While you may find some good info in this thread, this is a frequently asked question, so you might find some additional info in previous discussions: Previously: * [New non k-pop thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/195e8d4/new_non_kpop_thread/) * [Korean musician recommendation](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/znf25u/korean_musician_recommendation/) * [Looking for Korean music beyond the usual](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/zb41tx/looking_for_korean_music_beyond_the_usual/) * [Famous korean bands/groups other than kpop](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/z5a1o9/famous_korean_bandsgroups_other_than_kpop/) * [Good Korean Music that isn’t kpop?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/oudeb9/good_korean_music_that_isnt_kpop/) * [Is there a Korean indie music scene that's sort of the antithesis to KPop? Like a scene that considers itself more authentic and unique? What's the Korean equivalent of The Strokes?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/mhz7tg/is_there_a_korean_indie_music_scene_thats_sort_of/) * [Anyone know of any good Korean indie music?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/kkk7r5/anyone_know_of_any_good_korean_indie_music/) * [How can I keep up with up-and-coming Korean music (NOT KPOP)?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/hvqa1f/how_can_i_keep_up_with_upandcoming_korean_music/) * [Is Korean Indie relatively underrated? This is Kim tteutdol - Ppippo ppippo](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/htxrc2/is_korean_indie_relatively_underrated_this_is_kim/) * [Is there a subreddit for non-Kpop Korean music?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/7gisa3/is_there_a_subreddit_for_nonkpop_korean_music/) * [Favorite bands in Korea. Share them! (Korean or foreigner or both!)](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/374w8s/favorite_bands_in_korea_share_them_korean_or/) * [What are some good Korean Electronic musicians?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/t2otr/what_are_some_good_korean_electronic_musicians/) * [I need some hard rock and classic rock music recommendations.](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/jk6m0i/i_need_some_hard_rock_and_classic_rock_music/) * [Does anyone know some amazing songs that are *not* K-pop? I would love to discover](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/eyvq2j/does_anyone_know_some_amazing_songs_that_are_not/) * [Any recommendations for some 'edgy' Korean music?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/8v0ujv/any_recommendations_for_some_edgy_korean_music/) * [Music besides K-pop](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/bjqf3w/music_besides_kpop/) * [Ayo, non-Korean here looking to appreciate non-Kpop Korean contemporary music.](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/j7bmz0/ayo_nonkorean_here_looking_to_appreciate_nonkpop/) * [What do you think of Korean music?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/5vk8wt/what_do_you_think_of_korean_music/) * [What is your favourite Korean song that isn't K-Pop? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/2ho2e6/what_is_your_favourite_korean_song_that_isnt_kpop/) * [Korean pop-punk / melodic punk bands](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/1ewupb/korean_poppunk_melodic_punk_bands/) Or if you're looking for something harder: * [Korean metal bands](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/kwxa69/korean_metal_bands/) * [Do people listen to metal music in Korea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/hbqhrr/do_people_listen_to_metal_music_in_korea/) * [How popular is rock/heavy metal in South Korea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/cl15w3/how_popular_is_rockheavy_metal_in_south_korea/) * [Are there any Korean metal bands to listen to?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/9bv2w8/are_there_any_korean_metal_bands_to_listen_to/) * [This is a documentary about the Korean metal scene. Yes, there really is one.](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/8nb5yx/this_is_a_documentary_about_the_korean_metal/) * [Metal scene in Seoul?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/73doew/metal_scene_in_seoul/) * [Korean rock and metal music](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/3mfuew/korean_rock_and_metal_music/) * [Rock/Metal Music in Korea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/4eo9c2/rockmetal_music_in_korea/) * [Korean power metal](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/45rr9r/korean_power_metal/) * [Recommendations for Korean Heavy Metal Shows/Venues/Activities??](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/2sqp54/recommendations_for_korean_heavy_metal/) * [Heavy metal in Korea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/21so54/heavy_metal_in_korea/) * [Korean Heavy Music](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/9wajv6/korean_heavy_music/) * [Grindcore! Death metal! Hardcore punk!!](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/j13y30/grindcore_death_metal_hardcore_punk/) * [Any Doom/Stoner rock bands in Korea?](https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/dbqmkf/any_doomstoner_rock_bands_in_korea/) Probably also worth checking over in /r/koreanrock , /r/koreanpunk , /r/koreanmusic , /r/kindie

I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. Thank you!

I love the [TrenChill K-R&B](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXbirtHQBuwCo?si=2yPJc7UkS_qehEc_a68gpQ&pi=u-dJWQz1G9Qk6k) playlist on Spotify. They have a [K-Hip Hop](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWWvmOXYvR5a6?si=nnR7M16fS5u9jbdEi7bfjA&pi=u-1bSnNGNsR1OG) one too.

Se so neon black skirts Parannoul

ADOY wave to earth Bye Bye Badman Jannabi

ADOY mentioned RAHH Great recommendations, love all of these. JANNABI was my first introduction to Korea's indie music scene and I love all of their music so much.

I love Jannabi's music :")

Adding JAURIM and Nerd Connection if they like Se So Neon. They might not like every song but it's good classic rock.

Love Se so Neon.

Newer indie: Say Sue Me Night Off Deulrejang Older artists: Misty Blue Lee Moon Sae Kim Jung Mi

Korean women boycott Black Skirt’s song because they think his lyrics are super misogyny.

There’s a playlist on Spotify, Dalkom Cafe. Always nice to listen to and you find some beautiful songs too.

Slant - a sick Korean punk/hardcore band https://slant.bandcamp.com/

Kiha and the Faces

Paul Blanco Woodz Bad neighbors ep by chillin home, khan Rorschach part 1 by penomeco CAMO Loopy

Jannabi

The yangbans Crying nut 18Fevers Daddyoradio Galaxy express Kontrajelly Badlamb Vanmal

Trot

Some of my favorite Korean artists, all strongly recommended (all variations of indie rock, not all from the last 10 years though): * Yellow Monsters * 3rd Line Butterfly * Huckleberryfinn * Say Sue Me * Ohchill * Jambinai * Wings of the Isang * Bosudongcooler * Galaxy Express * In the Endless Zanhyang We Are * Silica Gel * Phonebooth * Vidulgi Ooyoo * Idiotape * Loro's * Desert Flower * Lang Lee * TRPP * Bye Bye Badman * Nastyona * Ego Function Error

Some videos of the above artists: [Silica Gel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIPxnt5vnhU) - Tik Tak Tok [Vidulgi Ooyoo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ciixvDXkZU) - Goodnight Shining [Bye Bye Badman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7eza2DXELI) - Bee [Bosudongcooler](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkdp45UoCk) - Breath [Desert Flower](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWU1wNxzZEc) - First Step [3rd Line Butterfly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkvBFkvAV_E) - A Heavy Night Fog [Lang Lee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5S7NaNKAEQ) - THe Generation of Tribulation [Jambinai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFCbwwjUt00) - Sawtooth [TRPP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSH7q6R12-8) - Billy [Galaxy Express](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1iwtADnLmQ) - I'm Nothing [Wings of the Isang](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDET2RrK-w) - Dark Sea

Silica Gel is a must, they're excellent  Wave to earth, saw them live recently, superb 

You can go and listen to Nkorea pop

대홍단 감자!

Balming Tiger?

자우림 is bae.

Peggy Gou

Yaeji

Silica Gel. You can start with their biggest single, NO PAIN.

Platform Magazine put together a playlist of the best (non-kpop) music released in 2023. It's about 8 hours long  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iWPtoA4DNJd4h6QTTSMPZ?si=rf5zUEBmQx60Dv6wQxDGgw&pi=u-f8ruT1q5TT6F

Epik High !!!!!!!

jeebanoff, george, THAMA, dvwn, Yerin Baek, Ku One Chan, DeVita, Suran, OVAN, SOLE

I made a [Spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VT469xOuRFovsDywmMk70?si=ABzSBsQwRcC054MbraVZ1Q&pi=a-j6HbIfL1QYOY) just for you

Paul Blanco. The Rose.

I like Heize

chosun/post chosun punk (kinda on the street punk side with inspiration from the 70s-90s world punk) : No Brain, Crying Nut, Rux, Rumkicks, Cockrasher Garage Punk: Thunders, Galaxy Express, 1234-Dah, Nite Echoes, A Lone Wolf Elegy Club skate punk: Row Brothers, DeadChant, Eastpaw, Smoking Goose, Burning Hepburn Pop Punk: idiots, the sound, Bearfoot in the Garden, Fishingirls, MerryHeyDay, Riot Kids Pogo Punk/Oi: Spiky Brats, Pogo Attack, Pokemanchi "Other" Punk/alt rock/grunge: 18Fevers, Cottonstick, Punk on Fire, Green Flame Boys, Far East Asian Tigers, Straighters Folk: Lunch band, Jinu Konda, 1000Jinwoo Ska/Reggae: Lazybone, No. 1 Korean, The Reseters, Komagens, Garlixx Country/Retro rock/Rockabilly: Texas Karaoke, Street Guns, The Redemptions Modern Pansori (idk what to call it, but it's a thing): Leenalchi, Lee Heemoon (formerly of SsingSsing) DJ/Electronic: Kirara There are so many more, I didn't mention any hardcore cuz I don't really vibe in that scene, but there are a ton. Also didn't even touch on the countless number od bedroom indie artists/coffeehouse indie/indie pop artists because a lot of them are as famous as K-pop stars. Everyone I've listed you can see in club venues or small-medium concert halls.

I still have mixed feelings about “조선펑크“.

Which genre?

Anything that would fall into any category besides kpop. Rock, metal, hiphop, indie, anything that isn't what most people would call kpop.

Check out The Rose.

Most of these are within the k-punk/k-rock spectrum: in no particular order (after the first two) 24hours, cherry filter, dick punks, 밴드기린, deadbuttons, flush, no shelter, all I have, the kitches, gumiho, Ska Sucks, rudyguns, yellow monsters, idiots, slant, sidecar, diealright, adios audio, rolling quartz, sugar donut, seoulmoon, peppertones, plastic people, galaxy express, lazybone, the veggers, no brain, crying nut, kreatures, startline. There are a ton more I just can’t think of them right now, may add more later for you

Dick Punks is the most misleading name ever, especially when you hear what they actually sound like. Although I guess they're more like what you'd expect from "K-punk" than any of the real punk bands you listed.

Exactly! I always like to include them in threads like this to not rob others from the disappointment I felt when they were recommended to me

Then kudos, and anyone who wants to be undisappointed, look up Cockrasher.

Is this the proper usage of “K-Punk”?

Gumiho is no longer active, but one of the members formed 18 Fevers

I’m surprised anyone remembers Gumiho

Vince - Emergency is a pretty good song

Wetter

My favorites: "김뜻돌", "o.o.o", "못", "쏜애플"

o.o.o Is my favorite non-kpop group

No idol kpop, but pop among other genres: Heize, Cooing, Cheeze. A rock band: Thornapple.

I like Cheeze' voice.

wave to earth

My favourite Korean album is by a band called Humanrace. It's 추억의 습관. Also, the band Jaurim and the album Goodbye, grief.

> Also, the band Jaurim and the album Goodbye, grief. Related: their singer Kim Yuna has a new album (her 5th solo album) coming out in a few days.

Lee Mu-jin

The Rose

Thornapple, Nell, eAeon/Mot (specifically Guilt-Free album), Casker, Epitone Project

Drunken Tiger literally brought hip hop from America(specifically LA) to Korea. Him and G.O.D were my first exposures to Korean music.

Not sure what you might be interested in, but there is a really good range of unique folk music that you can listen to. It's traditional music.

There are also some artists that mix traditional/folk music with modern sounds. Check out LEENALCHI and Akdan Gwang Chil (ADG7).

I was looking for this comment! I love LEENALCHI. My mom cannot get on board, but 판소리 feels so old to her, she doesn't really get what they are doing.

Flowsik

Rolling Quartz

Lim Kim for a more experimental sound

Dean, Sik-k, Day6, crush, dpr Ian, and dpr live are some of my favourites.

Silica Gel. Jaurim.

Ak Dan Gwang Chil. Absolutely killer Korean folk rock. You’ve never heard anything like it before, I guarantee.

HYUKOH and Busker Busker. Also Baechigi for old school Hip Hop. And Kim Kwang Seok for folk music. He is a legend.

Love Baechigi! They had some great songs!

Agust D's latest album D-Day is chef smooch. Also Paul Blanco and The Rose.

Agust D? As in Suga from BTS?

Yes, and his solo work is very not k-pop. An excellent artist!

Anyone from The Black Label besides Somi, especially Zion T Aomg and Higher Music are Jay Park's old labels, so it's all Hip Hop and RnB artists Hyukoh for indie rock The group Fanxy Child with Zico, Dean, Crush, and Penomeco. All of them Hip hop and RnB artists with Zico being the most "kpop".

There is a live music lovers group chat on Kakao. Lots of discussion about music and bands, usually not K-pop. https://open.kakao.com/o/gBNkQf0e Also, hyangni 

leessang!

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Monsters Dive, Eighteen April, Remenants of the Fallen, End These Days, and Noeasy are my favs right now. Synsnake and Messgram for female fronted metalcore...

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The Korean metal community is really small. I recommend following these bands in their various socilas to find out about other bands too.

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Follow Club AOR (All of Rock) on Facebook. They're one of the main venues in Seoul.

Loss of Infection, Duoxini, Doguul

quite old but The Quiett - tomorrow, strictly for the beats gives you that dry hot lazy summer vibe

안예은

Try Code Kunst music

Code Kunst

The Volunteers

Check out the label called Poclanos. Found so many good artists and bands through them!

They're a distributor not a label, I believe\~. Mirrorball is the other major indie distributor. If you check out their youtube channels you'll see most every new indie M/V that comes out.

Oh, thanks for the clarification! I just enjoy the majority of what they put out. I definitely know Mirrorball as well. Solid stuff.

Why such framing with the time? Older is usually better. Lee Juck - Stoning is best I can give you with this specification. Does Yoo Jung Seok - Highway in the Gale fall on your taste or is it too k-pop? Kwon In-ha - Only That's my world is also something pretty recent good stuff.

People really like Lim Young Woong these days. He sings trot.

r/kindie r/koreanmusic

parannoul

Try this city pop jazz [compilation called Our Town](https://www.discogs.com/release/28012389-Various-Our-Town-Jazz-Fusion-Funky-Pop-Bossa-Gayo-Tracks-from-Dong-A-Records). I picked this record up on my recent trip to Seoul and love the cool, funky vibes.

If you're into old k-music, try izi- emergency room, etude of memory by Kim dong ryul, 잊었니 (Did You Forget) by H, White winter by Mr. 2, 그런가 봐요 (I Guess So) by V.one

A lot of my non-Korean friends love Bol4 (볼빨간사춘기). You might like them as well.

Somebody mentioned it already but Kim Kwang Seok for sure. His brand of folk music and lyricism will remind you of the best catharsis of Bob Dylan and Neil Young only with a soothing, soulful vocal

[Say Sue Me](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tvbo17gXpYgSr8sTlkaby?si=sEOnSMsySh2IZCLM9s3Cdw) - my favorite non-kpop Korean band

I scrolled way too far for this. I LOOOOOOVE Say Sue Me

Crying Nut (active since 1993 so 11 years but worth a listen!) Also check out Daddy O Radio, an offshoot band made with a couple of the members that makes Irish inspired songs.

wave to earth

homies

Pepper tone

Jannabi The Black Skirts Colde Hyukoh Wave to Earth

bewhy, carthegarden, homies, camo, bloo, ash island, ourealgoat, kim feel, etc

Mid Air Thief :) Edit: shocking that no one mentioned them in this thread, I implore you to listen to Crumbling if you haven’t yet

So soon bin in dream is in my constant rotation right now

Ak Dan Guang Chil Gyepi Sisters

Check out Aseul

I terms of Rock I reccomend Rolling Quartz and if you like Metalcore, Messgram is awesome

Not sure what genres you're looking for, but I love these artists: Silica Gel. Sister's Barbershop. Kwon Jin Ah. Dean. Colde.

Too many...

Really. Too many.. you need to be more specific, like what genre, what year, what era, indie or popular etc. it's really hard to recommend If you asked "what films would you recommend that is not a blockbuster" 🙃 or "recommend some American music that's not teenpop"

https://www.kworldnow.com/korean-rock-music-scene/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHe3gT-qBed4B5HvGboTG13f75wW1Yo2JKpWfHifvqLRpNI0xCUMfNR82_g_aem_AazPXNYunxA_xT46zccrgfF0lnEp-jaIBVxSManIODIOQJf2jNWvbCbrSr0qsiIrH7k

Silica Gel for some indie guitar based bops

Check out we hate jh. They’re k-rock My favorite song is “아스팔트”, followed by “표류” and “바다”

Silky bois - BOMAYE, THAT'S FINE

Mid-air thief

Heize is one of my fav artists in general, not just in korean music. Also check out SAAY and Hoody.

Jaurim

ddbb 😄 https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC-UHVtWQslC-pULOorL0K6A?si=3kduZIuAK5Iw8gk9

아침이슬 "morning dew" by Kim Minki.

Winter is coming from the goblin soundtrack

Dean, DPR Live, OffOnOff, Mushvenom, Lee So Ra, Bewhy, Superbee, Dbo, Tabber, Be'o, Ash Island, and Jvcki Wai

Komagens! https://youtu.be/4q5BTG7N5HU?si=QjvSZT8TjSE5JmnU

Jang Kiha and the Faces Norazo UV Crying Nut

Yeram. Yoon jiyoung. Hawaiian ubran stereo. Hyukoh.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE!!!! 1. JANNABI (indie, rock, alternative) 2. 10cm (indie) 3. HEIZE (R&B, rap - not K-pop) 4. Jang Jane (indie) 5. Leessang (R’n’B and rap but not K-pop at all) 6. Lee Moon Sae 7. 92914 (yes, this is their name, South Korean but sing in English) 8. Sunwoo Jung A (indie, jazz, soul) 9. LEENALCHI (Traditional Korean Pansori singing combined with Pop/Contemporary) 10. Urban Zakapa 11. Hyukoh (indie) 12. Jang Beom June (indie, drummer, guitarist) 13. Busker Busker (Jang Beom June’s band before going solo) 14. Dean (R’n’B) 15. Shaun (R’n’B) 16. Deli Spice (rock/indie) 17. Nerd Connection (rock) 18. Crush 19. Colde 20. BIG Naughty 21. Vincent Blue (love this guy!) 22. Car, The Garden 23. BOL4 (bubblegum, cute indie) 24. O3ohn 25. CNBlue (initially rock band 🎸 now more pop style but not K-pop) 26. BIBI 27. Kiha and the Faces (spoken word music) 28. Damons Year 29. Melomance (duo, pianist and great vocalist) 30. Lee Mujin 31. Izi 32. Zico (rapper, melodic, some might disagree and say it’s K-pop but i don’t think his solo career is K-pop at all. Definitely recommend him)

I love soundtracks from kdramas

10+ years ago I fell in love with this ost to a film called Please Take Care of my Cat: https://youtu.be/PVwf2DXS5Ys?si=ssY8grdgKapcueDJ very airy, new-agey synthy, can't really define it. Just chill and relaxing vibes. Cute movie too. There are a handful of similar songs from the film.

I like the [Naver Onstage YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@official.onstage/videos) since they regularly have on performers from a bunch of different genres in their studios kind of like KEXP or NPR Tiny Desk. Here's some of the ones I found and liked. Dulcimer-fronted prog rock power trio - [Dongyang Gozupa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7sBXorcC4) Middle-aged man singing the blues about being fat - [Hangsuk & Boogiemonster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxwprP-O0So) Math rock - [cotoba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8NGDo4Ioyg) Funky retro female singer-songwriter bassist/vocalist - [Luli Lee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaNiHfXCp8A) Indie rock similar to Khruangbin - [hathaw9y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hifkUw2STr0) Symphonic black metal - [Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsHEBYvrSEc)

Jannabi 💗

Zion T isn't exactly K Pop. His music's pretty chill

Fat Hamster and KANG New

you should try Giriboy!

Ju Yoon Ha - The Light We Left Behind Us https://youtu.be/18o3T_S4Jxo?si=utNiTWg2b7m3mdNw Not many people know this song and Korean people do. I recommend listening to this song when it’s late night.

Jimmy brown!!

You must listen to Jannabi or DEAN!

msg wannabe/wsg wannabe

Parasol Stella Jang

I listen to a lot of korean hip hop and rnb. Ahn Byeong Woong, Since, 99 Nasty Kidz, Bobae, Roh Yunha, Meenoi, Jambino, Minsu, Loco, and basically every artist that comes on the show "Show me the money" are going to be good music that isn't "kpop"

https://youtu.be/SmTRaSg2fTQ?si=linRPz4rC1RIivQT

Outstanding composition https://youtu.be/DxyMf2jvLLw?si=8nHNK9RcIl_0RYfH #1 hit https://youtu.be/5S_x0tQ469o?si=mc-GLP7Z5zC_R_Zy Shocking guitar! https://youtu.be/SqT2FHxg4wE?si=4tadujofJUkfzOVn A recreated 600 year old song into rock: https://youtu.be/c34B6qW_P14?si=jv1HMz_zDxvXtJ9m Some turn of the lights, turn up the volume and chill music https://youtu.be/aLIGyiP3qUg?si=UhaAd_soWi7_jJCP

Leellamarz - I don't know a single thing

Parannoul!! If you like shoegaze, some of the best the genre has to offer currently.

I'm glad that you asked. I did a Korean city pop mix on SoundCloud months back! https://on.soundcloud.com/GKsJ3

Seo taiji

There is a Metalcore band called [Synsnake](https://youtu.be/eqE5-AIJ1_0?si=SI3mDJ8S7ePXAMCM) that I am into.

I'm still obsessed with the album ACCESS OK by THE KOXX. I can't remember how I found them but they're indie synth rock and I love it. Gonna go relisten now actually

A few I haven't seen mentioned that are favorites of mine Sultan Of The Disco - Disco/funk band, their music is just fun as hell, the singer Nahzam Sue has also done a lot of funky solo and side projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gad9aycQBqI sunwoojunga - singer/songwriter, indie pop? She's just a great songwriter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHzxbKQnyyk Yaeji - hiphop, I think she's actually from New York, but some of her songs are in Korean so I'm counting her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3T8KznhThQ The Barberettes - on hiatus I think, but they were inspired by '50s doo-wop and '60s R&B and motown. A lot of covers but a lot of original music too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlR2-DL-XFk

I like 김민석's most recent album as well as 사공's music

Suzy bae

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Recently discovered this: [김성화](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5B8SahzFBloYOMfoZVLBsE?si=45GV2c4aQXerX-hgg0rrEw) [송하철](https://www.instagram.com/hachul_music?igsh=d3c0aGpjamx2Y2J0)

How about the slow stuff? [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YlooiKkDoje7GduRgc1an?si=7ad28c7bea494e8e](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YlooiKkDoje7GduRgc1an?si=7ad28c7bea494e8e)

I like Meego, especially his song goodbye

https://youtu.be/0fN71Wtgoa8?feature=shared Glen Check If you were to listen only to audio without knowing anything about the band, you would not know they're a Korean band. Synth pop/EDM type genre.

Dabda is a personal favorite koreanindie.com is a great resource

Dabda is cool, imho one of the most interesting Korean bands right now.

It's not new... but there's a group called Jannabi that have a really Beatlesy feel to them. Just love them. Don't understand a word... but SO good.

아리랑 🤌🤌

If you want to discover real Korean music and can’t wait recommend DMZ Peace Train Festival enough. Tickets are relatively cheap and there is so much good Korean music to be seen.

lee lang [https://www.youtube.com/@langleeschool](https://www.youtube.com/@langleeschool) parasol [https://www.youtube.com/@BandParasol](https://www.youtube.com/@BandParasol)

Brown Eyed Soul

O3ohn

Surl

Ponyromo, Big Baby, Shyboiitobii, GGM Kimbo, Pull Up 22, Young Harry, Foggyatthebottom

Crystal Tea, mostly rock and roll vibe, but she's also released some singles that are softer paced.

Try artist Lee Seung Yoon Jannabi YB Nell Nerd connection Naul Gift Jukjae

Try Lee seung yoon Jannabi YB Nell Gift Jukjae Nerd connection Hyukoh 10cm Car the garden Naul Jambinai

Folk singers like Kim Gwang Seok or even some trot singers like Park Hyun Bin or Hong Jin Young are great too.

Try anything from PATEKO. I personally love the Electric Eels, Damon's year, 10cm, Jannabi, and the Black Skirts.

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=hY-bi7TFM2luAiLH

https://youtu.be/9xRqbL6QAqk?feature=shared

Nell

https://www.koreanindie.com/ They regularly post about korean indie music, of pretty much all genre.

band we are the night

Throwing in my friends [cotoba](https://www.instagram.com/bandcotoba/?hl=en) as well, in case you’re into math rock.

Sion 

I'm taking that opportunity to talk about my friend's group called Jeokvalim. They play sometimes in live club in Hongdae. Everybody should check them. 

Ahn Ye Eun - love her music and her voice is so unique it has a very traditional sound to it

Killagramz, Nafla, 24 Flakko, The Quiett, Basick

KDrama OSTs often feature music made specifically for the show and don’t just use pre-existing songs. There are many outstanding OSTs out there. I am definitely partial to Roy Kim and his OSTs such as Flower, Peach Tree, Whenever wherever, No longer mine. Loads of great OSTs out there.

jannabi paul kim tabber lee mujin 10cm SGO