South Korean rock band
Glen Check
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Origin
| Seoul
, South Korea
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Genres
| Electronic
,
indie
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Years active
| 2011?present
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Labels
| Soundholic, BANA
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Members
| Kim June-one
Kang Hyuk-jun
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Past members
| Ryu Jeon-yeol
Choe Tae-geun
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Glen Check
(
Korean
:
글렌체크
) is a South Korean
indie
band, consisting of singer and guitarist Kim June-one, and bassist and
synthesizer
player Kang Hyuk-jun.
[1]
[2]
They debuted in 2011 with the
EP
Disco Elevator
, and released their first full-length album,
Haute Couture
, in 2012.
[3]
History
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Kim June-one (
김준원
) and Kang Hyuk-jun (
강혁준
) were both born in South Korea, but spent much of their childhoods abroad, listening mostly to Western music.
[4]
They met after returning to South Korea, while attending
Busan International High School
, where they decided to pursue music as a career. After graduation, they formed a band called The Closure, which Kim later described as being "quiet and boring."
[1]
[5]
They changed the band's name to Glen Check, and began releasing
electropop
and
synth-pop
music, starting with their first EP, 2011's
Disco Elevator
.
[5]
[4]
Their first full-length album, 2012's
Haute Couture
,
was met with rave reviews from critics, and won Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2013
Korean Music Awards
.
[1]
[6]
The band's second album, 2013's
Youth!
, also won Best Dance & Electronic Album the following year at the 2014 Korean Music Awards,
[7]
and
Billboard
called the album track "Young Generation" one of the best South Korean songs of 2013.
[8]
In 2014, Glen Check performed at the
South by Southwest
music festival as part of a
Korean rock
showcase.
[9]
That same year, Melissa Locker of
Time
singled out Glen Check as her favorite band from South Korea, praising their "edgy '80s energy" and "style that's nearly impossible not to dance to."
[10]
In 2017, the band released its first album in four years, the EP
The Glen Check Experience
. The album was a departure from their synth-pop sound and featured genres including
psychedelic rock
,
old school hip hop
,
acid jazz
, and
techno
.
[2]
The album charted at number 38 on South Korea's
Gaon Album Chart
.
[11]
Billboard
named it as one of the twenty best South Korean albums of the year and described it as "perhaps the most sonically adventurous album on the list."
[12]
On 3 August 2018, the band released the track "Velvet Goldmine".
They released the single
Dive Baby, Dive
on 13 September 2021. This was followed by the release of the song "Raving" and the announcement of a new album,
Bleach
,
[13]
expected to be released on 5 March 2022.
[14]
Artistry
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Glen Check is notable for only singing in
English
.
[2]
While the duo have cited Western music as being an influence on them, they were also inspired by
African music
and
traditional Korean music
on their album
Haute Couture
.
[15]
[16]
For
Cliche
, they looked to
funk
and
disco
music from the 1970s and 1980s for their inspiration.
[17]
The duo has said that they do not want their sound to be limited, and that they plan to experiment in many different styles. The band places an emphasis on the visual aspects of their live shows and have been noted for their stage design.
[5]
Discography
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Studio albums
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Extended plays
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Remix albums
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Awards
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Year
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Category
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Recipient
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Result
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Ref
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2013
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Best Dance & Electronic Album
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Haute Couture
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Won
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[6]
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2014
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Youth
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Won
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[7]
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2023
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Best Electronic Album
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Bleach
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Nominated
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[18]
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2023
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Best Electronic Song
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4ever
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Nominated
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[19]
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References
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a
b
c
Doo, Rumy (2017-09-04).
"[Next Wave] Glen Check tells stories of Seoul, curiosity, experience"
.
The Korea Herald
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-03-30
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
c
Lee, Eun-jeong (2017-08-20).
"글렌체크 '音樂 冒險에 成就感…時代의 代表 장르 담겼죠'
"
.
Yonhap News Agency
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
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"Glen Check 앨범"
[Glen Check Albums].
[Mnet
(in Korean).
CJ E&M Music
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-03-30
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
Kim, Young-jin (2013-02-19).
"Match made in synthpop heaven"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
c
Park, Anna (2012-06-15).
"Indie ID: Glen Check"
.
MTV K
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-07-20
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
Seo, Jeong-min (2013-02-28).
"버터플라이·싸이 '華麗한 歸還'…인디·非主流 音樂 大衆속으로"
.
The Hankyoreh
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
Yang, Eun-ha (2014-02-28).
"윤영배, 第11回 韓國大衆音樂上 音盤賞 3冠王(綜合)"
.
News1 Korea
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
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"20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2013: K-Town Picks"
.
Billboard
. 2013-12-23
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
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Park, Jin-hai (2014-02-10).
"Here comes K-rock"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
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Locker, Melissa (2014-05-26).
"From Brazil to Iceland to Korea: Go Around the World In 11 Bands"
.
Time
. Retrieved
2018-03-29
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Gaon Album Chart"
. Gaon Music Chart.
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Jeff Benjamin; Tamar Herman; Caitlin Kelley (December 14, 2017).
"The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
September 4,
2018
.
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글렌체크, 新曲 '레이빙' 發賣…새 正規앨범 來年 公開
,
Naver
, 16 December 2021.
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Bleach by Glen Check
,
Amazon
.
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Edwina Mukasa (April 2012).
"An Interview With Glen Check"
.
thislondonchick.com
. Retrieved
April 10,
2012
.
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Pancho Paradela (August 25, 2012).
"P&B ON-TOUR KOREA Glen Check"
.
Pull the Metal
(in Spanish). Archived from
the original
on August 28, 2012
. Retrieved
September 11,
2013
.
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Kim, June-One; Kang, Hyuk-Jun; Ryu, Jeon-Yeol (2012).
"B-Sides Episode 5: Glen Check"
.
MTV K
(video). Archived from
the original
on June 22, 2012
. Retrieved
September 11,
2013
.
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Kim, Chian (2023-02-10).
"The Complete List of Korean Music Awards 2023 Nominees尹"
.
K Pop Post
. Retrieved
2023-05-26
.
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Kim, Chian (2023-02-10).
"The Complete List of Korean Music Awards 2023 Nominees尹"
.
K Pop Post
. Retrieved
2023-05-26
.
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