in the following year. Let’s take a look at the highlights of Hyukoh’s concerts and world tour.
First Solo Concert In 2015
Hyukoh held their first solo concert on September 18th, 2015, at the Hyundai Card Understage. Hyukoh decided to hold their first solo concert in celebration of the first anniversary of the release of their first album 20, which was released in September 2014. Hyukoh managed to receive a lot of attention in the Korean music industry. The band gained mainstream popularity after participating in the popular Korean variety program of MBC titled Infinity Challenge Summer Music Festival. Some of their most famous hit songs include “Wi Ing, Wi Ing,” and “Comes and Goes,” which swept local online music charts in recent weeks.
Summer Sonic 2016
Hyukoh took part and performed at the world rock festival Summer Sonic 2016. Along with ZICO of Block B, Hyukoh performed in Osaka on August 20th and Tokyo on August 21st, 2016. “Hyukoh was the first Korean group to perform at the Apple Store in Tokyo’s Omotesando, gaining quite a lot of attention from the local fans. We aim to get a foothold to enter the Japanese music industry through this festival,” said a representative from the band’s label agency Highgrnd. Summer Sonic Festival 2016 was featured by some of the big artists from the whole wide world, such as Radiohead, The 1975, Two Doors Cinema Club, Mark Ronson, Flo Rida, and many more. The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba.
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North America Tour 2017
Hyukoh started their first world tour and are about to embark on their North America tour right now, across 7 cities including Toronto, Boston, NYC, Vancouver, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles. In the same year, the band released their first studio album, 23, on April 24th, 2017. The title track, “Tomboy,” placed second on the Melon digital chart and first on the Genie, Bugs, and Olleh digital charts not long after its release. The album also placed sixth on Billboard’s World Albums Chart in May 2017.
2017 Hyukoh North America, Asia, and Europe Tour List
Toronto, ON (September 8th, Opera House) Boston, MA (September 10th, Middle East) New York City, NY (September 11th, Irving Plaza ) Vancouver, BC (September 14th, Albatross Music Festival) San Francisco, CA (September 15th, Social Hall) Seattle, WA (September 17th, Columbia City Theater) Los Angeles, CA (September 19th, The Mayan) Arcadia, CA (September 23rd, Modern Sky Festival) 2017 Hyukoh concert “23” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2017 Hyukoh concert “23” in Seoul, South Korea 2017 Hyukoh concert “23” in Hong Kong 2017 Hyukoh concert “23” in Singapore 2017 Hyukoh concert “23” in Jakarta, Indonesia 2017 Hyukoh Europe “Tour” London (October 27th, ULU live) Paris (October 29th, YOYO Palais de Tokyo ) Amsterdam (November 1st, Q Factory)
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How To Find True Love And Happiness 2018
Hyukoh released the album titled 24: How to Find True Love and Happiness in 2018. How to Find True Love and Happiness comes a year after their hit studio album 23. For this album, Hyukoh had switched things up. Aside from one track, this album was completely in English. The band tried to express the meaning of the songs in a different way. Whilst in the past releases they had created a sort of harmony where the instrumentation and lyrics have been able to coexist and shine by themselves, in this album, the ambiance of the songs is mostly created by the meaning of the words. In the same year, the band also announced a headlining world tour with over 17 stops across America.
24: How To Find True Love And Happiness 2018 – North America Tour
Dallas, TX (September 13th, Trees) Austin, TX (September 14th, Stubb’s Jr) Houston, TX (September 15th, White Oak Music Hall) Atlanta, GA (September 17th, Terminal West) Washington, DC (September 19th, U Street Music Hall) New York City, NY (September 20th, Irving Plaza) Philadelphia, PA (September 23rd, Foundry) Boston, MA (September 24th, Paradise) Toronto, ON (September 26th, Phoenix Concert Hall) Chicago, IL (September 26th, Lincoln Hall) St. Paul, MN (September 29th, Amsterdam Bar & Hall) Seattle, WA (October 2nd, Showbox) Vancouver, BC (October 3rd, Commodore) Portland, OR (October 4th, Doug Fir) Berkeley, CA (October 6th, UC Theater) Los Angeles, CA (October 7th, The Wiltern) Pomona, CA (October 9th, Glass House)
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European Tour 2019
After the North America Tour, Hyukoh continued to have a European Tour starting from February 26th, 2019 to March 15th, 2019.
European Tour《24: How To Find True Love And Happiness》
February 26th: Gorilla, Manchester (UK) February 27th: Electric Brixton, Londres (UK) March 1st: Le Trianon, Paris (France) March 2nd: Melkweg, Amsterdam (Netherlands) March 3rd: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (Belgium) March 5th: Gloria, Cologne (Germany) March 6th: Kesselhaus, Berlin (Germany) March 7th: Zoom, Frankfurt (Germany) March 9th: Legend Club, Milan (Italy) March 11th: Apolo, Barcelone (Spain) March 12th: Cool Stage, Madrid (Spain) March 13th: Capitolio, Lisbon (Portugal) March 15th: Izvestia Hall, Moscow (Russia )
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Hyukoh 2020 World Tour
Starting from February this year, Hyukoh will kick-off their concert in Seoul and will end in June in Los Angeles. Part of their tour are key cities in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Thailand. Furthermore, the band will again meet their supporters in Europe and North America. In 2020, Hyukoh released a new album titled Through Love. It was released on January 30th, 2020. The bands recorded the acoustic sounds of their instruments at Real World Studios, one of the historic studios in the U.K. As stated and written on their official Twitter, they said, “This album is a musical conversation by HYUKOH.” They also wrote, “HYUKOH has expressed the various emotions and thoughts of youth through the songs. Now, however, the band expands the horizons of their interests and empathy to the various ordinary/political issues faced in our society, and to the practices of overcoming these.” https://twitter.com/hyukohh/status/1222806722860867589?s=20
— HYUKOH (@hyukohh) January 30, 2020
HYUKOH 2020 WORLD TOUR with NEW ALBUM RELEASE
FEBRUARY 8TH 서울/SEOUL – BLUESQUARE I’MARKET HALL FEBRUARY 9TH 서울/SEOUL – BLUESQUARE I’MARKET HALL FEBRUARY 18TH 후쿠오카/FUKUOKA – DRUM LOGOS FEBRUARY 19TH 오사카/OSAKA – NAMBA HATCH FEBRUARY 21ST 나고야/NAGOYA – DIAMOND HALL FEBRUARY 23RD 도쿄/TOKYO – STUDIO COAST FEBRUARY 24TH 도쿄/TOKYO – STUDIO COAST MARCH 23RD 싱가폴/SINGAPORE – SANDS EXPO AND CONVENTION CENTER MARCH 25TH 홍콩/HONG KONG – KITEC STAR HALL MARCH 27TH 카오슝/KAOHSIUNG – LIVE WAREHOUSE MARCH 29TH 타이페이/TAIPEI – XINZHUANG GYMNASIUM MARCH 31ST 방콕/BANGKOK – MOONSTAR STUDIO APRIL 4TH 마닐라/MANILA – NEW FRONTIER THEATER APRIL 14TH 파리/PARIS – LE BATACLAN APRIL 16TH 브뤼셀/BRUSSELS – AB BALLROOM APRIL 17TH 암스테르담/AMSTERDAM – PARADISO APRIL 19TH 코펜하겐/COPENHAGEN – DR, STUDIO 2 APRIL 20TH 오슬로/OSLO – ROCKEFELLER APRIL 21ST 스톡홀름/STOCKHOLM – DEBASER STRAND APRIL 24TH 베를린/BERLIN – METROPOL APRIL 25TH 프랑크푸르트/FRANKFURT – GIBSON APRIL 27TH 뮌헨/MUNICH – TECHNIKUM APRIL 28TH 밀란/MILAN – ALCATRAZ APRIL 30TH 취리히/ZURICH – DYNAMO MAY 1ST 쾰른/COLOGNE – GLORIA MAY 3RD 브리스톨/BRISTOL – ANSON ROOMS MAY 4TH 글래스고/GLASGOW – SWG3 TV STUDIO MAY 6TH 맨체스터/MANCHESTER – O2 RITZ MAY 8TH 런던/LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE MAY 29TH 달라스/DALLAS, TX – HOUSE OF BLUES DALLAS MAY 30TH 휴스턴/HOUSTON, TX – WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL DOWNSTAIRS JUNE 1ST 애틀란타/ATLANTA, GA – BUCKHEAD THEATER JUNE 2ND 샬롯/CHARLOTTE, NC – THE UNDERGROUND JUNE 4TH 실버스프링/SILVER SPRING, MD – THE FILLMORE JUNE 5TH 뉴욕/NEW YORK, NY – TERMINAL 5 JUNE 7TH 필라델피아/PHILADELPHIA, PA – THEATER OF THE LIVING ARTS JUNE 8TH 보스턴/BOSTON, MA – ROYALE JUNE 10TH 토론토/TORONTO, ON – DANFORTH MUSIC HALL JUNE 12TH 시카고/CHICAGO, IL – HOUSE OF BLUES JUNE 13TH 미네아폴리스/MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FIRST AVENUE JUNE 16TH 벤쿠버/VANCOUVER, BC – VOGUE THEATER JUNE 17TH 시애틀/SEATTLE, WA – THE SHOWBOX JUNE 19TH 오클랜드/OAKLAND, CA – FOX THEATER JUNE 20TH 로스앤젤레스/LOS ANGELES, CA – THE WILTERN
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