Gate Flowers

Gate Flowers (Korean: 게이트 플라워즈) is a South Korean hard rock band. The band currently consists of Park Geunhong, Yeom Seungshik, Lee Insan and Jeon Sangjin.[1] Since their formation in 2005, the band has released the studio album Times (2012).

Gate Flowers
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2005-2006, 2008-2015, 2023-present
LabelsEchobrid
Members
  • Park Geunhong
  • Yeom Seungshik
  • Lee Insan
  • Jeon Sangjin
Past members
  • Yoo Jaein
  • Yang Jeongeun

Career

Gate Flowers was formed in 2005 in Seoul, but disbanded in 2006, and reunited in 2008.[2] In October 2009, they were honoured rookies on EBS Space.[3] They released the EP Gate Flowers in 2010.[4] In 2011, they won the Rookie of the Year award at the Korean Music Awards.[4]

They gained huge popularity when they appeared in Korean TV show Top Band in 2011.[5] In 2012, they released their first studio album, Times.[4] And in 2013 they toured the UK.[6]

In 2014 they released the EP Neulcuen Baemn (늙은 뱀), and in 2015 they disbanded.[2]

In 2023, they announced their reunion with new members Lee Insan and Jeon Sangjin. They released a new single, All In.[1] They joined the lineup of the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival.[7]

Members

Current members
  • Park Geunhong – vocals (2005-2006, 2008–2015, 2023-present)
  • Yeom Seungshik – guitar (2005-2006, 2008–2015, 2023-present)
  • Lee Insan – bass (2023–present)
  • Jeon Sangjin – drums (2023–present)

Past members
  • Yoo Jaein – bass (2008-2015)
  • Yang Jeongeun – drums (2005-2006, 2008–2015)

Discography

Albums
  • Times' (2012)

Extended plays
  • Gate Flowers (2010)
  • Neulcuen Baemn (늙은 뱀) (2014)

References
  1. Park, Jeongseon (2023-08-03). "게이트 플라워즈 "새로운 시작에 '올 인'" [D:인디그라운드(156)]". Dailian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. Hong, Jangwon (2020-10-31). "한때 한국 하드록의 미래…`게이트 플라워즈`". Mail Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. "Gate Flowers". KBS. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. Cho, Chung-un (2012-09-12). "Rock band Gate Flowers looks beyond Korea". The Korea Herold. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. Lee, Sodam (2012-05-29). "게이트플라워즈 정규1집 'TIMES', 실시간 음원차트 전곡 랭크". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  6. P, Chris (2013-04-17). "Interview with Gate Flowers". Korean Indie. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  7. "[STORY]𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗗𝗠𝗭 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗣 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡". DMZ Peace Train Music Festival (in Korean). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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