Seoul Electric Band
Seoul Electric Band is a South Korean rock band. The band currently consists of Shin Yoon Chul, Kang Daehee, Kim Elisa and Honnip. Since their formation in 2003, the band has released three studio albums: Turn Up the Volume, Life Is Strange and Hope It's a Dream.
Career
Seoul Electronic Band was formed in 2003 by Shin Yoon Chul, who is the son of iconic Korean guitarist Shin Joong-hyun. At the time of formation, the band consisted of Shin, his younger brother Shin Seok Chul, and bassist Kim Jungwook. The band's name Seoul Electric Band was influenced by the Pyongyang Electronic Band in Pyongyang. The band released their first album, Turn Up the Volume in 2004.They left Seoul to record their second album and spent two years living and recording in Gwangju, Gyeonggi. In 2009, they released their second album Life is Strange, and they won the 2010 Korean Music Awards for Rock Album of the Year, Musician of the Year, and Album of the Year.
They announced their disbandment in 2012, but regrouped two years later. In 2014, they released their third album, Hope It's a Dream. In 2019, the band members were reorganised into Shin Yoon Chul, Kang Daehee, Kim Elisa and Honnip. In 2023, they released the single Ghost Writer and won Best Rock Music at the Korean Music Awards 2024. In 2025 they released the single It Rains.
Discography
Albums
Turn Up the Volume Life Is Strange- ''Hope It's a Dream''