Today you can discover a new Korean rock band interview! This band just came out from shadows, let’s talk with IMGL!
This young band debuted recently, in April 2016 with a first EP and a single. They released five songs for now and their first two MVs were released a few days ago for the songs “Hey You” and “My World”.
Have fun reading the questions and their answers, to know a bit more about them and their music 😉
Could you present yourself?
Bi SuHyun: Hello! I’m Bi SuHyun. I’m in charge of guitar in IMGL, and also in charge of cooking! 🙂 I’m also an art columnist of the page “The Artist.” I and vocalist ChangHoon have been friends for 12 years!
Jeong ChangHoon: Hello France! I’m a vocalist of IMGL, 25 years old. I and Bi SuHyun have been friends for 12 years.
Kim DongHwan: Hello, I’m Kim DongHwan, bassist of IMGL. I’m playing six string bass, which is very rare. I go to same university with Bi SuHyun.
Choi JaeHoon: Hello, I’m Choi JaeHoon, drummer of IMGL. I’m trying to make drumline fun and fancy with various rhythms.
How did the band form and start to do music together?
Bi SuHyun: After I was discharged from army, I played guitar in band “Brother and sister”, but it broke up in four weeks. When I was thinking what I had to do, ChangHoon told me to make band together.
He was finding a band at that time. So we thought we made an acoustic band and decided to gather other members. Therefore, we started an acoustic band with only two members, vocalist and guitar! (really :))
After making that band, ChangHoon introduced me his new friend, JaeHoon.
So we did many performances with these three members. However, we worried there was no bassist for a long time. At that time, Bi SuHyun heard that bassist can be found his university. So Bi SuHyun met Kim DongHwan at his university. After all, we made IMGL, with four members.
What are you sources of inspiration for your songs?
Jeong JangHoon: I usually write the lyrics just by listening melody and the feelings that pops into my mind. I firstly think of images which harmonize with melody.
Bi SuHyun: My songs are inspired by Jazz. IMGL’s codevocing is different from other rock band. Surrounding environment and other songs are also sources of inspiration for our songs.
Who are your favorite artists? (Korean and in the world.)
IMGL: Marty Friedman, Adam Lambert, John Myung, ONE OK ROCK, CROSSFAITH, The 1975, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Maroon5, the used.
Would you like to do a collaboration with a Korean artist/band? Which artist/band would it be?
IMGL: Yes, with Romantic Punch, Reflex, PIA.
What do you know about France?
Bi SuHyun: When I was six grade of elementary school, I went to Paris with my family. I saw Eiffel Tower, I went to Montmartre and walked along the Seine River. I was really impressed with various food cultures and styles of architecture of France!
Choi JaeHoon: I really want to go to Rue des Francs Bourgeois, which the heroine of ‘Me Before You’ walked at the end of the movie.
Would you like to do a concert in France?
IMGL: Of course! We love to share our music and communicate through our music together. If we have a chance, we would like to have a performance at Bataclan. We also love to do busking at Plce du Tertre and Montmartre next to Cathedral.
What are your hobbies?
Bi SuHyun: cooking, columnist as my second job (http://www.theartist.co.kr/).
Choi Jaehoon: watching movies and animations. I like original sound tracks of each scene in movies and animations. Musics and images can create great synergy effects. I really like them.
Jeong Changhoon: listening to music, reading books
Kim Donghwan: reading novels
If you had to choose one of your songs for someone who didn’t listen to your music yet, which one would it be? Why?
Bi SuHyun : I would like to choose “Hey You.” Anyone who listening to this song will be fascinated by the powerful intro. We played this kind of genre when we started IMGL. Chorus part is hook so I hope many fans will follow this hook part in our performance later.
Would you like to say a few words to your European fans?
IMGL: Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen of Europe! We are Korean rock band, IMGL. Thank you for listening and enjoying our music. We are happy to be widely known to you this time. We will make good music now and forever. We hope we can communicate closely through performances in Europe someday.
A lot of thanks to the members of IMGL for accepting to answer our questions, we wish you good luck and to keep doing good music for a long time !
Thank you to Bi SuHyun and the translator for the help.
