Bye Bye Badman (band)

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Bye Bye Badman
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2009-present
LabelsC9 Entertainment, Magic Strawberry Sound
Members
  • Jeong Bongkil
  • Gwak Minhyeok
  • Luli Lee
  • Gooreum
Past members
  • Jeong Hansol

Bye Bye Badman is a South Korean indie pop band. The band currently consists of Jeong Bongkil, Gwak Minhyeok, Luli Lee and Gooreum.[1] Since their formation in 2009, the band has released two studio albums: Light Beside You (2011) and Authentic (2015).[2] Their band name is derived from the track on The Stone Roses' album The Stone Roses.[3] They won Rookie of the Year at the 2012 Korean Music Awards.[4]

Career[edit]

Bye Bye Badman was formed in July 2009, and all but one was a high school student at the time of their formation.[5] In 2010, they performed at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival.[6] They released their self-title EP in 2011, and in the same year, they won the Grand prize in the EBS Hello Rookie Contest.[7] They released their first studio album Light Beside You, and won Rookie of the Year at the 2012 Korean Music Awards.[8][4]

In 2013 they released the EP Because I Want To.[6] They stopped performing after the EP's release and began to take a break, and the band said they needed time to recharge because they ran nonstop for about three years and were trying to concentrate on working on the album.[5] In 2015, they released their second studio album Authentic.[9] In 2016, they signed with C9 Entertainment.[10]

In 2017, they released an EP Wave (너의 파도).[11] In 2018, they released a single Daisy featuring Kim Yoon-ju of Rooftop Moonlight.[12] Member Jung Bongkil later joined the supergroup TRPP as a member, and Luli Lee released her first solo studio album Fade Away Like a Dream in 2022.[13][14]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • Light Beside You (2011)
  • Authentic (2015)

EPs[edit]

  • Bye Bye Badman (2011)
  • Wave (너의 파도) (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee, Jiseok (2016-07-25). "밴드 피아-바이 바이 배드맨, '2016 지산 밸리 록페' 뜨겁게 달궜다!". Sprts Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Park, Youngwoong (2015-06-07). "[인디] 바이바이배드맨 정규2집 'Authentic' 발매 '전자음악' 성향 뚜렷". Sports Q (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Park, Hyosang (2011-07-04). "[Ki-Z the 인디s] '장신' 바이 바이 배드맨, '단신' 크라잉 넛과 눈을 맞추다". Kuki News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ a b "바이바이배드맨". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ a b Choi, Kyooseong (2013-06-21). "[골든 인디 컬렉션] 홀로서기 시도한 바이바이배드맨의 패기(part2)". 10 Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ a b Jeong, Jinyoung (2013-05-03). "밴드 바이바이배드맨, 미니앨범 '비코스 아이 원트 투(Because I Want To)' 발매". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ Kim, Yena (2016-06-22). "밴드 바이바이배드맨, 미니앨범 '비코스 아이 원트 투(Because I Want To)' 발매". BnT News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ^ Lee, Sodam (2011-11-22). "바이바이배드맨, 첫 정규앨범 'Light Beside You' 화제". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ Jeong, Heeseo (2015-06-04). "바이바이배드맨, 정규 2집 'Authentic' 발매". X Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ Park, Youngwoong (2016-05-19). "[인디초점] '록 장르 초월' 바이바이배드맨 새로운 도약 준비 끝 "곧바로 새앨범 발매계획"". Sports Q (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ Son, Bongseok (2017-05-12). "밴드 바이바이배드맨 청량함 충만한 EP'너의 파도' 발표". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ Park, Sooin (2018-04-10). "바이바이배드맨 "옥달 김윤주 피처링, 곡 구상부터 생각한 보컬"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ Seo, Jeongmingab (2021-07-14). "[서정민갑의 수요뮤직] 밴드 TRPP가 과거의 어법으로 말한 오늘의 혼란". Voice of People (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ Lee, Jaehoon (2022-10-24). "이루리, 데뷔 11년 만에 첫 솔로 정규 음반". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-16.