Making Some Noise: Interview With Juck Juck Grunzie

There aren’t a lot of bands in Korea making the sound you do, let alone any female fronted bands making waves as much as you have. (I’ve heard about you from several sources on numerous occasions and always in a very positive light) What do you think it is about Juck Juck Grunzie that sets you apart from the crowd? 

Jeehye: Thank you for your kind words!  As you mentioned above, I think our sound is what sets us apart. Our music is dark, aggressive, and unordinary and it lacks mainstream pop elements.  So it’s definitely something a bit different in the Korean music scene.

How would you describe your sound to someone and what song would you pick to a new listener, and why? 

Kyunghyun: I describe our music as being dark and intense but if you’re open to it, you can discover beautiful and delicate parts in there too. For new listeners, I always recommend “Dream like a Dream.”  From start to finish, that song is dark and mysterious, but somewhere underneath there is a delicateness or subtleness that has beauty and sincerity.

Do you have anything you’d like to say to our readers at YAM?

Kyunghyun: Thank you very much for taking the time to read about Juck Juck Grunzie.  We hope to see you at Glastonbury or in London or Berlin this summer.  And if you’re not in one of those places, we hope to see you somewhere else in the world very soon!  We’re working on our second album right now and hope to release it sometime next spring.  Please keep your eyes out for that too.  Thank you again to YAM Magazine and all of its readers!

As mentioned during the interview, Juck Juck Grunzie are heading to Glastonbury for a few shows during the infamous Glastonbury Festival, then heading off to Germany for a couple of shows in Berlin. If you’re in the area be sure to check them out.

June 25th Pilton, United Kingdom Glastonbury Festival – Pussy Parlore
June 26th Pilton, United Kingdom Glastonbury Festival – Gully Outernational
June 30th London, United Kingdom Windmill Brixton
July 1st Berlin, Germany Kantine am Berghain
July 4th Berlin, Germany West Germany

 

You can check out more of Juck Juck Grunzies music on their Soundcloud page.

And support them by purchasing their album via iTunes,

Jenna

Part-time student, full-time media whore, fan of all things Asian.

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  1. July 21, 2015

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