Songgolmae


Songgolmae was a South Korean hard rock band in the 1980s. The band is known for its songs "Accidental Encounter" and "Let's gather!".

History

The band was formed by Bae Cheol-soo in 1979. From their second album, Bae hired as the main vocal of the band, however he quit being a vocal after the band's forth album.

Electric shock incident

On March 22, 1983, the leader of the band Bae Cheol-soo infamously received an electric shock while trying to grab the microphone while playing live on a program by the Korean Broadcasting System.

Discography

  • Songgolmae 1st album
  • Songgolmae 2nd album
  • Songgolmae 3rd album "The Moment I Saw You"
  • Songgolmae 4th album
  • Songgolmae 5
  • Songgolmae 6

Reception

Kyunghyang Shinmun cited the band's second album as one of the top 100 Korean albums, praising that the album "completed 1980s Korean rock music". During the band's high times, Songgolmae was the first Korean band to win awards in best teen music and best rock group.