Yangbans
Also known asJun Bum Sun & the Yangbans
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2013-present
Labels
  • Poclanos
Members
  • Jun Bum Sun
  • Choi Seokho
  • Lee Jihoon
  • Park Cheonwook

Yangbans (Korean: 양반들) is a South Korean indie rock band. They used the band name Jun Bum Sun & the Yangbans (Korean: 전범선과 양반들) since they debuted in 2014, and changed their name to Yangbans from 2019.[1] They released three studio albums: Love Songs (사랑가) (2014), Revolution Songs (혁명가) (2016) and Vagabond Songs (방랑가) (2017).[2][3] Their Song Revolution (아래로부터의 혁명) won the Best Rock Song at the 2017 Korean Music Awards.[4]

Career

Jun Bum Sun & the Yangbans were formed in 2013.[5] and they released their first studio album Love Songs (사랑가) in 2014, and at the time of their release, Jun Bum Sun was in the UK, to get his degree from the University of Oxford.[6][2] In 2015, they were named Hello Rookie in The EBS space.[7]

In 2016, they released their second album Revolution Songs (혁명가).[8] The album is a concept album with a revolution theme, and the album was released the date for Donghak Peasant Revolution by Jeon Bong-jun, a Korean revolutionary.[9] A few months after the album's release, the 2016 South Korean political scandal and 2016–2017 South Korean protests took place, and the tracks on his album beginning to gain significant attention.[10] In an interview, Jun Bum Sun said "The albums released had no political intentions, but they took on a new meaning in time, and received good reviews from critics," about the situation at that time.[6] The album's track Revolution (아래로부터의 혁명) won the Best Rock Song at the 2017 Korean Music Awards.[4]

Jun Bum Sun joined the military in December 2016, and was discharged in 2018.[10] In 2017, while he was serving in the military, the band's third album Vagabond Songs (방랑가) was released, which the rest of the members reportedly completed the songs he recorded before joining the military.[11] They changed the band's name to Yangbans in 2019.[1] In 2023, they released a new EP New Moon.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Love Songs (사랑가) (2014)
  • Revolution Songs (혁명가) (2016)
  • Vagabond Songs (방랑가) (2017)

EPs

  • Exit (2019)
  • Wind & Flow (바람과 흐름) (2022)
  • Eruhwa (에루화) (2023)
  • New Moon (2023)

References

  1. 1 2 Cho, Eunbyeol (2020-09-08). "[비바100] 밴드 '양반들', "전범선 이름 버리고 '양반들'로 새로 시작합니다"". Bridge Economy. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. 1 2 Jeong, Jinyoung (2014-08-29). "밴드 전범선과양반들, 정규 1집 '사랑가' 발매". Herald Corporation. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ↑ Kim, Jiha (2017-12-04). "전범선과 양반들, '사랑가' '혁명가' 이어 '방랑가' 발매". TV Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. 1 2 "전범선과 양반들 '아래로부터의 혁명'". Korean Music Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ↑ Lee, Haneul (2016-08-06). "미국 로스쿨 접어두고 `조선록' 부르짖는 이 남자". Kangwon Ilbo. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. 1 2 Oh, Jeongin (2019-02-19). "[Story] "사라지는 것에 대한 애착 느꼈죠"…전범선 인문사회과학서점 '풀무질' 인수자". Joongboo Ilbo. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. ↑ "[오늘의 추천방송] EBS '스페이스공감-2015 올해의 헬로루키'". PD Journal. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  8. ↑ Kim, Yena (2016-03-21). "밴드 전범선과 양반들, 2집 정규 "혁명가" 전격 발매...10트랙 수록". BNT News. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  9. ↑ Jang, Wooyoung (2016-03-21). "전범선과 양반들, 전봉준 장군 거병일 정규 2집 '혁명가' 발매". Sports Seoul. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  10. 1 2 Na, Wonseok (2021-03-12). "전범선, 방송만 하면 연일 화제". Geumgang Ilbo. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  11. ↑ Im, Heeyoon (2018-01-22). "상투 틀고 풍물북을 치며 록을 연주하는 '전범선과 양반들'". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  12. ↑ Seo, Jeongmingab (2023-11-01). "[서정민갑의 수요뮤직] 양반들의 여행, 양반들의 초대- 밴드 양반들 새 음반 'New Moon'". Voice of People. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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