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Formed when the lead singer of Korean rock band Eastern Sidekick 's lead singer Oh Ju Hwan (오주환) started working with Zee (지) of From the Airport to produce a synth-based solo project, ADOY the project quickly turned into band with drummer Zozo (조조 or Cho Sang Yeon/ 조상연) and Ju Hwan's high school friend Jang Da Young (장다영) joining the band. In an interview with Arirang  (see below), Ju Hwan explains that the band got the name for the band by reversing the letters of his cat Yoda's name, hence ADOY is simply Yoda backwards. He goes on to explain that Yoda played a pivotal role in determining the band's sound.   ALL THE COLORS LOOK BACK. ADOY formed in 2016 and their  debut EP  Catnip   was released in 2017. The album's name relates to the role that Yoda played in helping the band determine their sound. When the band wrote their first songs, they determined which songs would go on the album by how Ju Hwan's cat Yoda responded to those songs. If Yoda liked the s

Today we dive back into the Korean Indie wave with another song of From the Airport 's. After releasing several singles and promoting themselves in the Hongdae club scene, the duo released several singles before their first EP, Chemical Love in 2014. The duo mixes rock and electronic sounds on this EP, mostly sticking to a formula of uplifting and sometimes inspiring melodies and lyrics. However, like on their prior singles " Everyone's All Right " and its B-side " Raining " (which is also included on Chemical Love ) and " Timelines " (also on Chemical Love ), the cover art and some of the songs on Chemical Love evoke a dark side to the otherwise ebullient electro-pop rock duo.   FLOCKS OF BUTTERFLIES TRAVEL TO LOOK FOR ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS. Many of the tracks that finally made it onto the band's debut record, You Could Imagine were the singles and the tracks from the band's EP. Today's song, "Chemical Love" is a discussion

Adoy is a Korean Indie group that formed in 2017 with members from other indie groups, including former From the Airport 's Zee. Adoy was founded as a musical project to produce " commercial indie ,”  an oxymoron that reminds me of the early 2000s when bands like Modest Mouse and The Strokes went mainstream. In Korea, too, the growing indie sound is flooding cafes, television, and movies. The Korean indie wave is much smaller than K-pop and K-dramas, but within Korea and in some underground scenes, Korean indie music is a cooler alternative to the bubblegum pop, the cute boys and and girls stickers slapped onto a binder.  WE RAN AWAY FROM THE TOWN.  In Korea, though, a K-pop act's visibility helps to contribute to their sales. Much like seeing the image of a giant McDonald's  M  or a Nike check mark, seeing the K-pop posters helps to attract young fans. Korean indie, however, usually doesn't have the visual component of handsome/beautiful musicians. However, an

Adoy is a Korean Indie group that formed in 2017 with members from other indie groups. The band contains the keyboardist/vocalist Zee from the indie band From the Airport, who I talked about in January. Zee has also been involved with writing on George 's "Summer in Love," covered last month.  Adoy was founded as musical project to produce " commercial indie,"  an oxymoron that reminds me of the early 2000s when bands like Modest Mouse and The Strokes went mainstream. In Korea, too, the growing indie sound is flooding cafes, television, and movies. The Korean indie wave is much smaller than K-pop and K-dramas, but within Korea and in some underground scenes, Korean indie music is a cooler alternative to the bubblegum pop, the cute boys and and girls stickers slapped onto a binder.  WE RAN AWAY FROM THE TOWN. In Korea, though, a K-pop act's visibility helps to contribute to their sales. Much like seeing the image of a giant McDonald's M or a Nike che