Songgolmae (
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:송골매) was a popular South Korean Hard rock band in the 1980s.The band is known for hit songs such as "accidental encounter(어쩌다 마주친 그대)" and "Let's gather!(모여라)".
History
The band was formed by
Bae Cheol-soo
Bae Cheol-soo (born August 18, 1953) is a South Korean radio host and former singer. His syndicated talk radio show '' Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp'', airs via the MBC FM4U since 1990. Life
Bae was born in 1953 in Gahoedong, Jongno district in Seou ...
in 1979. From their second album, Bae hired
Gu Chang-mo as the main vocal of the band, however he quit being a vocal after the band's 4th album.
Electric shock incident
In March 22 of 1983,the leader of the band
Bae Cheol-soo
Bae Cheol-soo (born August 18, 1953) is a South Korean radio host and former singer. His syndicated talk radio show '' Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp'', airs via the MBC FM4U since 1990. Life
Bae was born in 1953 in Gahoedong, Jongno district in Seou ...
infamously received an electric shock while trying to grab the microphone while playing live on a program from the
Korean Broadcasting System
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
Discography
*Songolmae 1st album(1979.09.13) 'Jigu records'
*Songolmae 2nd album(1982)
*Songgolmae 3rd album (the moment I saw you)(1983)
*Songgolmae 4th album(1984)
*Songgolmae 5 (1985)
*Songgolmae6(1986)
Reception
Kyunghyang Shinmun
The ''Kyunghyang Shinmun'' or ''Kyonghyang Sinmun'' is a major daily newspaper published in South Korea. It is based in Seoul. The name literally means ''Urbi et Orbi Daily News''. cited the band's 2nd album as one of the top 100 korean albums, praising that the album "completed 1980s korean rock music". During the band's high times, the band was the first korean band to win awards in best teen music and best rock group.
References
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South Korean hard rock musical groups