No Brain
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No Brain is a Korea
n Punk rock
band. They recently appeared in the film Radio Star
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Rock music is not very popular in Korea, so being a rock band is not easy. But No Brain was not afraid of failure and change, this is what makes this band a good example for all of Korea. No Brain has played more than 3000 shows over the last 15 years. They have experienced players who are competent and great on the stage. They speak with confidence when they say that they will keep evolving and refreshing themselves. They don't flatter nor act above themselves for what they have achieved so far.
(Asian punk compilation) 1997, All System Fail
Japanese indie label projected and released Korean punk bands comilation EP. No Brain recorded 'Is it all if you're policemen?' and 'Extremely cheerful' Those two songs represent the rawest early era of No Brain.
1997, Drug
Tribute album to Nirvana. Indie bands like Crying Nut, Weeper and Rainy Sun also joined this album. No Brain re-made 'Lithium' in their way.
1998, Drug
In this split album, No Brain listed 8 of the songs. 'A man of the sea' is one of their classic songs which was made in their early days. Its music video was made in low quality, but shocked the major music scene with its fun way to show punk rock culture in the Hongdae area. With this album, No Brain got favorable responses from critics and music fans. This allowed No Brain to play on all kinds of stages, like the SSsamzie Sound Festival.
1999, Moonwha Sagidan
No Brain left the Drug club and label, and established their own label-Moonwha Sagidan. was the first EP album they released on this label. They only printed 5000 copies and all were sold out. This made No Brain legendary indie rockers in Korea. They shot the music video with many of their fans on the street. With this album, No Brain was known for 'Chosun Punk'.
2000, Coojo/Moonwha Sagidan
No Brain's first album was 2 CDs. It includes hardcore punk, ska, and reggae. Critics highly praised this album saying 'one of the best debut albums in Korean music history'. At the end of the year, this album received 'the album of the year' award.
2001, Coojo, Moonwha Sagidan
Their love for the Sex Pistols and punk made No Brain re-record Sex Pistols songs. No Brain wanted to introduce their favorite punk band to their Korean fans in their own style.
2001, Coojo/Moonwha Sagidan
The second album had the spirit and skill to make crowds go crazy again. This album made No Brain a powerful band in Korea.
2001, Coojo/Moonwha Sagidan
Christmas compilation album of the label.
2002, Coojo/Moonwha Sagidan
'Punk Community' Moonwha Sagidan's 13 bands made this punk compilation. It's punk for the hardcore punk-heads.
2002, Red Devils/Jave
Red Devils(Cheering Squad of Korean national soccer team) projected an album for the World Cup in 2002. No Brain joined with Crying Nut, YB Band and more to cheer for the Korean team.
Another tribute album to The Blue Hearts. No Brain played '君のため'.
2003, Coojo
The 3rd album was a new beginning of No Brain. Since Cha, Seungwoo(guitar) left the band, Lee, Sungwoo(Vocal) made the band new and fresh with a new music style. Still, it's punk, but it was a big change and challenge for No Brain. With this album, the 2nd era of No Brain was realized. Overall, this album was a turning point for the band.
2004, Rockstar Music
New born No Brain, with new guitarist Vovo, released this EP. The 1st single 'You have a crush on me' was a huge hit. It made their old fans and ordinary people like No Brain again. The 2nd generation of No Brain started to play in the clubs, on the street, as well as on the TV shows and major radio stations.
2005, Egg Music/Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs
No Brain re-made and recorded the songs of fighters for national independence. The Ministry of Patriots released this album to remember the spirit and the struggle for independence.
2005, Rockstar Music
After, No Brain got new power for the next decade. In this 4th album, No Brain still celebrates youth and being different, with powerful play and lyrics. One big difference with this album, No Brain is not dark or negative anymore. They try to be close to every listeners, and let them know the pure soul of Rock n' Roll. Critics reviewed this album 'one of the best rock albums in Korean rock history'. No Brain received the 'artist of the year' award at the Korean Music Awards for this album.
2005, Rockstar Music
Another album to cheer for the Korean national soccer team which played games in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
2007, Rockstar Music
The 5th album of No Brain displayed perfect sound. Direct lyrics and various styles fill the album. The rich and plentiful content works very well. It has punk, hard rock, reggae and even disco. Consequently, public listeners like 'That is Youth' which is the typical No Brain anthem, but still a lot of music maniacs pick their own favorite songs like 'Black Wings' and 'Make It Big'.
2007, Rockstar Music
This song was made for the TV show named.
2009, Rockstar Music
Summer version of No Brain. The leader of the band, Lee, Sungwoo loved summer music by the Beach Boys and Bob Marley so much, he planned this album for the season. As the band wanted, 'The Woman on the Beach' played on the beach and in the hot summer streets of Seoul that year. Fans could see how this band can have fun and be serious at the same time. New bassist Jung, Wooyoung joined the band replaced Jung, Jaehwan.
2009, Rockstar Music
Digital single for Christmas, 2009.
2010, Rockstar Music
No Brain made this song for World Cup 2010. This song was originally made as a cheer for the Samsung soccer team in Korea. No Brain wrote new lyrics for the World Cup.
2011, Rockstar Music
The 6th album celebrates the 15th year of No Brain. Like the early days, this album's sound is simply raw. 15 years ago, No Brain was playing just for the crazy punk-heads. Now they play for everybody who likes resistant but positive and politically correct lyrics. No Brain believes that pure Rock n' Roll can be spread to the whole nation if it's good enough. With this album, No Brain stands up again as the number one Korean rock band.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band. They recently appeared in the film Radio Star
Radio star
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History
Formed in 1996 in a small club in Hongdae(the artistic & cultural playground in Seoul), No Brain has grown up as one of the biggest rock bands in Korea. They started to criticize society's current state of affairs and inequality with their raw punk sound, which was really shocking in Korea in the middle of 1990s. No Brain never stops playing on the stage for the last 15years, now they are speaking for the general public including, of course, young rock kids. With pure rock spirits and passion for music, No Brain introduces many Korean people to rock. Even though they have become so big in the music scene, No Brain still loves to play in small sized venues, like they did in the old days, and support new bands and clubs.Rock music is not very popular in Korea, so being a rock band is not easy. But No Brain was not afraid of failure and change, this is what makes this band a good example for all of Korea. No Brain has played more than 3000 shows over the last 15 years. They have experienced players who are competent and great on the stage. They speak with confidence when they say that they will keep evolving and refreshing themselves. They don't flatter nor act above themselves for what they have achieved so far.
Discography
Japanese indie label projected and released Korean punk bands comilation EP. No Brain recorded 'Is it all if you're policemen?' and 'Extremely cheerful' Those two songs represent the rawest early era of No Brain.
Tribute album to Nirvana. Indie bands like Crying Nut, Weeper and Rainy Sun also joined this album. No Brain re-made 'Lithium' in their way.
In this split album, No Brain listed 8 of the songs. 'A man of the sea' is one of their classic songs which was made in their early days. Its music video was made in low quality, but shocked the major music scene with its fun way to show punk rock culture in the Hongdae area. With this album, No Brain got favorable responses from critics and music fans. This allowed No Brain to play on all kinds of stages, like the SSsamzie Sound Festival.
No Brain left the Drug club and label, and established their own label-Moonwha Sagidan.
No Brain's first album was 2 CDs. It includes hardcore punk, ska, and reggae. Critics highly praised this album saying 'one of the best debut albums in Korean music history'. At the end of the year, this album received 'the album of the year' award.
Their love for the Sex Pistols and punk made No Brain re-record Sex Pistols songs. No Brain wanted to introduce their favorite punk band to their Korean fans in their own style.
The second album had the spirit and skill to make crowds go crazy again. This album made No Brain a powerful band in Korea.
Christmas compilation album of the label.
'Punk Community' Moonwha Sagidan's 13 bands made this punk compilation. It's punk for the hardcore punk-heads.
Red Devils(Cheering Squad of Korean national soccer team) projected an album for the World Cup in 2002. No Brain joined with Crying Nut, YB Band and more to cheer for the Korean team.
Another tribute album to The Blue Hearts. No Brain played '君のため'.
The 3rd album was a new beginning of No Brain. Since Cha, Seungwoo(guitar) left the band, Lee, Sungwoo(Vocal) made the band new and fresh with a new music style. Still, it's punk, but it was a big change and challenge for No Brain. With this album, the 2nd era of No Brain was realized. Overall, this album was a turning point for the band.
New born No Brain, with new guitarist Vovo, released this EP. The 1st single 'You have a crush on me' was a huge hit. It made their old fans and ordinary people like No Brain again. The 2nd generation of No Brain started to play in the clubs, on the street, as well as on the TV shows and major radio stations.
No Brain re-made and recorded the songs of fighters for national independence. The Ministry of Patriots released this album to remember the spirit and the struggle for independence.
After
Another album to cheer for the Korean national soccer team which played games in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The 5th album of No Brain displayed perfect sound. Direct lyrics and various styles fill the album. The rich and plentiful content works very well. It has punk, hard rock, reggae and even disco. Consequently, public listeners like 'That is Youth' which is the typical No Brain anthem, but still a lot of music maniacs pick their own favorite songs like 'Black Wings' and 'Make It Big'.
This song was made for the TV show named
Summer version of No Brain. The leader of the band, Lee, Sungwoo loved summer music by the Beach Boys and Bob Marley so much, he planned this album for the season. As the band wanted, 'The Woman on the Beach' played on the beach and in the hot summer streets of Seoul that year. Fans could see how this band can have fun and be serious at the same time. New bassist Jung, Wooyoung joined the band replaced Jung, Jaehwan.
Digital single for Christmas, 2009.
No Brain made this song for World Cup 2010. This song was originally made as a cheer for the Samsung soccer team in Korea. No Brain wrote new lyrics for the World Cup.
The 6th album celebrates the 15th year of No Brain. Like the early days, this album's sound is simply raw. 15 years ago, No Brain was playing just for the crazy punk-heads. Now they play for everybody who likes resistant but positive and politically correct lyrics. No Brain believes that pure Rock n' Roll can be spread to the whole nation if it's good enough. With this album, No Brain stands up again as the number one Korean rock band.
Band members
- Bulldaegal– Vocals
- VOVO– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- BBogle– Bass
- Hyoonga– Drums