Gate Flowers
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2005-2006, 2008-2015, 2023-present |
| Labels | Echobrid |
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Gate Flowers (Korean: 게이트 플라워즈) is a South Korean hard rock band. The band currently consists of Park Geunhong, Yeom Seungshik, Lee Insan and Jeon Sangjin.[1] Since their formation in 2005, the band has released the studio album Times (2012).
Career
[edit]Gate Flowers was formed in 2005 in Seoul, but disbanded in 2006, and reunited in 2008.[2] In October 2009, they were honoured rookies on EBS Space.[3] They released the EP Gate Flowers in 2010.[4] In 2011, they won the Rookie of the Year award at the Korean Music Awards.[4]
They gained huge popularity when they appeared in Korean TV show Top Band in 2011.[5] In 2012, they released their first studio album, Times.[4] And in 2013 they toured the UK.[6]
In 2014 they released the EP Neulcuen Baemn (늙은 뱀), and in 2015 they disbanded.[2]
In 2023, they announced their reunion with new members Lee Insan and Jeon Sangjin. They released a new single, All In.[1] They joined the lineup of the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival.[7]
Members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Park Geunhong – vocals (2005-2006, 2008–2015, 2023-present)
- Yeom Seungshik – guitar (2005-2006, 2008–2015, 2023-present)
- Lee Insan – bass (2023–present)
- Jeon Sangjin – drums (2023–present)
Past members
[edit]- Yoo Jaein – bass (2008-2015)
- Yang Jeongeun – drums (2005-2006, 2008–2015)
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Times' (2012)
Extended plays
[edit]- Gate Flowers (2010)
- Neulcuen Baemn (늙은 뱀) (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Park, Jeongseon (2023-08-03). "게이트 플라워즈 "새로운 시작에 '올 인'" [D:인디그라운드(156)]". Dailian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ a b Hong, Jangwon (2020-10-31). "한때 한국 하드록의 미래…`게이트 플라워즈`". Mail Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Gate Flowers". Korean Broadcasting System. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ a b c Cho, Chung-un (2012-09-12). "Rock band Gate Flowers looks beyond Korea". The Korea Herold. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Lee, Sodam (2012-05-29). "게이트플라워즈 정규1집 'TIMES', 실시간 음원차트 전곡 랭크". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ P, Chris (2013-04-17). "Interview with Gate Flowers". Korean Indie. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "[STORY]𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗗𝗠𝗭 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗣 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡". DMZ Peace Train Music Festival (in Korean). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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