Songgolmae (Korean: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)".[1]
Songgolmae | |
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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1979-1991 |
Past members | Notably Bae Cheol-soo, Gu Chang-mo(1982-1985) |
Website | songolmae |
The band was formed by Bae Cheol-soo in 1979.[2] 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.[3]
In March 22 of 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 from the Korean Broadcasting System[4]
Kyunghyang Shinmun cited the band's 2nd album as one of the top 100 korean albums, praising that the album "completed 1980s korean rock music".[11] During the band's high times, the band was the first korean band to win awards in best teen music and best rock group.[12]