Eastern Sidekick (

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: 이스턴 사이드킥) was a South Korean

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band formed in 2010, but they officially debuted under Fluxus Music includes

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in 2013. The band consisted of Juhwan Oh on

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, Hangyul Ko on

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and main songwriter, Sanghwan bae on

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, Inhyuk Ryu on

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s and Geunchang Park on

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Career

Members says the band's name came from they were thinking Asia and that is where 'Eastern' came from, They added 'Sidekick' because they were going for something out of the form. Eastern Sidekick initiated by Hangyul and Myungchul from circle activity, then other members joined. Accordingly, every song's title and lyrics written in Korean to have a strong Eastern atmosphere only composed and written by Hangyul as the band's leader. Eastern Sidekick is known for their own oriental

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sound well. They also became known to Korean indie music scene by won 'Rookie Of The Years' of Olleh Music Indie Awards,

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Hello Rookie 2010 and

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Music: Indie Band TV commercial. In addition they having gigs in live house in Hongdae where most of Korean indie bands playing in Seoul, they had many performances in overseas music festival such as Music Matters Live 2013 in Singapore and

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2013 in Japan not only Korean domestic music festival such as

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2011, 2012 and Green Plugged Festival. The band was awarded Weekly Champion in

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's global band music contest show 'Asia Versus', and also supported

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's second album showcase and concert tour in Japan as a session musician. However, the band decided to disband in May 2016.

Members

*Hangyul Ko –

Lead Guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

(2010–present) * Juhwan Oh –

Lead Vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(2010–present) * Sanghwan Bae –

Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(2010–present) * Inhyuk Ryu –

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(2010–present) * Geunchang Park –

Drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(2014–present * Myungchul Ko -

(2010–2014)

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