Songgolmae

Songgolmae (Korean:송골매) was a popular South Korean Hard rock band in the 1980s.The band is known for hit songs such as "accidental encounter(어쩌다 마주친 그대)" and "Let's gather!(모여라)".[1]

Songgolmae
OriginSouth Korea
GenresRock
Years active1979-1991
Websitesongolmae.co.kr
Past membersNotably Bae Cheol-soo, Gu Chang-mo(1982-1985)

History

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

Electric shock incident

In March 22 of 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 from 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. https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201903230100176480012494&servicedate=20190322
  2. http://www.nextdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?id=20190323800047
  3. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0001965390
  4. https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1983032200239111013&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1983-03-22&officeId=00023&pageNo=11&printNo=19064&publishType=00010
  5. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=4111
  6. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=4119
  7. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=4115
  8. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=4114
  9. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=300709
  10. https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=300732
  11. http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=200802141736205&code=900307
  12. https://www.tvreport.co.kr/169365
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