Messgram

Messgram
Origin Hongdae Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2011–present
Labels none
Associated acts Move your eyes, T.V. Animals
Website messgram.com
Members Ji-young
Jahnny Shin
Soojin Lee
Chanhyun
Yushik Shin
Past members Y.K.
Seth Kang

Messgram (메스그램) is a Korean hard rock band based in Hongdae, Seoul. Formed in the winter of 2011, the group was founded by Soojin Lee, who is a drummer in the band, with a goal of creating high quality music in Korean indie music scene. They released their first EP, This Is A Mess But It's Us, on April 8 2014.

History

Formation and First EP (2011 - 2014)

The project of making ultimate sound was first started by Soojin Lee. After the disbandment of his former band, Move Your Eyes, he was seeking for members to create a new band. Yushik Shin, who was a former member of T.V. Animals, was having a period of rest after the disbandment of his band. Soojin and Yushik gathered and began carrying forward the project. Soojin convinced Jahnny Shin, a former member of Move Your Eyes, to join the project and Yushik convinced Shrek Kang, a former member of Shinee, to join. Along with YK joining the project, they formed a band named Messgram in the winter of 2011. They explained that the mess in the band name means a disordered condition and the gram means a unit that gathers the mess, in other words, people with a different style and taste gathered and formed a band, a unity that organizes a mess that each individual has created. [1] After the three years of preparation, the band released their debut EP, This Is A Mess But It's Us, on April 8 2014.[2][3] In early November 2014, they drew public's attention by making a remake of Seo Taiji's single Soyeokdong.[4][5]

New Vocalist and Second EP (2015 - Present)

In 2015, vocalist YK announced that she would be leaving the band and so Messgram held a Facebook contest to search for a new vocalist. Through the contest, they found and recruited Ji-young, another female vocalist.[6] The band's first release with Ji-young was a Silent Scream in 2015 which was a theme song for the Korean MMORPG Arpiel Online. Later that year, Messgram was invited to participate in the 2015 edition of the Beyond the Ocean Tour with other Korean bands such as Noeazy and End These Days.[7] They finished off the year with the release of another single, Patterns.

In 2016, Messgram released another song for Arpeil, Blue Trace. This was followed by the release of their second EP, Eternal Craving.[8]

Musical style

Messgram's music have adapted to a wide variation of musical types such as early 90's post-grunge, metal, trance and post-hardcore forging into a new genre.[9]

Band members

  • Ji-young – vocals (2015-present)
  • Jahnny Shin – vocals, keyboards (2011-present)
  • Yushik Shin – lead guitar (2011-present)
  • Chanhyun – bass (2016-present)
  • Soojin Lee – drums (2011-present)

Past members

  • YK – vocals (2011-2015)
  • Shrek Kang - bass (2011-2016)
  • Ben Ten - Guitar (1783-1908)

Discography

EPs

  • This Is A Mess But It's Us (2014)
  • Eternal Craving (2016)

Singles

  • Silent Scream (2015)
  • Patterns (2015)
  • Blue Trace (2016)

Awards and nominations

  • 2013: YAMAHA Asian Beat Final (3rd Place)
  • 2014: Samick Music school SIMS Residency Program: Unite with 2NE1 Contest (won)
  • 2014: Band Diablo's Funding 21 Power Up Project Final (nominated)
  • 2014: Dong-du-cheon Rock Festival Final Entries (nominated)
  • 2014: Ssamzi Sound Festival Final Round (nominated)
  • 2014: Redbull Live on the Road (3rd Place)
  • 2014: Hwacheon Trout Rock Festival (3rd Place)

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Changwoon (9 October 2014). "Musistance Artist Interview" (Interview). Interviewed by Haeri Kim. Segyo-dong,Seoul. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Kim, Sewoon (10 May 2014). ""하드코어 감성 사운드 밴드 메스그램, This is a mess, But it's us"" [hardcore emotional sound band Messgram 'This Is A Mess But It's Us']. People's Sound (in Korean). Jongro-gu, Seoul. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Hong, Sukyeoung (16 June 2014). "감성 헤비니스 밴드 'MESSGRAM' 공식 데뷔" [Band Messgram official Debut]. ENewsToday (in Korean). Secho-gu, Seoul. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ ""밴드 메스그램, 서태지 '소격동'을 리메이크한 겁없는 밴드"" [Fearless Band Messgram has made a remake of Seotaiji's Sogyeokdong]. Asian Economy (in Korean). Joong-gu, Seoul. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Jung, Jinyoung (19 November 2014). ""밴드 메스그램, 서태지 '소격동' 리메이크 영상 눈길"" [Band Messgram, Seotaiji's Soyeokdong Remake Video Attracts People]. Heraldcorp (in Korean). Joong-gu, Seoul. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "홍대의 떠오르는 헤비니스 루키! '메스그램(Messgram)' 인터뷰" [Hongdae's Rising Heaviness Rookie! Messgram Interview] (in Korean). June 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "(광고) BEYOND THE OCEAN TOUR 2015 서울공연" [(Advertisement) BEYOND THE OCEAN TOUR 2015 Seoul Performance] (in Korean). June 18, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Messgram : Eternal Craving". July 10, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "About Messgram ONLINE". Messgram.com. Messgramofficial. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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